Olivier Bernard
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| Olivier Bernard | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olivier Bernard | |
| Date of birth | October 14, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Paris, France | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2000 2000–2005 2001 2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 |
Lyon B Newcastle United → Darlington (loan) Southampton Rangers Newcastle United |
53 (4) 102 (6) 10 (2) 13 (0) 9 (0) 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Olivier Bernard (born October 14, 1979 in Paris) is a French footballer who is currently without a club after leaving Newcastle United on 16 May 2007.
[edit] Career
Bernard made his name during his first spell with Newcastle after joining from Lyon. He had an evolving career with the Magpies between 2000 and 2005 even though he was at Darlington on loan in the 2000–01 season.
After a dispute over contract negotiations, Bernard left Newcastle on 31 January 2005 to join Southampton on a five month contract.[1]
When Southampton were relegated to the Coca-Cola Championship in 2005, Bernard's contract expired and was not renewed. After leaving Southampton, Bernard signed a two-year deal with Rangers on September 1, 2005.[2]
After just one season with Rangers, and only nine league appearances, he was released after being made surplus to requirements by new manager Paul Le Guen.
Newcastle fans had mixed opinions when Bernard re-signed for them on 1 September 2006 after reneging on an agreement to join Leeds United.[3]
However, his second spell on Tyneside did not turn out as well as hoped, with Bernard struggling for fitness and a series of niggling injuries preventing him from making his second debut for Newcastle. The latest injury was reported to be a hip injury.[4] As a result of this, on 16 May 2007 it was announced that, following the appoinment of Sam Allardyce as Newcastle boss Bernard, along with Titus Bramble, Oguchi Onyewu, Craig Moore, and Pavel Srníček would not be playing for the side next season.[5]
He is currently training with Toronto FC to keep his fitness up, mainly because he is friends with Toronto FC Midfielder Laurent Robert.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Double Deal Done. www.saintsfc.co.uk (2005-01-31). Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ Bernard signs deal with Rangers. news.bbc.co.uk (2005-09-01). Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ Bernard makes return to Newcastle. BBC (2006-09-01). Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ Bramble boost for Glenn. icnewcastle.co.uk (2006-11-16). Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ "Five Players To Leave St. James' Park", www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk, 2007-05-16. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ TFC players returning to training. Toronto FC Media Relations (2008-06-03). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
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