A legendary ASSE coach, Robert Herbin died on Monday at the Saint-Etienne University Hospital where he had been hospitalized last week.
In a critical state since he was rescued last Tuesday by firefighters at his home, where he lived as a hermit, Robert Herbin died on Monday evening. It was Jacques Vendroux, a great follower of Saint-Etienne as a journalist and close to the family, who made the announcement. “ Robert Herbin left this evening at the northern hospital of Saint Etienne. His brother and his Sisters wanted me to officially announce it to you. We think of his family, friends and relatives, the green people. The world of football is in mourning “Said the former France Inter journalist about the legendary AS Saint-Etienne coach.
Robert Herbin, known as Le Sphinx, had led the Greens from 1972 to 1983 and then from 1987 to 1990, winning notably 5 titles of champions of France as player, 1 as coach-player, and 3 as coach, with in high point the Champions Cup final lost by a breath against Bayern Munich in 1976, and the famous square posts episode.