Jean-Louis Bessé

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.

Jean-Louis Bessé
Bessé in 2007
Personal information
Full name Valery Jean-Louis Bessé
Date of birth (1980-07-05) July 5, 1980
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 UQTR Patriotes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Trois-Rivières Sélect 13 (11)
2006 Laval Dynamites 3 (0)
2007–2008 Trois-Rivières Attak 30 (7)
2008 Montreal Impact 1 (0)
2009–2011 Trois-Rivières 29 (29)
2012–2015 FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière 65 (5)
Total 141 (52)
International career
2013 Québec 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2017

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.[3] 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.[1][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.[25][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

Club
Trois-Rivières Attak

References
  1. "Attak FC". 2007-11-06. Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2017-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières - Patriotes / Profil de l'athlète". oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. "Patriote de la semaine" [Patriot of the week]. RDS.ca (in French). 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  4. "Carroll et Bessé, athlètes de l'année" [Carroll and Bessé, athletes of the year]. RDS.ca (in French). 2006-04-14. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  5. "Historique du Club de Soccer de Trois-Rivières". Club de Soccer de Trois-Rivières (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  6. "Match nul à Trois-Rivières" [Draw at Trois-Rivières]. RDS.ca (in French). 2006-05-07. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  7. "Un autre 0-0 pour les Dynamites" [Another 0-0 for the Dynamites]. RDS.ca (in French). 2006-09-17. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  8. "Week-end torontois pour l'Attak" [Toronto weekend for the Attak]. RDS.ca. May 17, 2007. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  9. "L'Attak de Trois-Rivières voit le jour" [The Attak of Trois-Rivières is born]. RDS.ca (in French). 2007-01-17. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  10. Chiarello, Stéphane (January 17, 2007). "The Trois-Rivières Attak FC is born". impactmontreal.com. Impact Media.
  11. "Match nul pour l'Attak" [Draw for the Attak]. RDS.ca. 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  12. "An honorable draw". 2008-08-28. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2017-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. "Victoire historique pour l'Attak" [Historic victory for the Attak]. RDS.ca (in French). 2007-05-20. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  14. Meagher, John (September 6, 2007). "Anderson leads Attak". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. p. 72. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  15. "Déjà un premier sacre pour l'Attak" [Already a first coronation for the Attak]. RDS.ca (in French). 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  16. "2007 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. September 3, 2007.
  17. "L'Attak termine par une défaite" [The Attak ends in defeat]. RDS.ca (in French). 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  18. "L'Attak éliminé" [The Attak eliminated]. RDS.ca (in French). 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  19. "Bessé, Mayard, Brett and Contreras sign". attakfc.com. April 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  20. L' Heureux, Serge (2008-11-05). "Dos Santos et l'Attak: part ou reste?" [Dos Santos and the Attak: go or stay?]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  21. Lavoie, Alexandre (2008-10-13). "Attak: un premier pas vers la finale" [Attak: a first step towards the final]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  22. "Serbian White Eagles win 2008 CSL Championship". www.caribbeanstars.com. Caribbean Stars Inc. Archived from the original on 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  23. "2008 CSL Season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 26, 2008.
  24. "Serbian White Eagles CSL Champions". Alaska Highway News. October 27, 2008. p. A5.
  25. Martin, Robert (2009-03-12). "L'Attak prend le virage jeunesse" [The Attak takes the youth turn]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  26. "Le départ de l'Attak était devenu inévitable" [The departure of the Attak had become inevitable]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  27. "Statistiques de l'Impact de Montréal". ImpactSoccer.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  28. Gauthier, Vincent (2018-06-05). ""Ça reste de très beaux souvenirs"" [It remains very beautiful memories]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  29. "Une année de découverte et d'apprentissage" [A year of discovery and learning]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  30. "Bessé et Ménard à l'honneur" [Bessé and Ménard in the spotlight]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  31. "Le FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière livre ses effectifs pour la saison". Hebdo Rive Nord (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  32. "Victoire historique". Le Journal de Montréal. April 15, 2012. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  33. "L'équipe du Québec complétée" [Quebec team completed]. RDS.ca (in French). 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  34. King, Ronald (2013-06-20). "Équipe Québec: l'idée fait son chemin". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  35. "Quebec stun Provence to claim fine win on non-FIFA debut". nonfifafootball.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  36. Allard, Danny (2009-07-10). "Jean-Louis Bessé apporte son coffre d'outils aux Dragons". La Tribune (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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