Overview
- Montpellier announced his death on Dec. 26, with no cause of death disclosed.
- He spent most of his playing career at Montpellier and later returned to manage the club on multiple occasions.
- His résumé included serving as Laurent Blanc’s assistant with the France national team and Paris Saint-Germain.
- As Ivory Coast coach from 2022 to 2024, he was dismissed after a 4-0 group-stage loss to Equatorial Guinea before the team advanced and won the Africa Cup under Emerse Fae.
- His final posts were short spells, including four months at Marseille, followed by a sacking at Montpellier in April 2025 as relegation threatened.