Kurt Bernard Explained

Kurt Bernard
Full Name:Kurt Bernard Simpson[1]
Birth Date:8 December 1977
Birth Place:Limón, Costa Rica
Height:1.85 m
Position:Forward
Years1:1998–2001
Years2:2001–2002
Years3:2002–2005
Years4:2005–2009
Years5:2009–2015
Clubs1:Limonense
Clubs2:Santos de Guápiles
Clubs3:Herediano
Clubs4:Puntarenas
Clubs5:Limón
Caps2:29
Caps3:27
Caps4:85
Caps5:69
Goals1:37
Goals2:8
Goals3:10
Goals4:40
Goals5:22
Nationalyears1:2006–2007
Nationalteam1:Costa Rica
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:1

Kurt Bernard Simpson (born December 8, 1977) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was the top scorer in the Costa Rican league in the 2005–06 season.

Club career

He started his career with hometown club Limonense and later played for Santos de Guápiles, Herediano, Puntarenas,[2] before rejoining his first club, the renamed Limón.

He is the only player who is the all-time club top goalscorer of two different teams in Costa Rica, scoring 40 for Puntarenas and 57 for Limon as of September 2013.[3] By November 2013, he had scored 117 goals in the Costa Rican Premier Division.[4]

International career

Bernard made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 2006 friendly match against South Korea and has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and played at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup.[5]

His final international was a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama.

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Costa Rica . FIFA . 5 . 21 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf . 10 June 2019.
  2. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/mayo/22/ultima-sr1105852.html Kurt Bernard muy cerca de renovar con Puntarenas
  3. http://www.monumental.co.cr/deportes/kurt-bernard-es-el-goleador-historico-en-dos-clubes-de-primera-division Kurt Bernard es el goleador histórico en dos clubes de primera división
  4. http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Treinta-jugadores-superaron-Primera-Division_0_1379262142.html Treinta jugadores superaron los 100 goles en la Primera División
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam07det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details