Guy Modeste

Guy Modeste (10 August 1954 – 19 December 2018) was a French professional footballer.

Guy Modeste
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-08-10)10 August 1954
Place of birth Saint-Pierre, Martinique
Date of death 19 December 2018(2018-12-19) (aged 64)
Place of death Paris, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Libero
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1979 Saint-Étienne 1 (0)
1976–1977 Saint-Étienne B
1977–1978Cannes (loan) 34 (3)
1979–1981 Cannes 60 (5)
1981–1982 Châteauroux 23 (1)
1984–1986 Fréjus
Total 118 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early and personal life

Born in Saint-Pierre, Martinique,[1] Modeste's brothers are also footballers - Sully, Floriva and Roger.[2] His son Anthony is also a footballer.[2]

Career

A libero, he joined Saint-Étienne in 1972.[2] He played for the B team in the 1976–77 season,[1] and spent time on loan at Cannes.[2] He made his senior debut for Saint-Étienne in the 1978–79 season, and later played for Cannes, Châteauroux and Fréjus.[1]

Later life and death

He died in Paris from cancer at the age of 64.[2]

References

  1. "Profile" (in French). FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. Manuel Larade (19 December 2018). "Le Footballeur Pierrotain Guy Modeste est décédé" (in French). France TV Info. Retrieved 21 December 2018.


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