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{{Short description|American soccer player and coach (born 1968)}}
{{for|the English footballer|Dave Regis}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Regis
| image = File:David Régis septembre 2020.jpg
| caption = Régis in 2020
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1968|12|2}}
| birth_place = [[La Trinité, Martinique|La Trinité]], [[Martinique]]
| height = {{convert|1.76|m|order=flip}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1988–1993
| clubs1 = [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]]
| caps1 = 100
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 1993–1996
| clubs2 = [[Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]]
| caps2 = 93
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 1996–1997
| clubs3 = [[RC Lens|Lens]]
| caps3 = 28
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1997–1998
| clubs4 = [[Karlsruher SC]]
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 1998–2002
| clubs5 = [[FC Metz|Metz]]
| caps5 = 72
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2002–2005
| clubs6 = [[Troyes AC|Troyes]]
| caps6 = 19
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2005–2008
| clubs7 = [[BX Brussels|FC Bleid]]
| caps7 = 67
| goals7 = 5
| totalcaps = 409
| totalgoals = 15
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2002
| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps1 = 27
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2008–2009
| managerclubs1 = Royale Espérance Rossignol
| manageryears2 = 2009–2010
| managerclubs2 = Royal Racing Athlétic Florenvillois
| manageryears3 = 2013
| managerclubs3 = [[FC Mondercange]] (caretaker)
| manageryears4 = 2017
| managerclubs4 = [[Martinique national football team|Martinique]] (sporting director)
| manageryears5 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs5 = [[US Mondorf-les-Bains]] (assistant)
}}

'''David Regis''' ({{langx|fr|Régis}}, born December 2, 1968) is a retired professional [[Association football|soccer]] player and coach who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He was most recently the assistant coach of [[US Mondorf-les-Bains]]. Born in Martinique, he played for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cups]].<ref>{{cite news| first = Jere | last = Longman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/21/sports/soccer-they-all-come-play-for-america-regis-newest-citizen-polyglot-us-world-cup.html |title = SOCCER: They All Come to Play for America; Regis Is the Newest Citizen on Polyglot U.S. World Cup Soccer Team | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = May 21, 1998 | accessdate = January 26, 2013}}</ref>

== Club career ==
Regis was born in [[La Trinité, Martinique]], and began his pro career in 1988 with [[Valenciennes FC]] and played there until 1993. He was transferred to [[Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace|RC Strasbourg]] in 1993 where he won the [[1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/51953--strasbourg-vs-wacker/ |title=Strasbourg-Wacker 1995 |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> He then moved to [[RC Lens]] in 1996, and [[Karlsruher SC|Karlsruhe]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/regisdavid/ | title = David Régis | language = German | publisher = fussballdaten.de | accessdate = January 26, 2013}}</ref> He transferred to [[FC Metz]], leaving after the 2002 FIFA World Cup, spent four years there, and spent a season at [[Troyes AC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur2899.html |title=David Régis | publisher = Lequipe.fr | accessdate = January 26, 2013}}</ref> From the 2004–05 season, Regis played at the lower levels of the Belgian Leagues with [[BX Brussels|FC Bleid]] respectively and retired in the summer of 2008.

== International career ==
Since Regis's wife was an American citizen, an option to play for the United States appeared. [[Steve Sampson]], the U.S. national coach, jumped at the chance of having an experienced left back on the World Cup squad (though Regis's preferred position was always center back – where he was most successful in his club career), and promised Regis a starting position on the team if he became a U.S. citizen. Regis was [[naturalization|naturalized]] on May 20, 1998, and received his first [[Cap (sport)|cap]] against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] just three days later. Regis received the starting spot from Sampson, in front of long-time starter [[Jeff Agoos]].
Regis played all three matches in the World Cup, and despite being one of the more effective players for the US, the Americans lost all three of their group matches.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=170842/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100626141509/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=170842/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 26, 2010 | title = David REGIS | publisher = FIFA.com | accessdate = January 26, 2013}}</ref>

Regis made the U.S. roster for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] as well, but did not play at the tournament. He retired with 27 caps.

== Coaching career ==
After his retirement from playing, he worked as head coach in [[Djibouti]] with Royal Racing Athlétic Florenvillois and Royale Espérance Rossignol.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.dhnet.be/dhjournal/archives_det.phtml?id=949751 | title = Le mercato dans vos clubs | language = French | publisher = dhnet.be | date = July 1, 2009 | accessdate = January 26, 2013}}</ref>

In January 2017, he took over as sporting director of the [[Martinique national football team|Martinique national team]].

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Lequipe|2899}}

{{United States squad 1998 FIFA World Cup}}
{{United States squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}}

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[[Category:1968 births]]
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[[Category:People from La Trinité, Martinique]]
[[Category:American men's soccer players]]
[[Category:United States men's international soccer players]]
[[Category:French men's footballers]]
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[[Category:American people of Martiniquais descent]]
[[Category:RC Strasbourg Alsace players]]
[[Category:RC Lens players]]
[[Category:Karlsruher SC players]]
[[Category:FC Metz players]]
[[Category:ES Troyes AC players]]
[[Category:Valenciennes FC players]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
[[Category:Bundesliga players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]]
[[Category:American expatriate men's soccer players in Germany]]
[[Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:French emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]
[[Category:20th-century French sportsmen]]

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