Gastón Alejandro Sessa (born 15 April 1973 in La Plata) is a retired Argentine professional

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who played as a

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. He last played for Villa San Carlos in

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Club career

Sessa started his career with local club Estudiantes in 1993 before moving down a division to join Huracán Corrientes in 1995. His first major honour as a player came in the 1995/1996 season when he helped Huracán win promotion to the

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by winning the

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. After one season playing with Huracán in the Primera he moved to

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and then Racing Club. In 1999, he joined River Plate where he was part of the squad that won back to back the Apertura 1999 and Clausura 2000 championships. He was a substitute for

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in both tournaments. In 2000, he rejoined Racing for another season before moving on to Vélez Sársfield. In 2004, he had a loan spell with

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in Spain before returning to Velez. In 2005, he helped Velez to claim the Clausura 2005. In 2007, Sessa decided to seek a new challenge by moving to Ecuador and signing a 2-year contract to join

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. He then returned to Argentina in 2008 to play for

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

. Sessa has a history of disciplinary and anger problems which ultimately led to his departure from Vélez Sársfield.
In one occasion he kicked

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's striker

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in the face, prompting his sending off and awarding a penalty kick for Boca. His actions received high cricism from the media, being labeled as a "butcher", a common designation in Argentina for players who commit violent fouls.''Patada a Rodrigo''
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Honours

Huracán Corrientes *

: 1995-96 River Plate *

(2): Apertura 1999, Clausura 2000 Vélez Sársfield *

: Clausura 2005 Individual *

Ubaldo Fillol Award The Ubaldo Fillol Award (from the Spanish: ''Premio Ubaldo Fillol''), was a football award that went to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio of each tournament of the Argentine Primera División. The award was created by Argentine ...

(lowest "goals-to-games" ratio): Apertura 2008

References

External links

Gastón Sessa – Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI
Gastón Sessa
at BDFA.com.ar {{DEFAULTSORT:Sessa, Gaston 1973 births Living people Footballers from La Plata Argentine men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Huracán Corrientes footballers Rosario Central footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Boca Unidos footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers UD Las Palmas players Barcelona S.C. footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain