Federico Bessone (footballer, born 1984)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bessoneand the second or maternal family name is Luna.

Federico Bessone

Personal information
Full name	Federico Bessone Luna
Date of birth	(1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	FC Santa Coloma (sporting director)
Youth career
2001–2002	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	Barcelona C
2005–2008	Espanyol B	34	(1)
2007–2008	→ Gimnàstic (loan)	10	(0)
2008–2010	Swansea City	36	(1)
2010–2011	Leeds United	6	(0)
2011	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	13	(0)
2011–2012	Swansea City	1	(0)
2012	Swindon Town	5	(0)
2013	Oldham Athletic	0	(0)
2013	Sporting Kansas City	0	(0)
2014	Millwall	2	(0)
2016–2018	Prat	74	(1)
2019–2020	Andorra	16	(1)
2020–2021	IC d'Escaldes	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:33, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Federico Bessone Luna (born 23 January 1984), also known as Fede Bessone, is an Argentine football coach and former professional player who is the sporting director of Andorran club FC Santa Coloma.

Playing career

Early career

Born in Córdoba, Bessone spent four years as a youth player at Spanish club Barcelona, alongside Lionel Messi, who he had grown up with. ^[1] He later played for Espanyol B and Gimnàstic. ^[2]

Swansea City

Bessone moved from Espanyol B to Welsh team Swansea City in June 2008, on a free transfer. ^[3] On 20 November 2009, Bessone scored his first goal for Swansea in a 1–0 win over League rivals Derby County, helping Swansea climb to third in the Championship, the highest position they had reached in over 26 years. ^[4]

Move to England

After the 2009–10 season finished Bessone was offered a new deal at Swansea but turned it down in favour of joining Leeds United; he signed a three-year contract and became their fourth signing of the summer. ^{[5] [6]}

On 21 January 2011, Bessone moved to Charlton Athletic on a loan deal until the end of the season, with the option of a permanent transfer. ^[7] In February 2011, Bessone gave an interview to the Yorkshire Evening Post where he admitted his performances for Leeds has been "opened to close scrutiny." ^[8] In May 2011, Bessone was transfer listed by Leeds United, ^[9] and he was linked with a move to Charlton. ^[10] After failing to find a new club, Bessone returned to training with Leeds United in June 2011, ^[11] and he was later named in their squad for a friendly tour of Scotland. ^[12]

Return to Swansea

On 31 August 2011, Bessone had his contract with Leeds cancelled by mutual consent, and he re-joined Swansea that same day, ^[13] to provide defensive cover for the injured Alan Tate. ^[14] The transfer was initially delayed while awaiting international clearance from FIFA. ^[15] Bessone only made one Premier League appearance in his second spell at Swansea, appearing as a late substitute against West Bromwich Albion. ^[16]

Return to England

Bessone signed with Swindon Town on 31 August 2012, ^[17]

Bessone signed with Oldham Athletic on 28 March 2013 for defensive cover as left back Jonathan Grounds was one yellow card away from a two match ban towards the end of the season. ^[18] Bessone was released at the end of the season without playing a single game for the club. ^[19]

United States

On 9 September 2013, Bessone signed with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer. ^[20] Out of contract, Bessone was released in January 2014 without playing a single game for the club. ^[21]

Millwall

On 18 February 2014, he signed a short-term contract with Millwall. ^[22]

AE Prat

For the 2016–17 season he returned to Spain with AE Prat. ^[23]

FC Andorra

In December 2018 he signed for FC Andorra. ^[24] He then signed for IC d'Escaldes. ^[25]

Coaching career

For the 2021–22 season Bessone was manager of Inter Club d'Escaldes.^{[ citation needed ]} For the 2022–23 season Bessone was manager of Atlètic Club d'Escaldes.^{[ citation needed ]} For the 2023–24 season Bessone joined FC Santa Coloma to assist first team manager Dmitri Cheryshev, combining roles of coaching and first team analysis.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2016 ^{[2] [23] [26]}

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Espanyol B	2006–07	34	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	34	1
	2007–08	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0
	Total	34	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	34	1
Gimnàstic (loan)	2007–08	10	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	0
	Total	10	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	0
Swansea City	2008–09	15	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	18	0
	2009–10	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	1
	2011–12	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	37	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	42	1
Leeds United	2010–11	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
Charlton Athletic (loan)	2010–11	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Swindon Town	2012–13	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
Oldham Athletic	2012–13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas City	2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Millwall	2013–14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
AE Prat	2016–17	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Career total		116	2	2	0	5	0	1	0	124	2

References

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2. "Profile". BDFutbol.
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7. "Charlton Athletic sign Leeds United's Federico Bessone". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
8. "Leeds United: Bessone makes frank admission". Yorkshire Evening Post. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
9. "Trio set to leave Leeds". Sky Sports. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
10. Leon Wobschall (13 May 2011). "Leeds United: Charlton keen on Bessone". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
11. Phil Hay (23 June 2011). "Leeds United: Bessone set to return to Elland Road". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
12. Phil Hay (11 July 2011). "Leeds United: Bessone gets big chance". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
13. "BESSONE MAKES SWANSEA RETURN". Leeds United F.C. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
14. "Bessone bolsters Swans". Sky Sports. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
15. "Swansea's Bessone deal approved". The Mirror. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
16. "Swansea 3–0 West Brom". BBC. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
17. "Swindon Town sign Federico Bessone from Swansea City". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012.
18. "Bessone deal sealed". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
19. "Oldham release full – back Bessone" . Retrieved 18 April 2013.
20. "Sporting Kansas City signs defender Federico Bessone | Sporting Kansas City".
21. "Weekly Update: January 2, 2014 | Sporting Kansas City".
22. "Federico Bessone: Millwall sign ex-Swansea defender". BBC Sport. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
23. Federico Bessone at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
24. Olé (26 December 2018). "¿Quién es el argentino del club de Piqué?". ole.com.ar.
25. "Federico Bessone Luna – Inter Escaldes – UEL". UEFA.
26. Federico Bessone at Soccerbase