Fulvio Bernardini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfulvjo bernarˈdiːni]; 28 December 1905^{[lower-alpha 1]} – 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]

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Fulvio Bernardini

Bernardini in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth	(1905-12-28)28 December 1905
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Date of death	13 January 1984(1984-01-13) (aged 78)
Place of death	Rome, Italy
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1926	Lazio	104	(70)
1926–1928	Inter[1]	68	(25)
1928–1939	Roma	286	(47)
1939–1943	M.A.T.E.R.	117	(23)
Total		575	(208)
International career
1925–1932	Italy	26	(3)
Managerial career
1949–1950	Roma
1951–1953	Vicenza
1953–1958	Fiorentina
1958–1960	Lazio
1961–1965	Bologna
1966–1971	Sampdoria
1974–1975	Italy
Medal record  Italy Summer Olympics 1928 Amsterdam Central European International Cup 1927–30 Central European International Cup Central European International Cup 1931–32 Central European International Cup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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]

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]

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]