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

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player and coach who played as a

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

Club career

During his playing career, Bernardini played for

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, Inter,

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and

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that won the bronze medal in the football tournament at the

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Managerial career

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

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

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during the 1957–58 season),

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(winning the Italian championship during the

1963–64 Serie A The 1963–64 Serie A season was won by Bologna. Teams Messina, Bari and Lazio had been promoted from Serie B. Final classification Results Championship tie-breaker With both Inter and Bologna level on 54 points, a play-off match was condu ...

season), Sampdoria 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

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Honours

Player

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: Bronze Medal

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* Central European International Cup: 1927–30; Runner-up: 1931–32

Manager

Fiorentina *

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: 1955–56 Lazio *

: 1957–58 Bologna *

: 1963–64

Individual

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: 1922–23 (21 goals), *Seminatore d'Oro: 1955–56 *

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: 2011 * A.S. Roma Hall of Fame: 2012 *

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: 2012

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