{"id":6170,"date":"2022-04-29T13:20:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T13:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/football-irene-cesar-passes-away"},"modified":"2022-04-29T15:27:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T15:27:01","slug":"football-irene-cesar-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/football-irene-cesar-passes-away","title":{"rendered":"Football- Irene Cesar passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span><b>Former footballer Irene, Gabriel Cesar was laid to rest yesterday at the Mont Fleuri cemetery following a memorial service at the Sainte Th\u00e9r\u00e8se church, Plaisance.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Known to many as Rene, Irene passed away on Saturday April 23 following an illness. He was born on July 18, 1950.<\/p>\n<p>A left-footed player, Irene, nicknamed \u2018Karenous\u2019, played as a left winger for the Rangers Football Club in the 1970s alongside his brother Jeris C\u00e9sar.<\/p>\n<p>They then joined Mont Fleuri along with their brother Alain C\u00e9sar following the regionalisation of sports in the early 1980s. With teammates Dolor Ernesta, Gerard \u2018Dede\u2019 Tranquille, Wix Cupidon, Marc Jeremie, Jemmy Louange, Dan Frichot, Michel Charles, Philip Nourrice and Terrence Stravens to name but some, they dominated local football before St Louis took over the reign from them.<\/p>\n<p>Irene also played for the Seychelles national team and he was a member of the squad who won the silver medal at the First Indian Ocean Islands Games in Reunion in 1979. The other players ion the team were Charles Alcindor, Jimmy Baker, Lewis Betsy, Robin Marimba, Jeris C\u00e9sar, Ange Dubignon, James Adam, Pat Marguerite, Mike Mancienne, Michael Barra, Jules Adrienne, Ulric Mathiot, Marc Latulippe, Gonzague Boniface, Godfrey Samson, Jimmy Paul and Suketu Patel.<\/p>\n<p>The Seychelles Football Federation (SFF) has express its sincere condolences to the Cesar family for the loss of Mr Cesar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe football family is saddened by the loss of one of its legends. Irene Cesar has represented Seychelles and played as a midfielder for the national selection in the early 1980s and throughout the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was well known playing for the Rangers Football Club and later Mont Fleuri FC. Once again our deepest sympathy to the Cesar family. May his soul rest in peace,\u201d wrote the SFF.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\">Seychelles<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. Former footballer Irene, Gabriel Cesar was laid to rest yesterday at the Mont Fleuri cemetery following a memorial service at the Sainte Th\u00e9r\u00e8se church, Plaisance. Known to many as Rene, Irene passed away on Saturday April 23 following an illness. He was born on July 18, 1950. 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