Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bernard Mullins Campbell | ||
Date of birth | December 5, 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Cartago, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Herediano | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1995 | Cartaginés | ||
1995–1997 | Alajuelense | ||
1997–1999 | Cartaginés | ||
1999 | USAC | 22 | (12) |
2000–2001 | Herediano | ||
2001–2002 | Liberia | ||
2002 | Guanacasteca | ||
2003 | Carmelita | ||
2003–2005 | Cartaginés | ||
2005 | FAS | (1) | |
2005–2007 | Cartaginés | ||
2007–2008 | UCR | 15 | (2) |
2008 | Cartaginés | 7 | (0) |
International career | |||
1997–1998 | Costa Rica | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bernard Mullins Campbell, also known as Bérnal Mullins, (born December 5, 1973) is a Costa Rican former football striker.
Club career
Nicknamed La Dinamita, Mullins started his career with Cartaginés before joining Alajuelense in 1995 and returning to Cartaginés two years later. He had a stint on loan in Guatemalan football with USAC in 1999[1] amid controversy about a fee the Guatemalans had to pay Cartaginés for the loan.[2] In January 2000, he returned to Costa Rica to play for Herediano.[3]
In May 2005, Mullins moved abroad to play for Salvadoran outfit FAS,[4] with whom he won the 2005 league title a month later.[5]
Mullins denied reports of a possible retirement in November 2008, citing he would love to play on for Cartaginés.[6] He eventually retired in 2008 and was given a farewell match in October 2009.[7] In 2007, he was joint Costa Rican record holder in having served seven different Costa Rican clubs.[8]
International career
Mullins made his debut for Costa Rica in a November 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Canada and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[9] and played at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10]
His final international was a February 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States.
Personal Achievement
Mullins is rated in the top 20 goalscorers in the first division of Costa Rica with 110 goals.[11]
Managerial career
After retiring as a player, Mullins became assistant coach at Cartaginés.[12]
References
- ↑ Bernal Mullins contratado por Universidad de San Carlos - Nación (in Spanish)
- ↑ Guerra verbal•Dirigencia chapina califica de "mafiosos" a los cartagineses por el caso Mullins - Nación (in Spanish)
- ↑ Mullins ya es florense - Nación (in Spanish)
- ↑ El nuevo tigrillo - Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- ↑ Mullins es campeón con el FAS - Nación (in Spanish)
- ↑ Bernard Mullins desmiente que se retirará hoy del futbol - Nación (in Spanish)
- ↑ Bernal Mullins prepara despedida Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ↑ Tres jugadores han militado en siete clubes - Nación (in Spanish)
- ↑ Bernard Mullins – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details Archived June 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ↑ Costa Rica - List of Topscorers - RSSSF
- ↑ Bernard Mullins, asistente del Cartaginés, estuvo de espía en El Salvador - Al Día (in Spanish)
External links
- Bernard Mullins at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - CD FAS (in Spanish)