Regillio Simons
![]() Regillio Simons | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Regillio Simons | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
?–1993 | 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 | Den Haag | 15 | (3) |
2004–2005 | TOP Oss | 12 | (0) |
Total | 219 | (33) | |
Managerial career | |||
2005–2008 | Turkiyemspor Amsterdam | ||
2008–2009 | JOS Watergraafsmeer | ||
2009–2011 | SV Huizen | ||
2011–2012 | VV Hillegom | ||
2012–2013 | SC Voorland | ||
2013–2015 | Faja Lobi KDS | ||
2013–2017 | AFC Ajax (amateurs) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Regillio Simons (born 28 June 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the father of Xavi Simons.
Career
Simons started playing football at FC Amstelland. He played for SC 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 he defended several years the colors of FC Türkiyemspor, an Amsterdam amateur club playing in the top Sunday league. From summer 2008 he played for the AFC Ajax (amateurs) for two years.
Since 2005 he also started his coaching career and became a head coach at various clubs. This season he is a head coach of one of the Ajax Youth Academy teams. Since 2010 Simons is in the possession of the Coaching degree UEFA Pro Licence.
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Simons is of Surinamese descent.[1] Regillio Simons now lives in Spain, while one of his two sons, Xavi Simons, is a player for French club Paris Saint-Germain.
References
- ^ "Onderhandeling voor bondscoach gesprongen | Suriname Nieuws". www.srnieuws.com.
External links
- Regillio Simons at WorldFootball.net
- Regillio Simons at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- kyotosangadc
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Dutch footballers
- Dutch people of Surinamese descent
- Dutch emigrants to Spain
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Eredivisie players
- J1 League players
- Kyoto Sanga FC players
- ADO Den Haag players
- Fortuna Sittard players
- NAC Breda players
- Willem II (football club) players
- TOP Oss players
- FC Türkiyemspor players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Dutch football managers
- JOS Watergraafsmeer managers
- Dutch football forward stubs