Bernard Mullins

Bernard Mullins Campbell, also known as Bérnal Mullins, (born December 5, 1973) is a Costa Rican former football striker.

Bernard Mullins
Personal information
Full name Bernard Mullins Campbell
Date of birth (1973-12-05) 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
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mullins and the second or maternal family name is Campbell.

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
  1. Bernal Mullins contratado por Universidad de San Carlos - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. Guerra verbal•Dirigencia chapina califica de "mafiosos" a los cartagineses por el caso Mullins - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Mullins ya es florense - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. El nuevo tigrillo - Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  5. Mullins es campeón con el FAS - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. Bernard Mullins desmiente que se retirará hoy del futbol - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. Bernal Mullins prepara despedida Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  8. Tres jugadores han militado en siete clubes - Nación (in Spanish)
  9. Bernard Mullins – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details Archived June 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  11. Costa Rica - List of Topscorers - RSSSF
  12. Bernard Mullins, asistente del Cartaginés, estuvo de espía en El Salvador - Al Día (in Spanish)
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