Kurt Bernard Simpson (born December 8, 1977) is a Costa Rican former professional

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. He last played for Limón F.C. and was the top scorer in the Costa Rican league in 2005-2006.

Club career

He started his career with hometown club Limonense and later played for

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Herediano Club Sport Herediano (), commonly known as Herediano and nicknamed El Team, is a Costa Rican multisport club based in Heredia, Heredia province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Herediano is mostly known for its association ...

Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntarenas, Chacarita and ...

, before rejoining his first club, the renamed

Limón Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is ho ...

. 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. By November 2013, he had scored 117 goals in the Costa Rican Premier Division.

International career

Bernard made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 2006

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against

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and has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country at the

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and played at the

2007 UNCAF Nations Cup The 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup was the ninth version of the biennial football tournament for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America. The event took place in San Salvador, El Salvador from February 8 to February 18, 2007. It was the second time ...

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- RSSSF His final international was a February

match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Kurt Bernard profile - Nacion.com
1977 births Living people People from Limón Province Association football forwards Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers Costa Rican people of Jamaican descent 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup players Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers C.S. Herediano footballers Puntarenas F.C. players Copa Centroamericana-winning players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub