{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1977)}} {{family name hatnote|Bernard|Simpson|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kurt Bernard | image = | full_name = Kurt Bernard Simpson<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Costa Rica |publisher=FIFA |page=5 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|8}} | birth_place = Lim��n, Costa Rica | height = 1.85 m | position = Forward | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | 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 | caps1 = | 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,<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/mayo/22/ultima-sr1105852.html Kurt Bernard muy cerca de renovar con Puntarenas] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> 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.<ref>[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225722/http://www.monumental.co.cr/deportes/kurt-bernard-es-el-goleador-historico-en-dos-clubes-de-primera-division |date=2014-05-12 }} - Monumental {{in lang|es}}</ref> By November 2013, he had scored 117 goals in the Costa Rican Premier Division.<ref>[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] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>
==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<ref>{{FIFA player|214427}}</ref> and played at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam07det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024034751/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam07det.html |date=2008-10-24 }} - RSSSF</ref>
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.'' {| class="wikitable" |- ! {{tooltip|N.|Goal number}} !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | align="center" | 1. || 18 February 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || {{fb|PAN}} || align="center" | '''1'''–1 || align="center" | 1–1 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=13519}} *{{in lang|es}} [http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/futbol/campeonato2006-2007/stats/jugador2007.jsp?opcion=1&codigo=160&camp=3 Kurt Bernard profile - Nacion.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107121021/http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/futbol/campeonato2006-2007/stats/jugador2007.jsp?opcion=1&codigo=160&camp=3 |date=2007-01-07 }}
{{Navboxes colour | title = Costa Rica squads | bg = #ce1126 | fg = white | list1 = {{Costa Rica Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{Costa Rican Primera División top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernard, Kurt}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Limón Province Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Costa Rican men's footballers Category:Costa Rica men's international footballers Category:Costa Rican people of Jamaican descent Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players Category:Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers Category:C.S. Herediano footballers Category:Puntarenas F.C. players
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