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Régis Le Bris

Régis Le Bris (born 6 December 1975) is a French football manager and former footballer who is currently the head coach of EFL Championship club Sunderland.^[2][3]

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Le Bris played as a defender for French clubs Rennes and Laval, as well as Belgian club Ronse, during his playing career.^[3][4]

Le Bris became a certified sports instructor in 2004,^[5] and started his managerial career as a youth coach for Wasquehal, before joining the youth sector of Rennes in the same role.^[4] During his stint with the club's under-19 squad, he led the team to the victory of the Championnat National U19 in 2007, before winning the Coupe Gambardella the following year.^[4][6]

In July 2012, after rejecting an offer to renew his contract with Rennes,^[4] Le Bris was appointed as the head of youth development at Lorient.^[4][6] He also served as the coach of the under-17 squad, whom he win the Championnat National U17 with in 2015, before being appointed as the manager of the club's reserve team later the same year.^[4][6] While serving in the role, he coached several footballers who would go on to play for the first team, including Mattéo Guendouzi, Illan Meslier, Alexis Claude-Maurice and Enzo Le Fée.^[4][6]

In May 2022, Le Bris obtained a professional coaching license [fr];^[4][7] on 27 June of the same year, he was appointed as the head coach of Lorient's first team, signing a three-year contract.^[6][8] In his first season at the club, he led the team to a tenth-place finish in the league;^[2] in March 2023, he extended his contract with Lorient until 2027.^[9][10] Following their relegation to the Ligue 2 at the end of the 2023–24 campaign,^[11][12] Le Bris officially left the club by mutual consent on 22 June 2024.^[13][14]

On 22 June 2024, it was announced that Le Bris would be appointed as the head coach of EFL Championship club Sunderland on 1 July, signing a three-year contract in the process.^[2][3][15]

Le Bris is the brother of fellow former footballer Benoît Le Bris,^[4][16] as well as the uncle of Théo Le Bris, whom he managed at Lorient.^[16]

In 2006, he obtained a doctorate in sport physiology and biomechanicsatRennes 2 University,^[4] having presented a study on accelerometer-based running as his thesis.^[17] He would then graduate with a DUonmental training of high-level athletes from the same university in 2010.^[4]

As of match played 19 May 2024

• Régis Le Bris – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French