Patrice Bernier

Football player infobox
playername = Patrice Bernier


fullname = Patrice Bernier
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|9|23
cityofbirth = Montreal
countryofbirth = Canada
height = height|m=1.76
currentclub = FC Nordsjælland
clubnumber = 8
position = Right Winger, Midfielder
youthyears = 1999
youthclubs = Syracuse Orange
years = 2000-2002 2003-2004 2004-2007 2007-2008 2008-present
clubs = Montreal Impact Moss F.K. Tromsø Kaiserslautern FC Nordsjælland
caps(goals) = 73 (5) 40 (1) 56 (4) 15 (1)
nationalyears = 2004-
nationalteam = Canada
nationalcaps(goals) = 33 0(0)
pcupdate = 25 June 2008
ntupdate = 15 June 2008

Patrice "Bernie" Bernier (born September 23, 1979 in Montreal, Canada) is a French Canadian football player with FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga. A 177 cm, 76 kg defensive midfielder, also capable of playing as a right winger.

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.)

Bernier has played for the Montreal Impact in the A-league in Canada. For one season he played college soccer in 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.

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

On the 25th of June 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 2nd qualifying round match versus Scottish club, Queen of the South of Dumfries.

External links

* [http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/profile.asp?playerid=95&sub=3 canadasoccer.com profile] en icon
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/bernierpatrice/ fussballdaten.de profile] de icon
* [http://www.til.no/www/adel/profil/354 Bernier profile] at til.no no icon