Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kurt Bernard Simpson | ||
Date of birth | December 8, 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Limón F.C. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2001 | Limonense | (37) | |
2001–2002 | Santos de Guápiles | 29 | (8) |
2002–2005 | Herediano | 27 | (10) |
2005–2009 | Puntarenas | 85 | (40) |
2009– | Limón | 69 | (22) |
National team‡ | |||
2006–2007 | Costa Rica | 10 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 19, 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2014 |
Kurt Bernard Simpson (born December 8, 1977) is a professional Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays his club football for Limón F.C. and was the top scorer in the Costa Rican league in 2005-2006.
He started his career with hometown club Limonense and later played for Santos de Guápiles, Herediano, Puntarenas, 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. By November 2013, he had scored 117 goals in the Costa Rican Premier Division.
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.
His final international was a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama.