Fulvio Bernardini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfulvjo bernarˈdiːni]; 28 December 1905[a] – 13 January 1984) was an Italian football player and coach who played as a midfielder. He is regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever footballers and managers.[2]

Club career

During his playing career, Bernardini played for Lazio, Inter, Roma and M.A.T.E.R. at club level.[3]

International career

At international level, Bernardini was also a member of the Italy national football team that won the bronze medal in the football tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2][4]

Managerial career

Following his playing career, Bernardini worked as a manager, and coached Roma, Vicenza, Fiorentina (winning the Italian championship during the 1955–56 Serie A season), Lazio (winning the Coppa Italia during the 1957–58 season), Bologna (winning the Italian championship during the 1963–64 Serie A season), Sampdoria before going on to coach the Italy national team from 1974 to 1975.[2]

Personal life

Bernardini was born and died in Rome.[2][5]

He is one of the members of the A.S. Roma Hall of Fame.[2][5]

Managerial statistics

As of 12 May 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
AS Roma Italy 1 June 1949 30 June 1950 38127195270−18031.58
Vicenza Italy 1 June 1951 30 June 1953 722324258583+2031.94
ACF Fiorentina Italy 1 July 1953 30 June 1958 183906231290180+110049.18
Lazio Italy 1 July 1958 30 June 1960 7322222977106−29030.14
Career total 366147115104504439+65040.16 —

Honours

Player

Italy[2]

Manager

Fiorentina[2]

Lazio[2]

Bologna[2]

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ According to some sources, he was born on 1 January 1906.

References

  1. ↑ Fulvio Bernardini at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Fulvio Bernardi" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bernardini". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Fulvio Bernardini". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "A.S. Roma Hall of Fame: 2013". A.S. Roma. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo" [Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "IV Hall of Fame Viola: Toldo, Chiarugi e non solo entrano nella galleria degli onori" (in Italian). violanews.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvio_Bernardini