Marco Bernacci
Marco Bernacci is an Italian football coach and former player, who currently coaches amateur Promozione club Gambettola. A forward in his playing days, he has played over 200 games in the Italian Serie B.
Playing career
A youth product of hometown club Cesena, Bernacci helped the team through the 2004 Serie C1 playoffs, earning the side promotion to Serie B.In summer 2006, he joined A.C. Mantova in a joint-ownership bid for €1.7 million. After the arrival of Denis Godeas in January 2007 and Giorgio Corona in July 2007, he was out-favoured by Mantova and was sold to Ascoli, on 31 July 2007, for €1.55 million. Cesena still retained 50% registration rights.
On 15 June 2008, he was sold to Bologna from Ascoli which had won promotion to Serie A. Ascoli bought Cesena's portion for €1.8 million and sold to Bologna for undisclosed fee. He successively spent loan periods back at Ascoli, and a one-month stay at Torino F.C. as part of a loan exchange with Matteo Rubin. On 26 August 2010 it was revealed that Bernacci had unilaterally rescinded his contract due to depression and quit football altogether on a temporary basis. Bernacci later returned to football and was loaned once again by Bologna to Modena for the 2011–12 Serie B season.
He was released in July 2012. On 31 August 2012 he was signed by Bellaria Igea Marina|Bellaria] of the fourth division. In July 2013 he moved to Forlì in 2-year contract, another Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club.
On 9 July 2014 the contract was terminated from mutual consent. Bernacci then moved back to Bellaria on 22 July.
Almost a year after Bernacci's return to Bellaria on 1 July 2015, he joined Ribelle 1927|Ribelle] for free. This was followed by a number of experiences with amateurs teams of Emilia-Romagna and San Marino.