Adriano Bessa

Adriano Bessa

Personal information
Full name	Adriano Pedro Bessa da Costa
Date of birth	(1976-12-18) 18 December 1976
Place of birth	Alvarães, Portugal
Height
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	(2)
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	(13)
*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 F.C. 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 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 S.C. 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.

External links

• Adriano Bessa at footballzz.co.uk
• Adriano Bessa profile at ForaDeJogo