Jimmy Modeste (born 8 July 1981 in Paris, France) is a Cape Verdean former professional football defender and current manager of French club Entente SSG.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jimmy Modeste | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-07-08) 8 July 1981 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Entente SSG (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2008 | Paris FC | 179 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | → Le Mans (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Brest (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Chamois Niortais | 21 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Bohemians Prague | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | AEP Paphos | 21 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Nea Salamina | 59 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Glyfada | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Aubervilliers | 24 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Cape Verde[1] | 13 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Entente SSG (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Noisy-le-Grand (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Red Star (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Entente SSG | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In the summer of 2016, when Modeste also retired as an active footballer, he was hired as an assistant coach for Entente SSG under head coach Vincent Bordot.[2] In the 2017-18 season, Modeste also became an assistant coach at Noisy-le-Grand FC under Moussa Sidibé, alongside his assistant coaching position at Entente SSG. In addition to this, he was in the same, Modeste was also coaching at Noisy-le-Grand's academy (from under-6s to under-15s).[3]
In January 2019, the two clubs where Modeste held the assistant manager role both knocked out professional opposition in the ninth round of the Coupe de France on consecutive days. Entente SSG beat Ligue 1 side Montpellier HSC on 5 January and Noisy-le-Grand FC beat Ligue 2 side Gazélec Ajaccio on 6 January.[4]
He followed ESSG manager Vincent BordottoRed Star FC in the summer of 2019, keeping an assistant manager role.[5] The duo left the club on September 13, 2021.[6]
On May 31, 2022, Entente SSG confirmed that Modeste was the club's new head coach from the upcoming 2022-23 season.[7] Ahead of the 2023-24 season, Modeste extended his deal with Entente.[8]
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