He played twice for Perugia at Serie A before joined the league rival Salernitana in October 1998.
In summer 1999 he was signed by Vicenza of Serie B and won promotion again as champion.
In July 2003, he was signed by league rival Atalanta which newly relegated along with teammate Michele Marcolini.
[2] Bernardini was a member of the Italy national under-21 football team that won the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship; he also took part at the Summer Olympics later that year.
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