# Kurt Bernard
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{{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[{{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}}]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|8}}
| birth_place = [Lim��n](/source/Lim%EF%BF%BD%EF%BF%BDn), Costa Rica
| height = 1.85 m
| position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1998–2001
| years2 = 2001–2002
| years3 = 2002–2005
| years4 = 2005–2009
| years5 = 2009–2015
| clubs1 = [Limonense](/source/Asociacion_Deportiva_Limonense)
| clubs2 = [Santos de Guápiles](/source/Santos_de_Gu%C3%A1piles)
| clubs3 = [Herediano](/source/C.S._Herediano)
| clubs4 = [Puntarenas](/source/Puntarenas_F.C.)
| clubs5 = [Limón](/source/Lim%C3%B3n_F.C.)
| 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](/source/Costa_Rica_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
'''Kurt Bernard Simpson''' (born December 8, 1977) is a Costa Rican former professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [forward](/source/forward_(association_football)). 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](/source/Asociacion_Deportiva_Limonense) and later played for [Santos de Guápiles](/source/Santos_de_Gu%C3%A1piles), [Herediano](/source/C.S._Herediano), [Puntarenas](/source/Puntarenas_F.C.),[[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/mayo/22/ultima-sr1105852.html Kurt Bernard muy cerca de renovar con Puntarenas] - Nación {{in lang|es}}] before rejoining his first club, the renamed [Limón](/source/Lim%C3%B3n_F.C.).
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.[[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}}] By November 2013, he had scored 117 goals in the Costa Rican Premier Division.[[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}}]
==International career==
Bernard made his debut for [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica_national_football_team) in a February 2006 [friendly match](/source/friendly_match) against [South Korea](/source/South_Korea_national_football_team) and has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country at the [2006 FIFA World Cup](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup)[{{FIFA player|214427}}] and played at the [2007 UNCAF Nations Cup](/source/2007_UNCAF_Nations_Cup).[[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]
His final international was a February [2007 UNCAF Nations Cup](/source/2007_UNCAF_Nations_Cup) match against [Panama](/source/Panama_national_football_team).
===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](/source/Estadio_Cuscatl%C3%A1n), [San Salvador](/source/San_Salvador), [El Salvador](/source/El_Salvador) || {{fb|PAN}} || align="center" | '''1'''–1 || align="center" | 1–1 || [2007 UNCAF Nations Cup](/source/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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