Bernard Parker

Bernard Melvin Parker ( born March 16, 1986 in Boksburg ) is a South African football player.

Career

Association

Parker began his professional career in 2004 at second division Hellenic FC, ​​the end of the season in Benoni Premier United renamed itself. In 2006 he went to the club in the highest South African league, the Premier Soccer League, on. A year after the climb was a new change of name of the club in Thanda Royal Zulu and a relocation of the club seat from Benoni to Durban. After two and a half years in a constant battle against relegation in the PSL Parker moved in January 2009 to the Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.

The existence-threatening financial problems of the Serbian championship record concerned shortly after his arrival also Parker, who in April 2009 was about to leave with his Ghanaian team-mate Mohammed Awal Issah because of several outstanding monthly salaries again and had to be prevented from flying home at the Belgrade airport from club officials. End of May 2009 there were increasing rumors about a cancellation of the contract, as Red Star has the transfer fee due at Thanda Royal has not been transferred. Even after half a year he returned to the club to the back and moved to the Netherlands for FC Twente Enschede. In January 2011 he was loaned for the rest of the season to the Greek Erstligaaufsteiger Panserraikos. In the summer, Parker signed a contract with Kaizer Chiefs in Johannesburg.

National

During the COSAFA Cup in May 2007, Parker was the first time for the South African national team to use. Coach Joel Santana nominated him in the squad for the Confederations Cup 2009.

Achievements

• Dutch champion with FC Twente 2009/10
• Dutch Cup winners FC Twente: 2011