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
1977–1978	→ Cannes (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

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

Career

A libero, Modeste 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]