Régis Le Bris

Early life and club career

Le Bris was born on 6 December 1975 in Pont-l'Abbé, a commune in the Finistère department. He first began playing youth football for local side US Plonéour, before joining AS Ergué-Armel at the age of 12, and later Quimper.

In 1991, he joined the youth ranks of Rennes, where he would play primarily with the B team, but with whom he would also make his senior debut in 1994 and sign his first professional contract at the age of 21. Le Bris made a total of 31 Division 1 appearances for Rennes, across five seasons with the first team.

In April 1999, despite still having two years left on his contract at Rennes, Le Bris opted to join nearby Division 2 side Laval, signing a three-year deal with the club and joining up with previous teammates Ulrich Le Pen and Mickaël Buzaré. Le Bris struggled for consistent game time at Laval, only making a total of 52 league appearances across three seasons with the club, though it was there that he would meet future friend and colleague Franck Haise.

Le Bris played his last professional football with Belgian second division side KSK Ronse, retiring in 2003 to focus on youth coaching.