Michel Maïque

Michel Maïque (13 July 1948 – 12 September 2021[1]) was a French rugby league player and politician, and socialist Mayor[2] of Lézignan-Corbières from 2014 to 2020.[3]

Michel Maïque
Mayor of Lézignan-Corbières
In office
7 April 2014  5 July 2020
Preceded byPierre Tournier
Succeeded byGerard Forcada
Community Councillor of Région Lézignanaise, Corbières and Minervois
In office
30 March 2014  2020
Municipal Councillor of Lézignan-Corbières
In office
30 March 2014  15 March 2020
Personal details
Born(1948-07-13)13 July 1948
Aude, France
Died12 September 2021(2021-09-12) (aged 73)
Lézignan-Corbières, France
Political partySocialist Party
Rugby league career
Playing information
Positionsecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–80 FC Lézignan
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1974–79 France 8 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
198283 France 1 0 0 1 0
As of 9 February 2021

Playing career

Former second-row FC Lézignan, he was a French international, with 8 caps between 1974 and 1979. He played for the France national team, who won against Australia in 1978[4] and coached France between 1982 and 1983.[5]

He coached the France national team for one fixture, in a 17-5 defeat to Great Britain on 6 March 1983 in Hull.

After Rugby

He retired as player in 1980 at 32 years. In his civil life, he was a teacher. He died on 12 September 2021 after suffering from acute pancreatitis[6] and was buried at the Conilhac-Corbières cemetery.[7]

References

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