Sean Peter Hessey (born 19 September 1978 in

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) is an English football manager and former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

During a career which spanned eighteen years, Hessey played for

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, Chester City,

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and Barrow. Hessey had a fairly successful five-year spell at Scottish club Kilmarnock. However, this was marred by a number of serious knee injuries He scored his first professional goal at Kilmarnock in a 2–1 win over Livingston in September 2003. Hessey joined Chester after the club were promoted back to the

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in 2004 and was a first-choice player for much of his first three years at the club, although he quite often missed games because of injury and suspension problems. The most notable was a five-match ban for violent conduct at the start of the 2006–07 season after an incident in the home game against

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the previous season. Hessey has proved to be a versatile player, operating in both central defensive and full back roles and also in a holding midfield spot. He scored twice at Chester; once in a

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tie against

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and once in a league match against

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. Chester manager

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, who managed Hessey at Kilmarnock, placed him on the transfer list in the summer of 2007. He did not figure in the Chester 16-man matchday squad in any game for the 2007–08 season and was allowed to join League Two rivals

on 10 November 2007 in a two-month loan. In January 2008, this was extended until the end of the season. Hessey followed up his successful loan period by signing a two-year contract with Macclesfield who he went on to captain. He Left the club, along with 10 other players at the end of the 2009–10 season. He joined

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in August 2010 on a twelve-month contract and signed a 1-year extension at the end of that season. On 14 May 2012 it was announced Hessey had left Stanley after failing to agree a new contract. He spent the 2012–13 season with Barrow in the

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, but left at the end of the season after the club were relegated. He moved to Prestatyn Town of the

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for the start of the 2013–14 season. Shortly after he joined Marine on loan (initially until January) and made his debut on 30 August 2014 in a 2–1 defeat at home to Buxton. This loan deal was extended, and Hessey subsequently became caretaker manager following the departure of Carl Macauley. An excellent run of form saw Hessey secure the managerial post with 2 games left in the season. The change in form under Sean's leadership saw Marine maintain their place in the

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for the 2015–16 season

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hessey, Sean 1978 births Living people Footballers from Whiston, Merseyside Men's association football defenders English men's footballers Leeds United F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Scottish Premier League players Prestatyn Town F.C. players Cymru Premier players Marine A.F.C. players Marine A.F.C. managers