Anthony Benedict Modeste (born 30 August 1975) is a retired Grenadian football player who represented the

Grenada national football team The Grenada national football team represents Grenada in international football and is controlled by the Grenada Football Association, a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. The team is nicknamed ''The Spice Boys'', a reference ...

, currently manager of Camerhogne.

Club career

Educated at

Grenada Boys' Secondary School The Grenada Boys' Secondary School (GBSS) is a secondary school in the island of Grenada. Origins The Grenada Boys’ Secondary School, initially known as the St. George's Grammar School officially, opened on 2 February 1885, at Mrs. Grey's prem ...

, Modeste began his career at Grenadian club

Queens Park Rangers SC Queens Park Rangers Sports Club is a Grenadian football club based in St. George's. The club plays in the Championship. Queens Park Rangers is famous in Grenada as the only first division club to have never been relegated. The club is jointly ...

. After seven years at the club, Modeste moved to

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, signing for Hazard United in 2002. In his first season at Hazard United, Modeste won the 2002–03

National Premier League The National Premier League, also known for sponsorship purposes as the Red Stripe Premier League, is sanctioned by the Jamaican Football Federation as the top division for men's association football in Jamaica. Contested between 12 clubs, it ...

and

JFF Champions Cup The JFF Champions Cup, known since 2009 as the Flow Champions Cup, is an annual knockout tournament in Jamaican football. The modern tournament was established during the 1990–91 season and is contended between the 12 Red Stripe Premier Lea ...

, scoring five league goals in the process, as Hazard United relocated from May Pen to Portmore, renaming to Portmore United in 2003. In 2005, Modeste helped Portmore complete another double. In 2007, Portmore won another JFF Champions Cup, winning the league the following season. In 2011, Modeste returned to Grenada, signing for GBSS Demerara Mutual. After five seasons at the club, Modeste returned to Queens Park Rangers for a single season, before joining Camerhogne in 2017. Modeste retired at the club in 2019.

International career

After representing Grenada at under-15, under-20 and under-23 level, Modeste made his debut for Grenada's senior team on 29 March 1996, picking up a yellow card in a 2–1 win against Guyana. In total, Modeste scored 13 times for Grenada, including a four goal haul against Dominica on 12 March 2001.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.''

Managerial career

In 2007, Modeste was appointed manager of Grenada. During the

2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was played from July 3 to 26, 2009 in the United State ...

, whilst captain of the nation, Modeste took up a player-coach role in the Grenada squad. Modeste later managed St. George Royal Cannons and Camerhogne.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Modeste, Anthony 1975 births Living people People from St. George's, Grenada Grenadian footballers Grenadian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Jamaica Grenadian expatriate sportspeople in Jamaica Grenada international footballers Portmore United F.C. players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Grenadian football managers Grenada national football team managers Player-coaches Association football coaches Association football defenders National Premier League players