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Personal information
Full name José Oscar Bernardi
Date of birth (1954-06-20) June 20, 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Monte Siao, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1979 Ponte Preta 34 (13)
1980 New York Cosmos 3 (0)
1980–1987 São Paulo 294 (6)
1987–1989 Nissan Motors 42 (5)
National team
1978–1986 Brazil 59 (2)
Teams managed
1989–1991 Nissan Motors
1992 AA Internacional
1992 Guarani
1993–1995 Al-Hilal
1995–1996 Kyoto Purple Sanga
1997 Al-Hilal
1997 Cruzeiro
1998 Al-Shabab
1999–2000 Al-Ittihad FC
2001–2003 Al-Ittihad FC
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Oscar Bernardi (born 20 June 1954), known as Oscar, is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a defender.

He notably played for the Brazil national football team at international level, and played as a starter in defence at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups, while he was a reserve in 1986. He was capped almost 60 times for Brazil between April 1978 and May 1986, and scored two goals. 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. After his professional retirement, he coached several football clubs in Japan and Brazil. He now runs an athletic training center in Monte Sião, Minas Gerais. Oscar Bernardi founded a football club, named Brasilis Futebol Clube, in 2007.

Personal life

Bernardi is Roman Catholic and has Italian roots due to his family.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Brazil League
1972 Ponte Preta 0 0
1973 0 0
1974 0 0
1975 0 0
1976 Série A 12 0
1977 16 1
1978 6 0
1979 0 0
United States League
1980 New York Cosmos NASL 3 0
Brazil League
1980 São Paulo 0 0
1981 Série A 10 0
1982 16 0
1983 11 0
1984 12 2
1985 19 3
1986 9 1
1987 0 0
Japan League
1988 Nissan Motors JSL 22 3
1989 20 2
Country Brazil 111 7
United States 3 0
Japan 42 5
Total 156 12

International

Brazil national team
Year Apps Goals
1978 11 0
1979 1 0
1980 4 0
1981 13 0
1982 11 1
1983 0 0
1984 2 0
1985 11 0
1986 6 1
Total 59 2

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record
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Honours

Club

São Paulo
Nissan Motors
  • Japan Soccer League Division 1: 1988–89, 1989–90

Individual

  • Brazilian Silver Ball: 1977

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: José Oscar Bernardi para niños

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