Kurt Bernard | |
Full Name: | Kurt Bernard Simpson[1] |
Birth Date: | 8 December 1977 |
Birth Place: | Limón, Costa Rica |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Position: | Forward |
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 |
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.
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]
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 and played at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup.[5]
His final international was a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama.
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.