Cyrille Regis, MBE was a professional footballer who played as a forward.
20 Facts About Cyrille Regis
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Cyrille Regis's professional playing career spanned 19 years, where he made 614 league appearances and scored 158 league goals, most prolifically at West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City.
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Cyrille Regis's father moved to England in 1962, with the rest of the family, including Cyrille, following a year later.
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At primary school, Cyrille Regis said that he was a much better cricketer than footballer.
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Cyrille Regis was a cousin of the athlete John Regis.
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Cyrille Regis was then approached by Boreham Wood, but did not join them.
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Cyrille Regis was spotted by West Bromwich Albion's chief scout Ronnie Allen, who recommended that the First Division club should sign him.
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Cyrille Regis later became the first Coventry City player to score a winning goal at Anfield, in their first ever league win there in November 1989.
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Cyrille Regis made over 40 appearances in his first season for Villa, and finished as the club's leading league goalscorer, joint with Dwight Yorke.
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Cyrille Regis's stay with Wolves only lasted for one season, during which time he made 22 appearances, scoring twice.
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Cyrille Regis ended his professional career by playing in the Third Division with Chester City.
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Cyrille Regis scored seven times in 29 league appearances, helping Chester finish 8th, before retiring due to injury in October 1996.
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Cyrille Regis played in two further matches for the B team in 1980.
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Cyrille Regis played in the away legs of both the quarter-final and semi-final, where England lost to East Germany.
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Cyrille Regis came on as a substitute for Trevor Francis in the 65th minute.
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Cyrille Regis was the third black player to be capped by England at the highest level after Viv Anderson and Laurie Cunningham.
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Cyrille Regis became an evangelical Christian after a car crash claimed the life of his friend and former teammate Laurie Cunningham in 1989.
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Cyrille Regis was the uncle of footballer Jason Roberts, for whom he acted as an agent, and cousin of sprinter John Regis.
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Cyrille Regis was awarded an honorary fellowship by the University of Wolverhampton in 2001.
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Cyrille Regis was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2008 Birthday Honours.