Michael Bernardi

Height:
5-8
Weight:
145
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Livermore, CA
High School:
De La Salle HS

2012 (Freshman)
Appeared in six of 18 matches and played career-high 22 minutes during 3-1 win at San Jose State (Sept. 2) … also played 20 minutes during 1-0 loss against No. 12 UCLA (Sept. 23) … registered first career shot attempt during 2-1 win versus Army (Sept. 16).

Summer 2012
Trained with Ballistic United Soccer Club U-23 side (Pleasanton, Calif.).

2011 (Redshirt)
Redshirted first season on campus.

De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.)
Completed career by helping the Spartans to consecutive California Interscholastic Federation North Coast Section titles … an All-East Bay Athletic League selection as a senior, assisted De La Salle HS to a 23-1-1 record during his 2009 junior season … at club level, member of the San Jose Earthquakes U-18 academy side and Mustang Soccer Academy … helped Mustang Soccer Academy to a 2007 national championship at U-15 level. ??

Personal
Son of Giulio and Anna Bernardi … following a standout career at San Jose State (1978-81), father was drafted by the New York Cosmos before playing in the American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League … younger brother of Mustang senior forward Chris Bernardi … majoring in sociology … cites Roma striker Francesco Totti as his biggest influence as a player … Michael Wilman Bernardi was born on May 17, 1993 in Pleasanton, Calif.