Kurt Bernard Simpson (born December 8, 1977) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. He last played for Limón F.C. and was the top scorer in the Costa Rican league in 2005-2006.
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[5] and played at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup.[6]
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.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 18 February 2007 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup |
References
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ Kurt Bernard muy cerca de renovar con Puntarenas - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Kurt Bernard es el goleador histórico en dos clubes de primera división Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine - Monumental (in Spanish)
- ^ Treinta jugadores superaron los 100 goles en la Primera División - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Kurt Bernard – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
External links
- Kurt Bernard at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in Spanish) Kurt Bernard profile - Nacion.com Archived 2007-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
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