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What country did Cyrille Regis of West Brom represent?


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ecoman (Thu 12:18 27/Oct/05)
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mikewall01 		(Thu 12:25 27/Oct/05)
England (5 appearances)
England U21s (2 appearances)
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ecoman 		(Thu 12:30 27/Oct/05)
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Sorry if i misled you mikewall, I meant what country does his family originate from


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Fibonacci 		(Thu 12:42 27/Oct/05)
Brief biography - Born Maripasoula, French Guiana and moving to England in his youth, Regis started work as an electrician, playing for amateur team Hayes F.C. in his spare time. Spotted by Ronnie Allen, he joined First Division club West Bromwich Albion F.C. in 1977, where, under maverick manager Ron Atkinson, he teamed up with fellow black players Brendon Batson and Laurie Cunningham. It was very unusual for an English club to simultaneously field three black players. The Three Degrees, as they became known, in reference to the contemporary vocal trio of the same name, challenged the established racism of English football and marked a watershed that allowed a generation of footballers to enter the game who would previously have been excluded by their ethnic background. Interesting, after Atkinson's famous on-air use of the word '******', Regis defended his mentor, suggesting that the word is less significantly offensive to people of that age.
A strong and fast traditional centre-forward, Regis was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1978 and went on to win five England caps. Regis was an FA Cup winner in 1987 with Coventry City F.C.
After leaving Coventry in 1991, he was transferred to Aston Villa and partnered Dalian Atkinson in the 1991-92 season. But he left at the end of the following season after being forced out of the side by new signing Dean Saunders, and signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He had little success at the Molineux, with first-team opportunities restricted by the strength of the Steve Bull-David Kelly partnership. His stay at Wolves lasted just one season before he joined Wycombe Wanderers. After one season with the Chairboys, he was on the move again - this time to Chester City. Cyrille Regis played his last game in February 1996 and retired from football nine months later at the age of 38, having never made a full recovery from an injury
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Glossopswift 		(Fri 14:17 28/Oct/05)
Cyrille Regis is my childhood footballing hero. My dad used to take me to watch the Baggies a lot when I was a kid and I met Cyrille a few times. He was the politest and kindest sportsman I have met, yet on the pitch he was unbelievably strong and used his power really effectively. There was a huge amount of racism around (on and off the pitch) but to my 8 year old eyes Cyrille showed great dignity. I was raised in a very white area (there were no non-white children at my primary school) and peoples� attitudes to race were clouded by their ignorance. Children who had never really known any black people had their attitudes shaped by their family or peers. Meeting people like Cyrille Regis and Brendon Batson meant that I didn�t have this problem. Great, great men.
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Glossopswift 		(Fri 14:30 28/Oct/05)
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Cyrille Regis is my childhood footballing hero. My dad used to take me to watch the Baggies a lot when I was a kid and I met Cyrille a few times. He was the politest and kindest sportsman I have met, yet on the pitch he was unbelievably strong and used his power really effectively. There was a huge amount of racism around (on and off the pitch) but to my 8 year old eyes Cyrille showed great dignity. I was raised in a very white area (there were no non-white children at my primary school) and peoples� attitudes to race were clouded by their ignorance. Children who had never really known any black people had their attitudes shaped by their family or peers. Meeting people like Cyrille Regis and Brendon Batson meant that I didn�t have this problem. Great, great men.

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