Jimmy Modeste (born 8 July 1981 in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, France) is a Cape Verdean former professional

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defender who works as assistant

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at French third tier

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, after having held the same position at amateur clubs L'Entente SSG and

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simultaneously.

Coaching career

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. L'Entente SSG beat

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side Montpellier HSC on 5 January and

beat

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side Gazélec Ajaccio on 6 January. He followed ESSG manager Vincent Bordot to Red Star FC in the summer of 2019, keeping an assistant manager role.

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* * * 1981 births Living people Footballers from Paris Cape Verdean men's footballers French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Cape Verde men's international footballers French sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Czech First League players Cypriot First Division players Paris FC players Le Mans FC players Stade Brestois 29 players Chamois Niortais F.C. players FK Bohemians Prague (Střížkov) players AEP Paphos FC players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players A.O. Glyfada players FCM Aubervilliers players Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Cape Verdean people of French descent {{CapeVerde-footy-bio-stub