Andrew Bernal (born 16 May 1966 in Canberra, Australia) is a former professional football defender, and later football agent and personal assistant for David Beckham.^[1]

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Club career

Bernal had played almost 100 games of Spanish club football whilst on loan to Albacete Balompié and Xerez in the Spanish lower divisions after graduating from the AIS before playing most of his club football at Reading in England, where he was part of the team that narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League in the 1994–95 season.

[edit] International career

Bernal has also played for the Australian national team on 21 occasions between 1989 and 1996.

[edit] Post-football career

After retiring from football Bernal worked for a sports agency closely related to David Beckham. He later became a personal assistant to Beckham.^[2][1]

[edit] Controversy

In 2005 Bernal was convicted of attempted voyeurism in the Reading Crown Court. He was fined £9,000 after pleading guilty to hiding in bushes outside a woman's home in Reading, Berkshire.^[2][3]

[edit] Family life

Andrew Bernal has one daughter, Isabella Mary Bernal (born 9 June 1993 in Sydney, Australia).

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• OzFootball profile

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