Coventry City legend Cyrille Regis dies aged 59

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Coventry City legend Cyrille Regis dies aged 59

Postby dutchman » Mon Jan 15, 2018 3:20 pm

The ex-Sky Blues striker's professional playing career spanned 19 years

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Coventry City legend Cyrille Regis has died at the age of 59 from a heart attack, it has been widely reported.

The ex-Sky Blues striker's professional playing career spanned 19 years.

He made 614 league appearances and scored 158 league goals, most prolifically at West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City.

The news broke on Monday morning through the WBA Former Players Twitter account.

His last tweet was posted to mark Coventry City's legendary FA Cup win in 1987 over Tottenham Hotspur.

He also won five caps for the England national team between 1982 and 1987.

Regis played 241 times for WBA, scoring 81 goals between 1977 and 1984.

He would move to Highfield Road after his Baggies stint, where he played 238 times and netted 47 goals in a seven-year career.

His impressive strength and unselfish awareness made him an ideal focal point with most City attacks coming through him.

He was signed by Bobby Gould but it was not until John Sillett took over as manager that City fans saw the best of Cyrille.

Regis also enjoyed stints at Aston Villa, for whom he played 52 times between 1991 and 1993, and a brief stint at Wolves, where he scored twice in the 1993-94 season.

After a youth career playing for Molesey and Hayes, Regis saw out his career at Chester City in 1995-96, after a sole season at Wycombe the year previously.

He was the third black player to be capped by England at the highest level after Viv Anderson and Laurie Cunningham.

His younger brother is former player Dave Regis.

In 2004 Regis was voted as West Bromwich Albion's all time Cult Hero in a BBC Sport poll, gaining 65% of the vote.

In the same year he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.

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