He most notably played for Lazio, where he spent seven seasons in the top flight, and retired in 2000 after a brief stint at Maltese club Sliema Wanderers.
On 18 September 2009, Bergodi was sacked by Gigi Becali for not allowing him to join the team in the locker at the half-time of the match between Steaua and Sheriff Tiraspol (0–0).
On 20 November 2012 he, already former player of Pescara for a total of eight seasons, was named new coach of same club, now in Serie A en place of the resigned Giovanni Stroppa.
He successively served as head coach of Modena in the Serie B league from March to June 2016, failing to save the club from relegation.
[9] He won the Cupa României in 2022, defeating defending champions, and former employers, CFR Cluj, in the final.