Gaudenzio Bernasconi Explained

Gaudenzio Bernasconi
Birth Date:1932 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Ponte San Pietro, Italy
Death Place:Bergamo, Italy
Height:1.72 m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1949–1952
Clubs1:Ponte San Pietro
Caps1:51
Goals1:0
Years2:1952–1954
Clubs2:Atalanta
Caps2:54
Goals2:0
Years3:1954–1965
Clubs3:Sampdoria
Caps3:334
Goals3:0
Years4:1965–1968
Clubs4:Jesi
Caps4:89
Goals4:0
Years5:1968–1970
Clubs5:Urbino
Caps5:38
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:1956–1959
Nationalteam1:Italy
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1967–1968
Managerclubs1:Jesi

Gaudenzio Bernasconi (pronounced as /it/; 8 August 1932 – 10 January 2023)[1] was an Italian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder. He held the record for most appearances for Sampdoria[2] with 334, and is now third, behind only Roberto Mancini and Moreno Mannini.

Club career

Bernasconi played for 13 seasons (388 games, no goals) in the Italian Serie A for Atalanta B.C. and U.C. Sampdoria.

International career

Bernasconi made his debut for the Italy national team on 25 April 1956 in a game against Brazil. In total, he obtained six caps for Italy between 1956 and 1959.

Notes and References

  1. https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2023/01/10/bernasconi-morto Addio a Gaudenzio Bernasconi, bandiera della Sampdoria ed ex Nazionale
  2. World Soccer. March 2023. Obituaries. 20.