Adriano Bessa
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adriano Pedro Bessa da Costa | ||
Date of birth | 18 December 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Alvarães, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1992 | Ermesinde | ||
1992–1995 | Porto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1997 | União Lamas | 40 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Nacional | 16 | (1) |
1998–2001 | Gil Vicente | 75 | (1) |
2001–2005 | Vitória Guimarães | 77 | (4) |
2005–2006 | Naval | 10 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Boavista | 2 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Trofense | 4 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Gondomar | 26 | (4) |
2010–2011 | Espinho | 18 | (2) |
Total | 268 | (12) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Adriano Pedro Bessa da Costa (born 18 December 1976), known as Bessa, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back.
Football career
Bessa was born in the village of Alvarães, Valongo. An unsuccessful FC Porto youth graduate, he represented during his career C.F. União de Lamas, C.D. Nacional, Gil Vicente F.C., Vitória de Guimarães (his most successful period in the Primeira Liga, although he was rarely a starter during his four-year spell), Associação Naval 1º de Maio, Boavista F.C., C.D. Trofense, Gondomar S.C. and S.C. Espinho.
In the top division, Bessa amassed totals of 145 games and five goals. He retired in June 2011 at the age of 34, after one season apiece in the third division with Gondomar and Espinho.
External links
- Adriano Bessa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- LigaPro players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- C.F. União de Lamas players
- C.D. Nacional players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- Vitória S.C. players
- Associação Naval 1º de Maio players
- Boavista F.C. players
- C.D. Trofense players
- Gondomar S.C. players
- S.C. Espinho players