Fulvio Bernardini (; 28 December 1905 – 13 January 1984) was an Italian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...

player and coach, who played as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

. He is regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever footballers and managers.

Club career

During his playing career, Bernardini played for

Lazio it, Laziale , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...

, Inter,

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council * Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...

and

M.A.T.E.R. M.A.T.E.R. (''Motori Alimentatori Trasformatori Elettrici Roma'', often referred to as M.A.T.E.R. Roma) was an Italian association football club located in Rome. It was dissolved in 1945 for lack of funds. Its colors were purple and green. ...

at club level.

International career

At international level, Bernardini was also a member of the

Italy national football team The Italy national football team ( it, Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing b ...

that won the bronze medal in the football tournament at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated fro ...

Managerial career

Following his playing career, Bernardini worked as a manager, and coached

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a thr ...

Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 fol ...

(winning the Italian championship during the 1955–56 Serie A season), Lazio (winning the

Coppa Italia The ("Italy Cup") is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since. History The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...

during the 1957–58 season),

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different na ...

(winning the Italian championship during the 1963–64 Serie A season), Sampdoria, and

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and '' comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo ...

, before going on to coach the Italy national team from 1974 to 1975.

Personal life

Bernardini was born and died in Rome. He is one of the members of the A.S. Roma

Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or muse ...

Honours

Player

;

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The ina ...

: Bronze

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhano ...

Central European International Cup The European International Cup of Nations was an international football competition held by certain national teams from Central Europe & South Europe between 1927 and 1960.Leo Schidrowitz "Internationaler Cup", Vienna 1954 There were competitions ...

: 1927-30 *

: Runner-up: 1931-32

Manager

Fiorentina *

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Cop ...

: 1955–56 Lazio *

: 1957–58 Bologna *

: 1963–64

Individual

* Capocannoniere: 1922–23 (21 goals), *Seminatore d'Oro: 1955–56 * Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2011 *

A.S. Roma Hall of Fame This is a list of A.S. Roma players who have been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. A.S. Roma's Hall of Fame has been launched in 2012 as part of the initiatives for the club's 85th anniversary. Exceptionally for the starting 2012 Class, ele ...

: 2012 *

ACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame This is a list of ACF Fiorentina players who have been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. History and regulations ACF Fiorentina's Hall of Fame has been launched in 2012, resulting from a collaboration between ACF Fiorentina and Museo Fiorenti ...

: 2012

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernardini, Fulvio 1905 births 1984 deaths Italian footballers Italy international footballers Italian football managers Italy national football team managers Olympic footballers of Italy Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Serie A players Serie B players Inter Milan players A.S. Roma players S.S. Lazio players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players A.S. Roma managers L.R. Vicenza managers ACF Fiorentina managers S.S. Lazio managers Bologna F.C. 1909 managers U.C. Sampdoria managers Brescia Calcio managers Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Association football midfielders Burials at the Cimitero Flaminio