Bernard (soccer player)

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Bernard
Bernard Anício Caldeira Duarte 2015b.jpg
Bernard (2015)
Personnel
Surname Bernard Anício Caldeira Duarte
birthday September 8, 1992
place of birth Belo Horizonte ,  Brazil
size 164 cm
position wing
Juniors
Years station
1997-2006 Comercial EC do Barreiro
2006-2010 Atlético Mineiro
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2010-2013 Atlético Mineiro 62 (12)
2010 →  Democrata FC  (loan) 16 (14)
2013-2018 Shakhtar Donetsk 96 (14)
2018– Everton FC 53 0(4)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2012– Brazil 14 0(1)
1 Only league games are given.
As of March 14, 2020

2 As of September 2, 2018

Bernard , full name Bernard Anício Caldeira Duarte (born September 8, 1992 in Belo Horizonte ) is a Brazilian football player .

Career

society

Bernard spent most of his youth career at Comercial EC do Barreiro , where he played from 1997 to 2006. He then went to the Brazilian top club Atlético Mineiro , where he was initially active in the youth teams and was brought into the professional team in 2010. In the same year he was loaned to Democrata FC and was a very successful goalscorer there. In 16 missions at the state championship, he scored 14 goals. After returning to his old club, he first came to his home club on May 21, 2011 at the age of 18.

In his first season, which Mineiro finished in 15th place in the table, he was used 23 times and became a regular player. Bernard scored his first goal in the Série A on June 23, 2012. In the 2012 season he finally made it to the top of the list. The midfielder scored 11 goals in 36 games and was directly involved in 12 others. At the end of the season, the club was runner-up and Bernard was named Newcomer of the Year at the Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão .

On February 14, 2013, he made his Copa Libertadores debut in a 2-1 win over São Paulo . On February 27, he scored three goals in a 5-2 win against Arsenal de Sarandí . After success in the knockout phase, the team won the trophy on July 25, 2013 on penalties against Olimpia from Paraguay.

In the summer of 2013, several European clubs were interested in Bernard, including Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur . For financial reasons, however, a change failed, so that he was transferred to the Ukrainian top club Shakhtar Donetsk . He announced the commitment on August 8, 2013 and paid a transfer fee of 25 million euros. There he received a five-year contract and the shirt with the number 10. He made his competitive debut for the club on August 31, 2013 in a league game against Metalist Kharkiv . On October 26, 2013, he scored his first goal for his new employer in a 4-0 win against Zorya Luhansk . In its first season in Ukraine, which was marked by the troubled political situation, the team celebrated their fifth championship title in a row in May 2014. For Bernard, however, it was the first championship of his career.

National team

On November 22, 2012 he was in the squad of an international match against Argentina for the first time and was substituted on for Lucas shortly before the end . The following year, coach Scolari nominated him for the Confederations Cup in his own country. There he came on June 22, 2013 against Italy for his competitive debut for the Seleção . On July 1, the team won the tournament by beating Spain 3-0 . Bernard had a total of two missions. Even after the tournament, he was still part of the national team. On November 17, 2013, he scored his first goal for the team in a friendly against Honduras .

At the beginning of May 2014, Scolari nominated him for the upcoming World Cup in his own country. He made his debut after a substitution in the first group game against Croatia and was used three times during the tournament; so also in the - as Mineiraço went down in football history - 1: 7 semi-final defeat against Germany, when he represented superstar Neymar .

Style of play

Bernard (right) at the 2014 World Cup in a duel with Sami Khedira

Bernard is considered an excellent technician, but due to his small body size, he may lack the physical means to assert himself in Europe. Bernard's strengths are mainly in playing with a lot of speed. Offensive he can hold different positions, for example on the wings or centrally behind the tip. Former world footballer Ronaldinho , his teammate at Mineiro from 2012 to 2013, said of him: “He is a great talent. It's great to see the moment when a star is born. I am happy and I hope he will continue like this for many, many years. "

Achievements and Awards

Atlético Mineiro

Shakhtar Donetsk

National team

Individually

Web links

Commons : Bernard Anício Caldeira Duarte  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shakhtar Donetsk's Bernard: Arsenal couldn't afford me. Goal.com , May 8, 2014, accessed May 16, 2014 .
  2. ^ Bernard signed a contract with Shakhtar. shakhtar.com, August 8, 2013, accessed August 8, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Shakhtar's new signing picked the number. shakhtar.com, August 8, 2013, accessed August 8, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Luiz Gustavo and Dante in Brazil's World Cup line-up. zdfsport.de, May 7, 2014, accessed on May 16, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Thomas Hennecke: BVB: Bernard flyweight shortlisted , kicker, May 12, 2013 (accessed June 17, 2013)
  6. ↑ Jonas Giæver: Scouting report: Bernard , Bundesliga Fanatic, May 29, 2013 (English, accessed June 17, 2013)
  7. ↑ Tom Webber: Ronaldinho's legacy: Borussia Dortmund's dream player Bernard is on his way to becoming a star , goal.com, June 22, 2013 (accessed June 27, 2013)
predecessor Office successor
Wellington Nem Brazil's Newcomer of the Year
2012 		Marcelo
personal data
SURNAME Bernard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Caldeira Duarte, Bernard Anício (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH September 8, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Belo Horizonte , Minas Gerais , Brazil