Damian Bellón

Damian Bellón (born 28 August 1989) is a former Swiss footballer and current football manager. He is the current coach of Thai League 3 club Pattani.

Damian Bellón
Bellón in 2021
Personal information
Full name Diego Damián Bellon
Date of birth (1989-08-28) 28 August 1989
Place of birth St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pattani (Head coach)
Youth career
2004–2006 FC St. Gallen
2006–2008 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 FC Vaduz 59 (0)
2011–2012 SC Brühl 22 (5)
2012–2013 Veria 7 (0)
2013–2014 Panetolikos 37 (9)
2014 → Aiginiakos (loan) 9 (2)
2015 Panargiakos 4 (2)
2015 Saraburi 7 (2)
2016 Chiangmai 0 (0)
International career
2008 Switzerland U-21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2018–2021 Ranong United
2021 MOF Customs United
2021–2022 Phitsanulok
2022 Samutsongkhram
2023 Young Singh Hatyai United
2023– Pattani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bellón spent time in the academies of FC St. Gallen and English Premier League side Aston Villa, and appeared for the Switzerland U-21 as a youth player. In his professional career he played for a number of sides in his home country of Switzerland, Greece, and Thailand, before becoming a coach at Ranong United, MOF Customs United, Phitsanulok and Samutsongkhram.

Career

Damian moved on 11 July 2006 with his twin brother Yagó Bellón from FC St. Gallen to Aston Villa. On 7 July 2008, Bellón announced he was leaving Aston Villa to head to Liechtenstein to play for FC Vaduz of the Swiss Super League.[1]

Damian moved in July 2012 to Veria, a Greek team currently playing in the Greek Super League where he made seven appearances. He could not settle himself so, during the winter transfer window, on 31 January 2013 Damian Bellon joined Panetolikos on a 1.5-year contract. Panaitolikos is currently part of the Greek Football League[2]

On 25 January 2014 Bellon signed a 6-month contract going on loan to Aiginiakos.[3]

Bellón later moved to Thailand to play professionally with spells at Saraburi, Chiangmai before becoming the first team coach at Ranong United in Thai League 3 in October 2018.

He was appointed on April 19, 2021 as head coach for MOF Customs United.[4] after a successful first season on Thai League 2 with Ranong United.

Personal life

Bellón has represented Switzerland at both Under 17 and Under 19 level. He is of Spanish descent and is the twin brother of retired football player Yagó Bellón. After retirement from football, Yagó commented how their father was incredibly strict and had made him and Damian train in isolation daily from a young age to achieve a professional contract, to the detriment of their school work and social life.[5]

References
  1. Damian Bellon: I’m leaving Villa
  2. "Υπέγραψαν SISIC και BELLON". Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. "Bellon given to Aiginiakos". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. "ทันควัน!"สิงห์นายด่าน"ตั้ง เบลล็อง แม่ทัพคนใหม่". SMM Sport. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. "Yago Bellon, the failed super talent [German]". Blick.ch. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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