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 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)

* 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.

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