| Edgar Bernhardt | |
| Birth Date: | 30 March 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Novopavlovka, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Preußen Espelkamp |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthclubs1: | TuS Levern |
| Youthclubs2: | Preußen Espelkamp |
| Youthclubs3: | VfL Osnabrück |
| Years1: | 2004–2006 |
| Clubs1: | VfL Osnabrück |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs2: | Eintracht Braunschweig II |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs3: | Emmen |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs4: | VfL Osnabrück II |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Clubs5: | VfL Osnabrück |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs6: | Wuppertaler SV |
| Caps6: | 25 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs7: | VPS |
| Caps7: | 33 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2012 |
| Clubs8: | Lahti |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs9: | Cracovia |
| Caps9: | 50 |
| Goals9: | 8 |
| Years10: | 2014 |
| Clubs10: | Jaro |
| Caps10: | 7 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2015 |
| Clubs11: | Widzew Łódź |
| Caps11: | 11 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs12: | Prachuap |
| Years13: | 2016 |
| Clubs13: | Al-Orouba |
| Years14: | 2016 |
| Clubs14: | Energie Cottbus |
| Caps14: | 0 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs15: | SV Rödinghausen |
| Caps15: | 19 |
| Goals15: | 2 |
| Years16: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs16: | Stal Mielec |
| Caps16: | 2 |
| Goals16: | 0 |
| Years17: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs17: | GKS Tychy |
| Caps17: | 30 |
| Goals17: | 13 |
| Years18: | 2019 |
| Clubs18: | Kedah FA |
| Caps18: | 7 |
| Goals18: | 0 |
| Years19: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs19: | Dhaka Abahani |
| Caps19: | 6 |
| Goals19: | 2 |
| Years20: | 2020 |
| Clubs20: | Dordoi Bishkek |
| Caps20: | 11 |
| Goals20: | 0 |
| Years21: | 2021 |
| Clubs21: | Andijon |
| Caps21: | 3 |
| Goals21: | 0 |
| Years22: | 2021 |
| Clubs22: | Dordoi Bishkek |
| Caps22: | 12 |
| Goals22: | 0 |
| Years23: | 2022 |
| Clubs23: | Alga Bishkek |
| Caps23: | 7 |
| Goals23: | 0 |
| Years24: | 2023 |
| Clubs24: | Udon Thani |
| Caps24: | 12 |
| Goals24: | 2 |
| Years25: | 2023– |
| Clubs25: | Preußen Espelkamp |
| Caps25: | 3 |
| Goals25: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Kyrgyzstan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 40 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 30 April 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 5 May 2022 |
Edgar Bernhardt (Russian: Эдгар Бернхардт; born 30 March 1986) is a Kyrgyz professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Preußen Espelkamp in Westfalenliga 1.
Bernhardt was born in Novopavlovka, Soviet Union, now Kyrgyzstan.
Bernhardt made his debut on the professional league level in the Eerste Divisie for FC Emmen on 10 August 2007, when he came on as a substitute in the 55th minute in a game against Go Ahead Eagles. He returned to VfL Osnabrück on 30 June 2008 and signed on 8 June 2009 a contract with Wuppertaler SV.
On 27 May 2019, Bernhardt agreed to join Malaysia Super League side Kedah.[1] He finished the year with two goals and eight assists in 20 appearances.
In December 2019, Bernhardt signed for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka.[2]
On 1 August 2020, Dordoi Bishkek announced the signing of Bernhardt on a contract until the end of the 2020 Kyrgyz Premier League season.[3] On 16 January 2021, Dordoi Bishkek confirmed the departure of Bernhardt after the expiration of his contract.[4] Bernhardt returned to Dordoi Bishkek on 19 July 2021, after six month with Uzbekistan Super League club Andijon.[5]
Bernhardt was called up in May 2015 by Aleksandr Krestinin to represent the Kyrgyzstan national team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh and Australia. He scored his first international goal in his debut against Bangladesh with a penalty kick, helping his side to win 3–1 in Dhaka.[6]
Bernhardt holds German, Kyrgyzstani and Russian citizenship. He was born in Kyrgyzstan, but moved to Stemwede, Germany with his family in his early childhood.[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 4 | ||
Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bernhardt goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2015 | Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 3 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 7–0 |
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