January 6, 2026 Athletes Robert Vicot French footballer and manager (Toulon Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026 Other athletesValeri Zhabko Russian footballer dead at age 58José Ortiz Puerto Rican basketball player, colorectal cancer dead at age 62Chris Phelan Irish-born Australian rugby league player, pancreatic cancer dead at age 70Geoff Ablett public figure dead at age 71Eladio Zárate Paraguayan football player and manager dead at age 84Roque Avallay Argentine footballer dead at age 80Alex Zanardi Italian racing driver and paracyclist dead at age 59René Paardekooper Dutch footballer dead at age 39Alfredrick Hughes American basketball player dead at age 63Yevgeniy Duleyev Russian rower, Olympic silver medallist dead at age 70More from FranceJean Raquin French politician, member and president of the General Council of Jura dead at age 90Claire Maurier French actress dead at age 97Michel Debost French flutist dead at age 92Guy Leleu French racing cyclist dead at age 76Gérard Biguet French football referee dead at age 79Christian Verrier French footballer dead at age 73Daniel Huck French jazz reedist and singer dead at age 78Jean-Yves Hugon French politician, deputy dead at age 76Jean-Benoît Meybeck public figure dead at age 53Jean-Bernard Pommier French pianist and conductor dead at age 81More from January 5, 2026Herbert Beck (historian) German art historian dead at age 84Marian Diamond (actress) Actress dead at age 89Miklós Dudás (canoeist) Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist, world champion dead at age 342025–2026 Iranian protests Iranian protester, shot dead at age 18Mike Wilson (kart racer) British kart racer, six-time world champion dead at age 66Michael ReaganJoe ArlooktooJawann OldhamJohn LangdonKathleen Muxel Tags 05 January 2026 2026-01-05 Athletes France French January 2026 January 5 Robert Vicot ←Steve Sheetz Mike Embro→