Raúl Bernao (4 November 1941 – 26 December 2007) was an

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footballer. He played most of his career for

Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente () is an Argentina, Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda in Greater Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its Association football, football team, wh ...

winning a number of major titles, he also played for the

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15 times.

Career

Bernao started his career with Independiente in 1961, he was part of the squad that won the 1963 championship. In

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, he helped Independiente to become the first Argentine team to win the

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and the club retained the title in

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. In 1967, Independiente were the first team to win the Nacional and in 1970 they won the Metropolitano. Bernao left Independiente to join

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n team

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in 1971, he played for the club until the end of 1973. He returned to Argentina to join Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in 1974, but retired at the age of 33 after only playing in 10 Primera matches for Gimnasia. Bernao appeared for the

in two editions of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernao, Raul 1941 births 2007 deaths Footballers from Avellaneda Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Independiente footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1967 South American Championship players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia