Régis Gurtner (born 8 December 1986) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side

Amiens SC Amiens Sporting Club (; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second d ...

. He has played over 300 matches in the French professional leagues and has been with Amiens since 2015.

Early life and career

Gurtner was born in

Saverne Saverne (, ; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a mountain pass, pass ...

, France, and started playing football at the age of six at AS Rehthal, a local club. He joined FCSR Haguenau in 2000 where he spent four years before moving to

RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace, commonly known as RC Strasbourg (, ; RCS) or simply just Racing, is a French professional association football club founded in 1906 and based in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace. It became a professional club in ...

in 2004. He made his debut for the Strasbourg reserve team in the

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in 2005, and became the first-choice goalkeeper in 2007.

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Régis Gurtner
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