Oscar (footballer, born 1954)

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

Key Information

Personal information
Full name	José Oscar Bernardi
Date of birth	(1954-06-20) June 20, 1954 (age 71)
Place of birth	Monte Siao, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	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)
International career
1978–1986	Brazil	59	(2)
Managerial career
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
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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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.^[1]