Overview
- Montpellier HSC and the city’s mayor announced his death on December 26, confirming the passing of a central figure in the club’s history at age 72.
- The club has not disclosed a cause of death, and Gasset had recently retired from coaching in April 2025 before serving as a Ligue 1+ television consultant.
- He maintained a lifelong bond with Montpellier as a player from 1975 to 1985 and later as a three-time head coach, most recently from October 2024 to April 2025.
- As Laurent Blanc’s assistant, he helped deliver major titles at Bordeaux, with France and at PSG, then managed Saint-Étienne, Bordeaux and Marseille, and led Ivory Coast from 2022 until his departure during AFCON 2024, which the team later won.
- Condolences flowed from the LFP, FFF, PSG, OM, ASSE and leading players including Kylian Mbappé, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Amine Harit, with fresh homages on Saturday from Emerse Faé and Yoann Gourcuff.