Clermont Foot coach Pascal Gastien has extended his contract with the Auvergne club by one year, until 2024, the CF63, current 11th in Ligue 1, announced on Friday.

Aged 59, Gastien was out of contract at the end of this season. His deputies have extended for two years, until 2025.

The technician arrived in Clermont in the summer of 2016 as head of the training center and the reserve before being appointed head of the professional team on September 1, 2017 to succeed Corinne Deacon, who became coach of the team. of feminine France.

Pascal Gastien was voted best Ligue 2 coach in 2019 and 2021 and four years after his appointment, the CF63 reached the elite for the first time in its history, in 2021, obtaining its maintenance (17th) after a 2021 season. -2022 honorable.

Currently, Clermont foot occupies 11th place in Ligue 1 with 43 points after 31 days, on track to retain its place in the first division.