Serge Mesonès (15 March 1948,

Decazeville Decazeville () is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region in southern France. The commune was created in the 19th century because of the Industrial Revolution and was named after the Duke of Decazes (1780–1860), the ...

– 1 November 2001) was a French

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

Career

Mesonès played professional football for

AS Nancy Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine (), known as AS Nancy Lorraine, and more commonly as Nancy, is a French football club founded in 1967 and based in Nancy, Grand Est. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot located in Tomb ...

and

AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (), commonly known as AJ Auxerre or by the abbreviation AJA, is a French professional association football, football club based in the Communes of France, commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club plays in L ...

, the club he helped reach the final of the 1978–79 Coupe de France. After he retired from playing football, Mesonès became a sports journalist and a member of the

French Communist Party The French Communist Party (, , PCF) is a Communism, communist list of political parties in France, party in France. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its Member of the European Parliament, MEPs sit with The Left in the ...

Personal life

On 1 November 2001, Mesonès died in

Aubin, Aveyron Aubin (; Languedocien dialect, Languedocien: ''Aubinh'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Aveyron Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie of southern France. Geography Aubin is located some 2 ...

at the age of 53.

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at Afterfoot.fr 1948 births 2001 deaths People from Decazeville French Communist Party members Footballers from Aveyron French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders AJ Auxerre players AS Nancy Lorraine players LB Châteauroux players AS Moulins players 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub