Francis Bugri

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Francis Bugri
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-11-09) 9 November 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Eschwege, West Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
–1995 KSV Hessen Kassel
1995–1998 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2004 Borussia Dortmund II 85 (13)
1999–2002 Borussia Dortmund 4 (0)
2004–2005 VfB Lübeck 21 (2)
2005 KSV Hessen Kassel 14 (0)
2006 Kickers Emden 1 (0)
2006–2007 Brabrand IF
2007–2008 SpVgg Erkenschwick 22 (3)
2008–2009 Sportfreunde Lotte 15 (2)
2009–2011 TuS Eving-Lindenhorst
2011–2014 ASC 09 Dortmund 2 (0)
International career
1997 Germany U17 5 (0)
2000 Germany U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Bugri (born 9 November 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]

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Club career

A Borussia Dortmund youth product, Bugri won one national title with the club's under-17 team and two with the under-19 team. [2] At the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship, he played alongside Sebastian Deisler, Sebastian Kehl und Roman Weidenfeller and was voted into the competitions All Star Team. [2]

He made four Bundesliga appearances with the club, [3] his last coming on 17 November 2001 as a substitute in the last minutes of a 3–1 win against 1860 Munich. [2] At the end of the season, he won the Bundesliga title with Borussia Dortmund. [2]

Bugri retired from playing in summer 2014. [4]

Personal life

Bugri is the son of a Ghanaian father and Romanian mother and was born in Eschwege. [5]

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

Germany U16

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2003Die ChampionsHimselfDocumentary
2010Halbzeit - Vom Traum ins LebenHimselfDocumentary

References

  1. "Bugri, Francis" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Müller, Peter (18 June 2013). "Der Ex-Champion" [The former champion]. 11 Freunde (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  3. Müller, Peter (17 June 2013). "Francis Bugri zwischen Champions League und Westfalenliga" [Francis Bugri between the Champions League and the Westphalia League]. Der Westen (in German). Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  4. "Abschiedsspiel: Francis Bugri verabschiedet sich im Waldstadion" [Farewell match: Francis Bugri bids farewell at the Waldstadion]. Westfälische Rundschau  [ de ] (in German). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  5. "Francis Bugri". Westfälische Nachrichten  [ de ] (in German). 22 June 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  6. Garin, Erik (28 June 2006). "European U-16 Championship 1997". RSSSF . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 May 2021.