Edgar Bernhardt (; born 30 March 1986) is a Kyrgyz professional

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who plays as a

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for Bishkek City.

Early life

Bernhardt was born in Novopavlovka,

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, now

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

Club career

In Germany and the Netherlands

Bernhardt made his debut on the professional league level in the

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for

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on 10 August 2007, when he came on as a substitute in the 55th minute in a game against

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. He returned to

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on 30 June 2008 and signed on 8 June 2009 a contract with

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In Finland and Poland

On 31 August 2010, Bernhardt moved to Finland and signed with

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club

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(VPS). After the season, his deal was extended. For the 2012 season, he joined fellow Veikkausliiga club

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. During 2012–2014, he played for Polish club

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and debuted in

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in the 2013–14 season. On 20 August 2014, Bernhardt returned to Finland and signed for

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for the remainder of the season. In January 2015, he moved back to Poland and joined

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in second-tier

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Kedah

On 27 May 2019, Bernhardt agreed to join

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side

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. He finished the year with two goals and eight assists in 20 appearances.

Abahani Limited Dhaka

In December 2019, Bernhardt signed for

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club

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. He made six appearances and scored two goals, before the season was cancelled due to

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Dordoi Bishkek

On 1 August 2020, Dordoi Bishkek announced the signing of Bernhardt on a contract until the end of the

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season. On 16 January 2021, Dordoi Bishkek confirmed the departure of Bernhardt after the expiration of his contract. Bernhardt returned to Dordoi Bishkek on 19 July 2021, after six month with

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club Andijon.

International career

Bernhardt was called up in May 2015 by Aleksandr Krestinin to represent the Kyrgyzstan national team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against

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and

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. He scored his first international goal in his debut against Bangladesh with a penalty kick, helping his side to win 3–1 in

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Personal life

Bernhardt holds German, Kyrgyzstani and Russian citizenship. He was born in Kyrgyzstan, but moved to

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, Germany with his family in his early childhood.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bernhardt goal.''

Honours

Kedah *

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: runner-up

Dordoi Bishkek *

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernhardt, Edgar 1986 births Living people People from Chüy Region Kyrgyzstani men's footballers 21st-century Kyrgyzstani sportsmen Kyrgyzstani people of German descent German men's footballers Kyrgyzstan men's international footballers Kyrgyzstani Christians Kyrgyzstani expatriate men's footballers German expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders VfL Osnabrück players Eintracht Braunschweig II players FC Emmen players VfL Osnabrück II players Wuppertaler SV players Vaasan Palloseura players FC Lahti players KS Cracovia players FF Jaro players Widzew Łódź players FC Energie Cottbus players Stal Mielec players Eerste Divisie players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Veikkausliiga players Ekstraklasa players Edgar Bernhardt I liga players Edgar Bernhardt German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands German expatriate sportspeople in Finland German expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Oman 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Finland 21st-century German sportsmen