Tommaso Berni
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Tommaso Berni is an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 football goalkeeper
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 currently playing for S.C. Braga.

Career

Berni started his career at F.C. Internazionale Milano
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...

 and played for Primavera Team (U20 Youth Team)
F.C. Internazionale Milano Primavera
F.C. Internazionale Milano Primavera Team is the Under-20 team of F.C. Internazionale Milano, and plays in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera....

 at 2001 Torneo di Viareggio
Torneo di Viareggio
The Torneo di Viareggio , official name Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is one of the most important youth football tournaments in the world. It is officially recognized by CONI, FIGC, UEFA and FIFA. It is held each year in Viareggio, Tuscany and its surroundings, starting...

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In summer 2003, he joined Ternana
Ternana Calcio
Ternana Calcio is an Italian football club based in the city of Terni, Umbria.The team's colours are red and green.The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana have twice played in Serie A...

 of Serie B.

Lazio

Berni left for Lazio in summer 2006 as Ternana
Ternana Calcio
Ternana Calcio is an Italian football club based in the city of Terni, Umbria.The team's colours are red and green.The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana have twice played in Serie A...

 relegated to Serie C1. Right before the January transfer window closed, Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...

 bought his full ownership for €1.5 million from Ternana, as Lazio seek for first and second goalkeeper due to Angelo Peruzzi
Angelo Peruzzi
Angelo Peruzzi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian former World Cup-winning football goalkeeper, and a three-time winner of the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year award....

 set to leave and old age of Marco Ballotta
Marco Ballotta
Marco Ballotta is a retired Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His senior club career spanned a quarter of a century, but Ballotta was never capped for the Italian national team...

. He signed a contract with Lazio which last until June 2011.

He made his Serie A debut on 20 May 2007 against Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...

, the 37th match day of the season. It is because Lazio already qualified for Champions League 2007–08 Third qualifying round
UEFA Champions League 2007–08
The 2007–08 UEFA Champions League was the 16th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded in 1992, and the 53rd tournament overall....

 or above. But in 2007–08 season, he played as third-choice, behind Marco Ballotta and new signing Fernando Muslera
Fernando Muslera
Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Galatasaray and is first-choice keeper for the Uruguayan national team.-Uruguay:...

. Since Juan Pablo Carrizo
Juan Pablo Carrizo
Juan Pablo Carrizo is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Lazio in the Italian Serie A.-River Plate:Carrizo made his debut with River Plate on January 29, 2006, against Tiro Federal, keeping a clean sheet in River's 5–0 win...

 was signed by Lazio in June 2008, Berni was loaned to Salernitana
Salernitana Calcio 1919
Salerno Calcio, or simply Salerno is an Italian association football club from Salerno, Campania.The club is not the legitimate heir of the former Salernitana Calcio 1919, but there is however a sports continuity between the two companies thanks to Article 52 NOIF of FIGC, and the fact that they...

 of Serie B to seek first team experience in February 2009. Since arrived at Salernitana, he put Salvatore Pinna
Salvatore Pinna
Salvatore Pinna is an Italian goalkeeper.-External links:* *...

 to the bench.

International career

Berni capped for Italian youth teams and finished runner-up with Italian U20 team at Toulon Tournament
Toulon Tournament
The Toulon Tournament is a football tournament which traditionally features invited national teams composed of under-21 players, although the first tournament in 1967 featured club teams...

 2002 and 2003. He capped for U16 team at 2000 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship qualification and U19 team at 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship which reached third qualifying round. He played once at 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
The qualifying groups for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006, where possible, matched the 7- and 6-team World Cup 2006 qualifying groups of the senior European teams. The exceptions were where Andorra, Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, and Northern Ireland were involved; none of whom entered an under-21...

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