Former England international striker Cyrille Regis has died at the age of 59.
Regis, who played more than 200 times for both West Brom and Coventry, passed away on Sunday after suffering a heart attack.
He was born in French Guiana in 1958 and moved to England with the rest of his family as a young child, playing youth football in London for Molesey and Hayes.
Regis was spotted by West Brom's scouts and joined them in 1977, making an immediate impact and going on to score 81 goals in eight seasons before moving to Coventry. He was part of Coventry's FA Cup-winning side in 1987.
During his time at The Hawthorns, he would also begin his international career, eventually winning five senior caps after coming through the U21 set-up.
Seven more years would follow with the Sky Blues, where he made 238 appearances and scored a further 47 goals.
Regis would go on to play for Aston Villa, Wolves, Wycombe and Chester City before hanging up his boots in 1996 because of injury.
He was awarded an MBE in the Birthday Honours in 2008 for his services to football.
Regis was one of the pioneers for black footballers, playing alongside Laurie Cunningham and Brendan Batson during his time at West Brom.
The trio were honoured with a statue, called The Celebration, in West Bromwich in 2014.
Source: Skysports.
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