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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

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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

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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

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

References

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