“Today, the Montpellier club lost one of its emblematic figures. Our sadness is immense when we remember his smile, his inimitable voice and his keen sense of expression. » It was the MHSC which informed of the disappearance of Jean-Louis Gasset at the age of 72, Friday afternoon. On December 26, 2025, French football lost one of its essential figures for three decades. The coach has been present throughout this time in Ligue 1 but also in the French team.
A native of the Hérault town, Gasset is forever linked to the residents of Mosson. His father Bernard is one of the founding members of the club alongside Loulou Nicollin. Midfielder from 1975 to 1985, for 263 matches played (14 goals), he began his coaching career at MHSC in 1998, before returning in 2017 and even last season for his last stand, coming out of the professional retirement that he had announced after his few months on the OM bench in 2024.
Gasset first assistant to Luis Fernandez
“A child of the club, he left his mark on all those who met him with his professionalism, his kindness and his thirst for transmission. He was also a formidable standard of the Montpellier team which he exported to major clubs, whether at Paris-Saint-Germain, Espanyol Barcelona, AS Saint-Étienne or even at Olympique de Marseille and the French team where he was assistant to the coach, Laurent Blanc.writes the MHSC in a post on X.com.
Jean-Louis Gasset has in fact managed SM Caen, FC Istres, AS Saint-Etienne and Girondins de Bordeaux in addition to the aforementioned clubs, and was the Ivory Coast coach at the 2024 African Cup of Nations, being replaced by Emerse Faé during the group stage. But he was also the high-quality assistant to Luis Fernandez then Laurent Blanc, at PSG and Espanyol with the first city, then with Bordeaux, the French team and PSG with “The President”. He is therefore champion of France with FCGB and the Rouge et Bleu (three times).
