Jean-Louis Gasset has died, as announced by the mayor of Montpellier this Friday as well as the MHSC. The former coach of the Hérault, Marseille, Bordeaux and Ivory Coast football clubs was 72 years old. He had also been the assistant to Luis Fernandez then Laurent Blanc at PSG.
“The MHSC learned today with immense sadness of the disappearance of Jean-Louis Gasset, announced the Montpellier club on
The mayor of Montpellier, Michaël Delafosse, also reacted on the social network X: “I learned with great sadness of the death of Jean-Louis Gasset, former player and coach of Montpellier Hérault Sport Club. Deeply in love with “La Paillade” that his father had co-founded with Louis Nicollin, he had agreed to come out of his “retirement” a few months ago to return to the sidelines and try to save the club from an anticipated relegation. »
Jean-Louis Gasset began his coaching career at MHSC, first as an assistant then as head coach in 1998. Before notably passing through Saint-Étienne (2017-2019), Bordeaux (2020-2021), Ivory Coast (2022-2024) or OM (2024).
His career is also marked by his duo with Laurent Blanc, since he was his assistant at Bordeaux (2007-2010), with the French team (2010-2012) and at PSG (2013-2016).
His last coaching experience took place on the Montpellier bench, which he returned to between October 2024 and April 2025.
