Lucas Ademar Bernardi (born 27 September 1977) is an Argentine former professional

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and manager. He played as a

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Club career

Bernardi began his playing career with

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

before joining French team Olympique de Marseille in 2001. After one season with Marseille he joined

AS Monaco Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club SA, commonly referred to as AS Monaco () or Monaco, is a professional football club based in Monaco that is member of French Football Federation (FFF) and competes in Ligue 1, the top tier of Frenc ...

where he played over 200 games for the club. He was part of the team that reached the

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of the

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. In 2009, he returned to Argentina to rejoin Newell's.

International career

Bernardi made his international debut for

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against Japan in 2004.

Coaching career

On 3 March 2019, Bernardi was appointed as manager of Godoy Cruz.Godoy Cruz presentó a Lucas Bernardi en Coquimbito
ciudadanodiario.com.ar, 3 March 2019

Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial

Honours

Monaco * Coupe de la Ligue 2002–03 *

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: Runner-up 2003–04 Newell's Old Boys * Argentine Primera División 2012–13

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernardi, Lucas Living people 1977 births Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Association football midfielders Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Olympique de Marseille players AS Monaco FC players Expatriate footballers in France Ligue 1 players Argentine Primera División players Argentine Primera División managers Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Monaco 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Citizens of Italy through descent Argentine football managers Newell's Old Boys managers Arsenal de Sarandí managers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba managers Estudiantes de La Plata managers