Júlio Sérgio Bertagnoli (born 8 November 1978) is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a

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. He is the current assistant manager of

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. Júlio Sérgio also holds an Italian passport as his ancestor came from

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. He is currently a manager with Linense.

Club career

Brazil

Júlio Sérgio was signed by Brazilian club

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until the end of

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and ty ...

in January 2006.

Roma

He signed a 1+3-year contract with Italian club

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in July 2006, earning a gross salary of

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260,000 as part of the deal. Due to an injury to first choice goalkeeper Doni and poor performances by backup

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, Júlio Sérgio made his debut in

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on 30 August 2009 against

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, a game which Roma lost 1–3 and a defeat that lead to the resignation of Roma coach

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. Despite this, Júlio Sérgio was preferred by new head coach

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in his first game in-charge in a 2–1 away win at

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on 13 September. Strong performances ensured Julio Sérgio more regular football and ultimately allowed him to become the new first choice keeper for the Giallorossi. He saved a key penalty from

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during the

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against

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, which Roma ultimately won 2–1. Roma was losing 1–0 before the penalty, and Júlio Sérgio's save was defined by head coach Claudio Ranieri as the turning point of the game. On 31 May 2010, he signed a new contract with the club, keeping him in the capital until 2014. His gross salary was increased to €1.3 million per year in the first year and €1.4 million in the second and the third, then €700,000 in the final year. After Roma appointed new coach

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, Doni returned to the side's starting XI. After a change in management and new ownership of AS Roma, and as the club had already signed

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in June, Júlio Sérgio and Doni, left the club shortly before the start of the

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season.

Lecce

Júlio Sérgio signed a season-long deal loan with

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in 2011. He played only seven games in first part of the season, partially because of his problem with injuries. From November 2011,

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served as first-choice, relegating Júlio Sérgio to the substitutes' bench. Third-choice

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also played when both Benassi and Júlio Sérgio were sidelined. He shortly returned to first choice in the penultimate match before the winter break, as Júlio Sérgio recovered in time but Benassi did not. However, he was replaced by Gabrieli in the first half. After the winter break, Júlio Sérgio was on the bench while Benassi was the starting goalkeeper in the first match against

Return to Roma

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. He was originally included in the squad for AS Roma's

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season as the fourth-choice goalkeeper for then manager

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. However, he was released from the club on 4 December 2013 and became a free agent.

Honours

Club

;Santos *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

;Roma *

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 ...

: 2006–07, 2007–08; Runner-up: 2005–06 *

Supercoppa Italiana The Supercoppa Italiana ( en, Italian Super Cup) is an annual football match contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season. If the same team wins both the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in the previous seas ...

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; Runner-up: 2006 *

Runner-up: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08

Records

*Momentary Italian record of 11 consecutive victories in the

(Roma)

References

External links

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