Guy Modeste | |
Birth Date: | 10 August 1954 |
Birth Place: | Saint-Pierre, Martinique |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Height: | 1.84m |
Position: | Libero |
Years1: | 1972–1979 |
Clubs1: | Saint-Étienne |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1976–1977 |
Clubs2: | Saint-Étienne B |
Years3: | 1977–1978 |
Clubs3: | → Cannes (loan) |
Caps3: | 34 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 1979–1981 |
Clubs4: | Cannes |
Caps4: | 60 |
Goals4: | 5 |
Years5: | 1981–1982 |
Clubs5: | Châteauroux |
Caps5: | 23 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 1984–1986 |
Clubs6: | Fréjus |
Totalcaps: | 118 |
Totalgoals: | 9 |
Guy Modeste (10 August 1954 – 19 December 2018) was a French professional footballer.
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]
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]
He died in Paris from cancer at the age of 64.[2]