Marco Bernacci (born 15 December 1983) is an Italian football coach and former player, who currently coaches amateur Promozione club Gambettola. A forward in his playing days, he has played over 200 games in the Italian Serie B.

Marco Bernacci
Bernacci in 2004
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Cesena, Italy
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Gambettola (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Cesena 117 (26)
2006–2007 Mantova 30 (6)
2007–2008 Ascoli 38 (16)
2008–2012 Bologna 13 (1)
2009–2010Ascoli (loan) 19 (11)
2010Torino (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2012Modena (loan) 14 (1)
2012Livorno (loan) 14 (2)
2012–2013 Bellaria 26 (8)
2013–2014 Forlì 18 (3)
2014–2015 Bellaria 25 (10)
2015–2017 Ribelle 56 (20)
2017–2018 Tre Fiori 23 (15)
2018–2019 Cava Ronco
2019–2020 Diegaro
2020–2021 Libertas 6 (4)
2021–2022 Gambettola
Managerial career
2022– Gambettola
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2022

Playing career edit

A youth product of hometown club Cesena, Bernacci helped the team through the 2004 Serie C1 playoffs, earning the side promotion to Serie B.

In summer 2006, he joined A.C. Mantova in a joint-ownership bid for €1.7 million.[1] After the arrival of Denis Godeas in January 2007 and Giorgio Corona in July 2007, he was out-favoured by Mantova and was sold to Ascoli, on 31 July 2007, for €1.55 million (€150,000 went to Cesena and €1.4 million to Mantova).[1] Cesena still retained 50% registration rights.

On 15 June 2008, he was sold to Bologna from Ascoli which had won promotion to Serie A. Ascoli bought Cesena's portion for €1.8 million[1] and sold to Bologna for undisclosed fee. He successively spent loan periods back at Ascoli, and a one-month stay at Torino F.C. as part of a loan exchange with Matteo Rubin. On 26 August 2010 it was revealed that Bernacci had unilaterally rescinded his contract due to depression and quit football altogether on a temporary basis.[2] Bernacci later returned to football and was loaned once again by Bologna to Modena for the 2011–12 Serie B season.

He was released in July 2012.[3] On 31 August 2012 he was signed by Bellaria of the fourth division.[4] In July 2013 he moved to Forlì in 2-year contract, another Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club.[5]

On 9 July 2014 the contract was terminated from mutual consent.[6] Bernacci then moved back to Bellaria on 22 July.

Almost a year after Bernacci's return to Bellaria on 1 July 2015, he joined Ribelle for free. This was followed by a number of experiences with amateurs teams of Emilia-Romagna and San Marino.

Coaching career edit

On 4 March 2022, Bernacci, then a player for Promozione amateurs Gambettola, retired from active football in order to take the head coach role at the same club.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c AC Cesena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 (in Italian), CCIAA
  2. ^ "Bernacci lascia il Toro E' depresso, attacco al buio" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Risoluzione consensuale del contratto con Bernacci e Paleari" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  4. ^ "cumunicato stampa" (in Italian). AC Bellaria Igea Marina. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Ufficiale la firma di MARCO BERNACCI col FORLÌ" (in Italian). Forlì FC. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Rescissione consensuale per MARCO BERNACCI" (in Italian). Forlì FC. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Bernacci lascia il calcio giocato. Sarà l'allenatore del Gambettola in Promozione" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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