Born in
Coriano, Berlini began playing football with
Rimini, coming through their youth academy. He went on to make 79 appearances for the first team between 1976 and 1978. Following a brief spell with
Mantova 1911, he signed for
Padova in 1979. He scored 3 goals in 94 appearances over three seasons with the club, as he helped them to win
Serie C2 in 1981. Berlini went on to play for several lower league clubs in Italy before retiring from playing in 1992. ==Coaching career==