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Jean-Louis Bessé
Bessé in 2007
Personal information
Full name Valery Jean-Louis Bessé
Date of birth (1980-07-05) July 5, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 UQTR Patriotes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Trois-Rivières Sélect 13 (11)
2006 Laval Dynamites 3 (0)
2007–2008 Trois-Rivières Attak 30 (7)
2008 Montreal Impact 1 (0)
2009–2011 Trois-Rivières 29 (29)
2012–2015 FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière 65 (5)
Total 141 (52)
International career
2013 Québec 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2017

Jean-Louis Bessé (born July 5, 1980) is an Ivorian retired footballer who played as a forward. He played at the international level with the Quebec national soccer team.

Playing career

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Early career

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Bessé began his Canadian career in 2000 in the provincial circuit the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec (LSEQ) with Francheville.[1] In 2004, he began playing at the college level with UQTR Patriotes.[2][3] After the conclusion of the college season, he was invited to briefly train with the Toledo Slayers of the USL Premier Development League.[3] In 2006, he was named the Male Athlete of the Year and was selected to the CIS all-star team.[4]

He returned to the regional LSEQ in 2006 to play with Trois-Rivières Sélect where he scored 11 goals finishing as the third-highest goalscorer.[1][5] During his stint in Trois-Rivières, he played in a friendly match against Montreal Impact.[6] For the remainder of the season, he played in the interprovincial Canadian Soccer League with Laval Dynamites.[7][8]

Trois-Rivières

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The following CSL season, he signed with expansion franchise Trois-Rivières Attak.[9][10] He made his debut on May 13 against Toronto Croatia in a scoreless draw.[11][12] He scored his first goal on May 20, 2007, in a 2-1 over the Canadian Lions.[13] He helped Attak to claim their first piece of silverware by claiming the Open Canada Cup.[14][15][16] He helped Trois-Rivières achieve an 18-game undefeated streak and clinched a postseason berth by finishing second in the National Division.[17] Their playoff run ended on October 21, 2007, against the Serbian White Eagles in the semifinals.[18]

He re-signed with Attak for the 2008 season.[19] In his second term with Trois-Rivières, he assisted the club in securing their first National Division title and helped the club reach a 13-game undefeated streak.[20] In the postseason he contributed by scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 victory over the St. Catharines Wolves in the quarterfinal match.[21] He featured in the CSL Championship final, where the Attak was defeated by the Serbian White Eagles, which ended in a 2-2 draw and was decided on penalties by a score of 2-1.[22][23][24]

In 2009, the club began to change its philosophical approach and begin to transition into a developmental system for its parent club the Montreal Impact.[25] The result of these changes saw less recruitment of players from the Trois-Rivières region and more from Montreal.[25][26]

Montreal Impact

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In the same season, Besse was loaned out to the Montreal Impact in the USL First Division.[27] He made his debut for Montreal on August 13, 2008, against Rochester Rhinos.[28]

In 2009, he returned to play with Trois-Rivières Sélect.[29] He finished the season as the top goal scorer in the LSEQ.[30]

In 2012, he played in the newly formed Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ) with FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière where he recorded the first goal in the history of the PLSQ.[31][32]

International career

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Bessé was selected for the Québec official soccer team to participate in the 2013 International Peoples, Cultures, and Tribes Tournament held in Marseille, France.[33][34] He made his international debut for Québec on June 25, 2013, against Provence in the International Peoples, Cultures, and Tribes Tournament.[35]

Managerial career

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In 2009, he was appointed the technical director for Les Dragons de Drummondville.[36]

Honours

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Trois-Rivières Attak

References

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  1. ^ a b "Attak FC". 2007-11-06. Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2017-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières - Patriotes / Profil de l'athlète". oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. ^ a b "Patriote de la semaine" [Patriot of the week]. RDS.ca (in French). 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  4. ^ "Carroll et Bessé, athlètes de l'année" [Carroll and Bessé, athletes of the year]. RDS.ca (in French). 2006-04-14. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  5. ^ "Historique du Club de Soccer de Trois-Rivières". Club de Soccer de Trois-Rivières (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  6. ^ "Match nul à Trois-Rivières" [Draw at Trois-Rivières]. RDS.ca (in French). 2006-05-07. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  7. ^ "Un autre 0-0 pour les Dynamites" [Another 0-0 for the Dynamites]. RDS.ca (in French). 2006-09-17. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  8. ^ "Week-end torontois pour l'Attak" [Toronto weekend for the Attak]. RDS.ca. May 17, 2007. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  9. ^ "L'Attak de Trois-Rivières voit le jour" [The Attak of Trois-Rivières is born]. RDS.ca (in French). 2007-01-17. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  10. ^ Chiarello, Stéphane (January 17, 2007). "The Trois-Rivières Attak FC is born". impactmontreal.com. Impact Media.
  11. ^ "Match nul pour l'Attak" [Draw for the Attak]. RDS.ca. 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  12. ^ "An honorable draw". 2008-08-28. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2017-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ "Victoire historique pour l'Attak" [Historic victory for the Attak]. RDS.ca (in French). 2007-05-20. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  14. ^ Meagher, John (September 6, 2007). "Anderson leads Attak". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. p. 72. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "Déjà un premier sacre pour l'Attak" [Already a first coronation for the Attak]. RDS.ca (in French). 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  16. ^ "2007 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. September 3, 2007.
  17. ^ "L'Attak termine par une défaite" [The Attak ends in defeat]. RDS.ca (in French). 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  18. ^ "L'Attak éliminé" [The Attak eliminated]. RDS.ca (in French). 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  19. ^ "Bessé, Mayard, Brett and Contreras sign". attakfc.com. April 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  20. ^ L' Heureux, Serge (2008-11-05). "Dos Santos et l'Attak: part ou reste?" [Dos Santos and the Attak: go or stay?]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  21. ^ Lavoie, Alexandre (2008-10-13). "Attak: un premier pas vers la finale" [Attak: a first step towards the final]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  22. ^ "Serbian White Eagles win 2008 CSL Championship". www.caribbeanstars.com. Caribbean Stars Inc. Archived from the original on 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  23. ^ "2008 CSL Season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 26, 2008.
  24. ^ "Serbian White Eagles CSL Champions". Alaska Highway News. October 27, 2008. p. A5.
  25. ^ a b Martin, Robert (2009-03-12). "L'Attak prend le virage jeunesse" [The Attak takes the youth turn]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  26. ^ "Le départ de l'Attak était devenu inévitable" [The departure of the Attak had become inevitable]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  27. ^ "Statistiques de l'Impact de Montréal". ImpactSoccer.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  28. ^ Gauthier, Vincent (2018-06-05). ""Ça reste de très beaux souvenirs"" [It remains very beautiful memories]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  29. ^ "Une année de découverte et d'apprentissage" [A year of discovery and learning]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  30. ^ "Bessé et Ménard à l'honneur" [Bessé and Ménard in the spotlight]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  31. ^ "Le FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière livre ses effectifs pour la saison". Hebdo Rive Nord (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  32. ^ "Victoire historique". Le Journal de Montréal. April 15, 2012. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  33. ^ "L'équipe du Québec complétée" [Quebec team completed]. RDS.ca (in French). 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  34. ^ King, Ronald (2013-06-20). "Équipe Québec: l'idée fait son chemin". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  35. ^ "Quebec stun Provence to claim fine win on non-FIFA debut". nonfifafootball.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  36. ^ Allard, Danny (2009-07-10). "Jean-Louis Bessé apporte son coffre d'outils aux Dragons". La Tribune (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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