Adriano Bessa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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 FC, 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 FC, 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 35, after one season apiece in the third division with Gondomar and Espinho.
External links
- Adriano Bessa at footballzz.co.uk
- Adriano Bessa profile at ForaDeJogo