Michel Maïque
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| Mayor of Lézignan-Corbières | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 7 April 2014 – 5 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Pierre Tournier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gerard 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 | 13 July 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 September 2021 (aged 73) Lézignan-Corbières, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Socialist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 9 February 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Playing career
Former second-row FC Lézignan, he was a French international, with 8 caps between 1974 and 1979. He was seleccted for France's 1975 Rugby League World Cup squad. During the 1978 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France he captained the France national team in both test victories against Australia.[4] He was selected in the france team for the 1979 European Rugby League Championship.
Maïque coached France between 1982 and 1983.[5] During the 1982 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France he was coach of the French national team against the visiting Australians. 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
- ^ "Lézignan-Corbières : Décès de Michel Maïque, le souvenir d'un élu de terrain". lindependant.fr.
- ^ "Municipales : la permanence de Michel Maïque est ouverte". lindependant.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Lézignan-Corbières. Michel Maïque, maire sortant, présente sa liste pour les municipales". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Girette, Hervé (9 November 2018). "EURO 2018 : Les anciens de 78 se retrouvent!". Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Michel MAIQUE reçoit la médaille d'or de la FFR XIII". Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (in French). 7 February 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ http://y/rugby-a-xiii/2016-2017/rugby-a-xiii-lezignan-et-le-rugby-a-xiii-francais-en-deuil-michel-maique-nest-plus_sto8540262/story.shtml
- ^ "Michel MAÏQUE : Remerciement". Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.