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==Honours==
==Honours==
===Club===
===Club===
====FC Nordsjælland====
;FC Nordsjælland
* '''[[Danish Cup]]:'''
* '''[[Danish Cup]]:'''
** '''Winners (2):''' [[2009–10 Danish Cup|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Danish Cup|2010–11]]
** '''Winners (2):''' [[2009–10 Danish Cup|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Danish Cup|2010–11]]

Revision as of 04:12, 3 June 2012

Patrice Bernier
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-09-23) September 23, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Brossard, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right Winger, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Montreal Impact
Number 8
Youth career
1999 Syracuse Orange
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Montreal Impact 73 (5)
2003–2004 Moss F.K. 40 (1)
2004–2007 Tromsø 68 (4)
2007–2008 1. FC Kaiserslautern 15 (1)
2008–2011 FC Nordsjælland 76 (3)
2011 Lyngby BK 12 (2)
2012– Montreal Impact 7 (2)
International career‡
1994–1995 Canada U17 9 (1)
1998 Canada U20 3 (1)
1999–2001 Canada U23 13 (0)
2004– Canada 46 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 26, 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 15, 2011

Patrice ("Bernie") Bernier (born September 23, 1979 in Brossard, Quebec) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays in Major League Soccer for Montreal Impact.

A 1.77 m central midfielder, also capable of playing on the right wing.

Club career

Bernier has played for the Montreal Impact in the A-league in Canada. For one season he played college soccer in the USA, for Syracuse University, in New York. He has some background in Canadian hockey, but he was told he was too short to reach the top level.

He joined Norwegian side Moss F.K. to play alongside compatriot Rob Friend at the start of the 2003 season.

Tromsø

Bernier signed for Tromsø in the summer of 2004. He was picked up from the Norwegian 1st division team Moss F.K. for somewhat less than 500,000 NOK (approx. €63,000 or $75,000 USD.) As an almost complete midfielder, he is very aggressive, has good technique, a fine passing foot, heavy shot and an amazing running capacity. He has delivered the best stamina test result in the history of Tromsø Idrettslag, surpassing even former Tromsø player Morten Gamst Pedersen (now with Blackburn, in the Premier League). After performing an amazing autumn season and a fine spring for the Tromsø side, they refused an offer of 10,000,000 NOK (approx. 1,3 million Euro) for him from the Turkish club Beşiktaş.

Bernier started the 2007 season as one of Tippeliga's best players, scoring two fantastic goals against Norways best football club the last 20 years, Rosenborg BK. Although Rosenborg went on to win the game with an injury time goal by Alexander Tettey, Bernier was awarded the "Man of the Match"-prize. Tromsø immediately offered Bernier a new contract. However, he rejected as he wanted to leave Norway for a better league. Tromsø then put forth an even better deal, but Bernier was determined to leave Tippeligaen.

Kaiserslautern

On May 28, 2007, Bernier left Tromsø for the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where ex. Vålerenga I.F. Fotball Kjetil Rekdal was the trainer.

Nordsjælland

On June 25, 2008, he signed a contract with Danish club FC Nordsjælland. On August 14, 2008, he scored the winning goal in the first leg of a UEFA Cup second qualifying round match versus Scottish club, Queen of the South of Dumfries.[1] Bernier scored the winning goal and his first goal of the 2010 season on November 14 in a 2–1 home win over Lyngby. He ended his season early in May against Copenhagen, following an early substitution it was revealed that he suffered a fracture in his fibula.[2] He played over 90 games in all competitions combined with FC Nordsjaelland, from the summer of 2008 until the summer of 2011, winning the Danish Cup in 2010 and 2011. He was voted Player of the Year in 2010 by the supporters of FC Nordsjaelland.[3]

Lyngby Boldklub

On August 24, 2011, Bernier signed a one-year contract with Lyngby Boldklub. He made his debut against his former club, in a 4–0 loss to FCN. On October 16, Bernier scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 loss to Silkeborg IF.[4]

Montreal Impact

On December 19, 2011, Bernier signed a contract to join Montreal Impact when they enter Major League Soccer in 2012. [5] He remains under contract with Lyngby Boldklub while they finish their season. However, he has an out clause that allows him to leave without a transfer fee to the Impact. [6] Bernier scored his first goal for Montreal in a 2-0 away victory against Sporting Kansas City on May 5, 2012.[7]

International career

Bernier played at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Ecuador, alongside Brad Parker. They are the only ones of that squad to make it to the senior team.

He made his senior debut for Canada in a November 2003 friendly match against the Czech Republic. By December 2009, he earned a total of 43 caps, scoring two goals.[8] He has so far represented Canada in nine FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 June 30, 2009 Oxnard College, Oxnard, USA  Guatemala 2–0 3–0 Friendly match
2 July 10, 2009 FIU Stadium, Miami, USA  Costa Rica 1–1 2–2 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

Club

FC Nordsjælland

Hockey

Bernier also played junior ice hockey for the Val-d'Or Foreurs and the Sherbrooke Faucons of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for two seasons, gathering 17 goals and 73 points in 143 games.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Club History". Queen of the South. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Delia-Lavictoire, Yvan (May 19, 2011). "Patrice Bernier out of Gold Cup". Canadiansoccernews.com. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Patrice Bernier". Montreal Impact. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Clarke, Ian (October 16, 2011). "Across the Pond - October 16, 2011". rednationonline.ca. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Quebec native Patrice Bernier returns to Montreal". Montreal Impact. December 19, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  6. ^ Stein, Amanda (December 19, 2011). "Bernier still under contract with Denmark club but has an out-clause which allows Impact to sign him w/out transfer fees". twitter.com. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  7. ^ Lee Rigg, Zac (May 5, 2012). "Sporting Kansas City 0-2 Montreal Impact: Expansion side surprises hosts". Goal.com. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  8. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (February 29, 2012). "Canada - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  9. ^ Patrice Bernier – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. ^ "Patrice Bernier hockey statistics and profile at". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 15, 2012.

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