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Regillio Simons
Dutch football manager (born 1973)
Regillio Simons (born 28 June 1973) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Eerste Divisie club Volendam. He is also the father of Xavi Simons.
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Simons in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1973-06-28) 28 June 1973 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Volendam (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Amstelland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | ||
| Total | 219 | (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 | |||
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.
In 2005, he also 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] He obtained the UEFA Pro Licence in 2010.
Born in the Netherlands, Simons is of Surinamese descent.[2] One of his two sons, Xavi Simons, is a player for German club RB Leipzig
- "Regillio Simons en Michael Dingsdag moeten FC Volendam in de eredivisie houden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- "Onderhandeling voor bondscoach gesprongen | Suriname Nieuws". www.srnieuws.com.
- Regillio Simons at WorldFootball.net
- Regillio Simons at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- kyotosangadc
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