Daniel Bernard (footballer) explained

Daniel Bernard
Birth Date:29 September 1949
Birth Place:Paris, France
Height:1.77m[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1968–1969
Clubs1:Paris-Neuilly
Caps1:25
Goals1:0
Years2:1969–1977
Clubs2:Rennes
Caps2:152
Goals2:0
Years3:1977–1978
Clubs3:Paris Saint-Germain
Caps3:29
Goals3:0
Years4:1978–1984
Clubs4:Brest
Caps4:188
Goals4:0
Years5:1984–1985
Clubs5:Monaco
Caps5:13
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:407
Totalgoals:0
Nationalteam1:France youth

Daniel Bernard (29 September 1949 – 9 April 2020) was a French professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Paris, Bernard played club football for Paris-Neuilly, Rennes, Paris Saint-Germain, Brest and Monaco.[1]

He represented France at youth level, but never played for the senior team, though he was an unused substitute on one occasion.[2]

Later life and death

Bernard died on 9 April 2020 aged 70, a few weeks after the death of his daughter.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daniel Bernard - Stats - palmarès. www.footballdatabase.eu.
  2. Web site: Football. Décès de Daniel Bernard, l’ancien gardien de but de Brest et Rennes. 9 April 2020. Ouest-France.fr.