Adriano Bessa

Adriano Bessa
Personal information
Full nameAdriano Pedro Bessa da Costa
Date of birth18 December 1976
Place of birthAlvarães, Valongo, Portugal
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing positionRight back
Youth career
1987–1992Ermesinde
1992–1995Porto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1997União Lamas40(0)
1997–1998Nacional16(1)
1998–2001Gil Vicente75(2)
2001–2005Vitória Guimarães77(1)
2005–2006Naval10(0)
2006–2007Boavista2(0)
2007–2009Trofense4(0)
2009–2010Gondomar26(4)
2010–2011Espinho18(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (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

An unsuccessful F.C. Porto youth graduate, Bessa represented during his career C.F. União de Lamas, C.D. Nacional, Gil Vicente FC, Vitória de Guimarães (his most successful period in the first division, although he was rarely a starter during his four-year spell), Associação Naval 1º de Maio, Boavista FC, C.D. Trofense, Gondomar S.C. and Sporting de Espinho.

In the top flight, Bessa amassed totals of 145 games and two goals. He retired in June 2011 at the age of 35, after one season apiece in the third level with Gondomar and Espinho.

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