He played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente winning a number of major titles, he also played for the Argentina national football team 15 times.

Bernao started his career with Independiente in 1961, he was part of the squad that won the 1963 championship.

In 1964, he helped Independiente to become the first Argentine team to win the Copa Libertadores and the club retained the title in 1965.

Bernao left Independiente to join Colombian team Deportivo Cali in 1971, he played for the club until the end of 1973.

[1] Bernao appeared for the Argentina national football team in two editions of the Copa América.