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{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{distinguish|David Checa}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Sesa
| image = David Sesa.jpg
| caption = Sesa in 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|7|10}}
| birth_place = [[Zürich]], Switzerland
| height = 1.74 m
| currentclub = [[FC Rapperswil-Jona|Rapperswil-Jona]] (manager)
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| years1 = 1991–1993
| clubs1 = [[FC Zürich|Zürich]]
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 1993–1994
| clubs2 = [[FC Baden|Baden]]
| caps2 = 27
| goals2 = 22
| years3 = 1994–1998
| clubs3 = [[Servette FC|Servette]]
| caps3 = 129
| goals3 = 32
| years4 = 1998–2000
| clubs4 = [[US Lecce|Lecce]]
| caps4 = 59
| goals4 = 14
| years5 = 2000–2004
| clubs5 = [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]
| caps5 = 76
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2004
| clubs6 = [[FC Aarau|Aarau]]
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2005
| clubs7 = [[AC Palazzolo 1913|Palazzolo]]
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2005–2008
| clubs8 = [[SPAL]]
| caps8 = 76
| goals8 = 20
| years9 = 2008–2010
| clubs9 = [[Rovigo Calcio|Rovigo]]
| caps9 = 24
| goals9 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1996–2002
| nationalteam1 = [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]
| nationalcaps1 = 36
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2012–2014
| managerclubs1 = [[FC Wohlen|Wohlen]]
| manageryears2 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs2 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs3 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2022
| managerclubs4 = [[AC Bellinzona|Bellinzona]]
| manageryears5 = 2022–
| managerclubs5 = [[FC Rapperswil-Jona|Rapperswil-Jona]]
}}
'''David Sesa''' (born 10 July 1973) is a Swiss [[association football|football]] manager and former player. He is the manager of [[FC Rapperswil-Jona|Rapperswil-Jona]]. A [[midfielder]] or [[forward (association football)|forward]],<ref>[http://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/einst-vor-80000-fans-jetzt-in-der-provinz-125031 Einst vor 80`000 Fans, jetzt in der Provinz]</ref> he made 36 appearances for the [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland national team]]. He is the current manager of [[AC Bellinzona|Bellinzona]] in the [[Swiss Challenge League]].

==Club career==
Sesa started his career in Switzerland playing for [[FC Zürich|Zürich]] and [[FC Baden|Baden]] before having his breakthrough during his stint at [[Servette FC]]. In 1998, he moved to Italy to join [[Serie B]] club [[US Lecce|Lecce]], winning promotion to [[Serie A]] on his first season. His second season in Italy gained him interest from [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]], who signed him for 16 billion [[Italian lira]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.davidsesa.ch/italiano/curriculum-vitae/carriera/index.html |publisher=Davidsesa.ch |language=Italian |title=Carriera |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref> His stay at Napoli however turned out to be rather unimpressive, and he suffered relegation with his club on his first season with the ''Azzurri''. He was released by Napoli in 2004, after the club folded due to financial troubles, and returned to Switzerland to play for [[FC Aarau|Aarau]]. In 2005, he returned to Italy, playing in the lower professional tiers with [[AC Palazzolo 1913|Palazzolo]], [[SPAL]] and [[Rovigo Calcio|Rovigo]] before retiring in 2010.

==International career==
Sesa has played for the [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland national team]]<ref>[David Sesa – Fussballdaten – Die Fußball-Datenbank]</ref> and was a participant at the [[1996 UEFA European Championship]].<ref>[http://www.nbt.ch/storys/storys_laufend.cfm?vID=12619 Vom Unterland weg ins Tollhaus] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707000904/http://www.nbt.ch/storys/storys_laufend.cfm?vID=12619 |date=7 July 2011 }}</ref>

==Style of play==
Sesa was capable of playing as a right [[winger (association football)|winger]] or as a [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|second striker]], and was considered a fast and elegant forward, despite his lack of particularly notable physical attributes. He was also an accurate [[Direct free kick|free kick]] taker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2000/08/21/sesa-al-napoli-fatta.html|title=Sesa al Napoli, è fatta|publisher=La Repubblica|language=Italian|author1=Angelo Carotenuto|date=21 August 2000|accessdate=24 January 2017}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
Sesa took his first head coaching job in 2012 as new boss of [[Swiss Challenge League]] club [[FC Wohlen|Wohlen]]. He was removed from managerial duties in February 2014 due to poor results and replaced with [[Ciriaco Sforza]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Wohlen: arriva Ciriaco Sforza |url=http://www.tio.ch/News/Sport/778354/Wohlen-arriva-Ciriaco-Sforza/ |work=Tio.ch |accessdate=5 May 2014 |date=16 February 2014 |language=Italian}}</ref>

In the summer 2016, Sesa became the assistant manager of his former teammate, [[René Weiler]], at Belgian club [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]].<ref>[http://www.davidsesa.ch/trainerlaufbahn/index.html RSC Anderlecht - David Sesa], davidsesa.ch, 20 June 2016</ref> Weiler was fired on 18 September 2017 but Sesa stayed at the club to assist interim manager [[Nicolás Frutos]]. However, his contract was terminated in the beginning of the following month.

On 31 August 2019, Sesa was appointed assistant manager of Weiler once again, this time at Egyptian club [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]].<ref>[https://www.kingfut.com/2019/08/31/al-ahly-changes-coaching-staff-weiler/ Al Ahly make changes to coaching staff after Weiler’s appointment], kingfut.com, 31 August 2019</ref>

On 1 October 2020, Sesa departed Al Ahly following the departure of Weiler.

On 21 June 2022, he was announced as the new head coach of [[AC Bellinzona|Bellinzona]] in their first season back in the [[Swiss Challenge League]], after achieving promotion in the previous season from the [[Swiss Promotion League]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rsi.ch/sport/calcio/Sarà-David-Sesa-a-guidare-il-Bellinzona-15424936.html |title= Sarà David Sesa a guidare il Bellinzona |website=rsi.ch |publisher=[[Radiotelevisione_svizzera|RSI]]|language=it |date=21 June 2022 |access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> On 22 August 2022, after only five games with Bellinzona, he resigned from his post.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sfl.ch/news/detail/david-sesa-ist-nicht-mehr-trainer-der-ac-bellinzona/ |title=David Sesa ist nicht mehr Trainer der AC Bellinzona |website=sfl.ch |publisher=Swiss Football League |language=de |date=22 August 2022 |access-date=22 August 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Switzerland squad UEFA Euro 1996}}
{{AC Bellinzona managers}}
{{ASF-SFV football awards}}
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