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Jean-Louis Gasset was dismissed by Ivory Coast during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations; his former club Montpellier announced his death at age 72.
- On Dec 26, Montpellier confirmed that Jean-Louis Gasset, veteran French coach, has died; the club did not disclose a cause of death.
- A long-serving Montpellier figure, Jean-Louis Gasset spent most of his playing career there where his father was a founder and had three stints as Montpellier coach, most recently recently.
- He was fired by Ivory Coast on the day the hosts reached the knockout stage after a shocking 4-0 loss to Equatorial Guinea, but the team qualified as a best third-placed side and won the last Africa Cup of Nations under assistant Emerse Fae.
- Montpellier HSC sacked Jean-Louis Gasset in April as the club faced relegation, and one month after returning he was appointed at Olympique de Marseille but stayed only four months.
- The Ivorian Football Federation said Jean-Louis Gasset's loss is a significant blow, while Montpellier noted his tenure cemented his legacy and Emerse Fae remains coach defending the title.
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Among the emblematic middlemen at Montpellier, where he had played the entire role of the player, Gasset went further on the technical bank, marked by long-term collaborations with Laurent Blanc between 2007 and 2016.The team won the title in France with Bordeaux in 2009, along with Cupa Ligii and Trofe of the Championships, then won three championships, three Cups of the League, two Cups of the French League and other trophies with PSG.After th…
Bernard Gasset's son, one of Montpellier's founders, trained the club on three occasions. The Gaules emblem highlighted his "professionalism, kindness and willingness to transmit knowledge".
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Former Ivory Coast coach Jean-Louis Gasset dies aged 72
MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — French coach Jean-Louis Gasset, who was fired mid-tournament by Ivory Coast before it went on to win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, has died aged 72.
Jean Louis Gasset, French football coach and former head coach of the Ivory Coast national team, has died.
Joined by La Dépêche du Midi, Rolland Courbis remembers one of the most crazy matches in the history of French football, in which he participated with Jean-Louis Gasset, who died on Friday 26 December 2025.
French coach Jean-Louis Gasset spent most of his playing career at Montpellier, where his father was one of the club's founders.
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