Regillio Simons

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Regillio Simons
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Simons in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-06-28) 28 June 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Amstelland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1995 Telstar
1995–1999 Fortuna Sittard 101 (16)
1999–2001 NAC Breda 56 (12)
2002 Fortuna Sittard 7 (0)
2002–2003 Willem II 21 (0)
2003 Kyoto Purple Sanga 7 (2)
2004 ADO Den Haag 15 (3)
2004–2005 TOP Oss 12 (0)
2005–2007 Turkiyemspor Amsterdam
2008–2010 Ajax Amateurs
Total219(33)
Managerial career
2005–2008 Turkiyemspor Amsterdam (assistant)
2008–2009 JOS Watergraafsmeer (assistant)
2009–2011 SV Huizen (assistant)
2011–2012 VV Hillegom
2012–2013 Voorland
2013–2015 Faja Lobi
2013–2017 Ajax (youth)
2023–2024 Jong Volendam
2024 Volendam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Regillio Simons (born 28 June 1973) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is also the father of Xavi Simons.

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Playing career

Simons started playing football at Amstelland. He played for Telstar, Fortuna Sittard, NAC, Willem II, Kyoto Purple Sanga (Japan), ADO Den Haag and TOP Oss. In his best time he was employed by Fortuna Sittard. In the 1998–99 season, he had a big contribution with two goals in the 1–3 victory over Ajax in Amsterdam Arena. In that same year, he scored four times in the 6–4 home win against PSV Eindhoven. After his professional career ended, he played for Türkiyemspor, an Amsterdam amateur club playing in the top Sunday league. From summer 2008, he played for the Ajax Amateurs for two years.

Coaching career

In 2005, Simons started his coaching career and became a head coach at various clubs. He was appointed head coach of the Volendam under-21 team in 2023, but moved to manage the first team in 2024 after Matthias Kohler's dismissal. [1] After suffering relegation from the Eredivisie with Volendam, both parties mutually agreed to terminate his contract in May 2024. [2]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Simons is of Surinamese descent. [3] One of his two sons, Xavi Simons, is a player for French club Paris Saint-Germain. Simons obtained the UEFA Pro Licence in 2010.

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References

  1. ↑ "Regillio Simons en Michael Dingsdag moeten FC Volendam in de eredivisie houden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Volendam en Simons niet met elkaar door, wegen scheiden na half jaar". NOS (in Dutch). 16 May 2024. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Onderhandeling voor bondscoach gesprongen | Suriname Nieuws". www.srnieuws.com.
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