Jean-Louis Bessé Explained

Jean-Louis Bessé
Fullname:Valery Jean-Louis Bessé
Birth Date:5 July 1980
Birth Place:Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Position:Midfielder
Collegeyears1:2004–2006
College1:UQTR Patriotes
Years1:2006
Clubs1:Trois-Rivières Sélect
Caps1:13
Goals1:11
Years2:2006
Clubs2:Laval Dynamites
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:2007–2008
Clubs3:Trois-Rivières Attak
Caps3:30
Goals3:7
Years4:2008
Clubs4:Montreal Impact
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2009–2011
Clubs5:Trois-Rivières
Caps5:29
Goals5:29
Years7:2012–2015
Clubs7:FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière
Caps7:65
Goals7:5
Totalcaps:141
Totalgoals:52
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Québec
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate: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

Early career

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. 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.[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

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.[26]

Montreal Impact

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

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

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

Honours

Trois-Rivières Attak

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007-11-06 . Attak FC . bot: unknown . 2017-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071106054824/http://www.attakfc.com/fr/joueurs/view/2 . 2007-11-06.
  2. Web site: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières - Patriotes / Profil de l'athlète. 2020-11-13. oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca.
  3. Web site: 2004-03-08 . Patriote de la semaine . Patriot of the week . 2020-11-13 . RDS.ca . fr.
  4. Web site: 2006-04-14 . Carroll et Bessé, athlètes de l'année . Carroll and Bessé, athletes of the year . 2022-05-07 . RDS.ca . fr.
  5. Web site: Historique du Club de Soccer de Trois-Rivières. 2020-11-13. Club de Soccer de Trois-Rivières. fr-fr.
  6. Web site: 2006-05-07 . Match nul à Trois-Rivières . Draw at Trois-Rivières . 2022-05-07 . RDS.ca . fr.
  7. Web site: 2006-09-17 . Un autre 0-0 pour les Dynamites . Another 0-0 for the Dynamites . 2022-05-07 . RDS.ca . fr.
  8. Web site: May 17, 2007 . Week-end torontois pour l'Attak . Toronto weekend for the Attak . 2022-05-08 . RDS.ca . en.
  9. Web site: 2007-01-17 . L'Attak de Trois-Rivières voit le jour . The Attak of Trois-Rivières is born . 2022-05-07 . RDS.ca . fr.
  10. Web site: Chiarello. Stéphane. January 17, 2007. The Trois-Rivières Attak FC is born. impactmontreal.com. Impact Media.
  11. Web site: 2007-07-21 . Match nul pour l'Attak . Draw for the Attak . 2022-05-03 . RDS.ca . en.
  12. Web site: 2008-08-28 . An honorable draw . bot: unknown . 2017-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828025806/http://www.attakfc.com/en/nouvelles/view/27 . 2008-08-28.
  13. Web site: 2007-05-20 . Victoire historique pour l'Attak . Historic victory for the Attak . 2022-05-03 . RDS.ca . fr.
  14. Web site: Meagher . John . September 6, 2007 . Anderson leads Attak . June 25, 2020 . Newspapers.com . The Montreal Gazette . 72.
  15. Web site: 2007-09-03 . Déjà un premier sacre pour l'Attak . Already a first coronation for the Attak . 2022-05-03 . RDS.ca . fr.
  16. Web site: September 3, 2007 . 2007 CSL season . canadiansoccerleague.ca.
  17. Web site: 2007-09-30 . L'Attak termine par une défaite . The Attak ends in defeat . 2022-05-03 . RDS.ca . fr.
  18. Web site: 2007-10-21 . L'Attak éliminé . The Attak eliminated . 2022-05-03 . RDS.ca . fr.
  19. Web site: April 1, 2008 . Bessé, Mayard, Brett and Contreras sign . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509011218/http://www.attakfc.com/fr/nouvelles/view/103 . May 9, 2008 . May 8, 2022 . attakfc.com.
  20. Web site: L' Heureux . Serge . 2008-11-05 . Dos Santos et l'Attak: part ou reste? . Dos Santos and the Attak: go or stay? . 2022-05-04 . . fr.
  21. Web site: Lavoie . Alexandre . 2008-10-13 . Attak: un premier pas vers la finale . Attak: a first step towards the final . 2020-11-13 . . fr.
  22. Web site: Serbian White Eagles win 2008 CSL Championship. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113235102/http://www.caribbeanstars.com/CSL_Championships.html. 2020-11-13. 2020-11-13. www.caribbeanstars.com. Caribbean Stars Inc.
  23. Web site: October 26, 2008. 2008 CSL Season. canadiansoccerleague.ca.
  24. News: October 27, 2008 . Serbian White Eagles CSL Champions . A5 . Alaska Highway News.
  25. Web site: Martin . Robert . 2009-03-12 . L'Attak prend le virage jeunesse . The Attak takes the youth turn . 2022-05-04 . . fr.
  26. Web site: 2010-03-19 . Le départ de l'Attak était devenu inévitable . The departure of the Attak had become inevitable . 2022-05-04 . . fr.
  27. News: Statistiques de l'Impact de Montréal. ImpactSoccer.com. 2017-05-11. fr.
  28. Web site: Gauthier . Vincent . 2018-06-05 . "Ça reste de très beaux souvenirs" . It remains very beautiful memories . 2022-05-05 . . fr.
  29. Web site: 2010-04-30 . Une année de découverte et d'apprentissage . A year of discovery and learning . 2022-05-08 . . fr.
  30. Web site: 2009-11-04 . Bessé et Ménard à l'honneur . Bessé and Ménard in the spotlight . 2020-11-13 . Le Nouvelliste . fr.
  31. News: Le FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière livre ses effectifs pour la saison. Hebdo Rive Nord. 2017-10-22. fr.
  32. Web site: April 15, 2012. Victoire historique. 2020-11-13. Le Journal de Montréal.
  33. Web site: 2013-06-17 . L'équipe du Québec complétée . Quebec team completed . 2022-05-08 . RDS.ca . fr.
  34. Web site: King. Ronald. 2013-06-20. Équipe Québec: l'idée fait son chemin. 2020-11-13. La Presse. fr.
  35. Web site: Quebec stun Provence to claim fine win on non-FIFA debut. nonfifafootball.blogspot.ca. 2017-05-14.
  36. Web site: Allard. Danny. 2009-07-10. Jean-Louis Bessé apporte son coffre d'outils aux Dragons. 2020-11-13. La Tribune. fr.