| Régis Coulbault | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1991-1997 |
| Clubs1: | Toulon[1] [2] |
| Caps1: | 94 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 1997-1998 |
| Clubs2: | Southend[3] |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 1998–2001 |
| Clubs3: | Saint-Cyr |
| Years4: | 2001–2003 |
| Clubs4: | Hyères[4] |
| Caps4: | 60 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
Régis Coulbault (born 17 August 1972) is a French retired footballer who mostly played as a defender. He notably played in Ligue 1 for S.C.Toulon before a spell in England with Southend United. He went on to play in Championnat National 2 with Hyères FC and in Non-League with F.C. Saint-Cyr. He retired in 2003 and now works as a manager at Regional' Golf.[5]
Coulbault is a product of the S.C.Toulon youth system. He made his first-team debut in Ligue 1 during the 1991–1992 season [6] before becoming a regular member of the Starting XI in 1993–1994.[7] In the 1995–1996 season Coulbault was the starting right back on the team that reached the quarter-finals of the French Cup by eliminating a Zinedine Zidane led Girondins de Bordeaux team. Coulbault was tasked with marking Zidane for large portions of the game and created the equalizing goal with a deep cross from the right to take the match to extra time where Toulon won 3–2.[8] That same season Toulon won the Championnat National title and promotion to Ligue 2. In the final game of the season against Stade Briochin Coulbault won the game with a Golden Goal in extra time.
After playing in several trial games in pre-season during the summer of 1997, Coulbault signed for Southend United on a one-year contract. He made his debut against Bristol City as a 56-minute substitute [9] and scored his first goal for the club, a 40-yard strike, three games later in a 1–1 draw with Oldham Athletic.[10] In December he scored his third goal for the club, a "Memorable" winner in extra time against Gillingham,[11] this was followed by more late-game heroics as he slotted home a late equalizer away to Brentford on Boxing day, securing a draw after the Shrimpers had gone down to 10 men early in the second half.[12]
Returning to France, Coulbault signed for non-league club F.C. Saint-Cyr helping them gain promotion to Régional 1 in 1999/2000 before moving to Hyères FC in Championnat National 2 for the 2001/2002 season.[13] He retired at the conclusion of the 2002/2003 season.
S.C. Toulon
Hyères FC