At club level, he played for São Paulo and Ponte Preta in Brazil.
Oscar also played for American side New York Cosmos in 1980 and Japanese team Nissan FC between 1987 and 1989.
He now runs an athletic training center in Monte Sião, Minas Gerais.
Oscar Bernardi founded a football club, named Brasilis Futebol Clube, in 2007.
[1] Bernardi is Roman Catholic and has Italian roots due to his family.