Regillio Simons

Regillio Simons (born 28 June 1973) is a Dutch football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the current manager of the under-21 team of FC Volendam. He is also the father of Xavi Simons.

Regillio Simons
Regillio Simons
Personal information
Full name Regillio Simons
Date of birth (1973-06-28) 28 June 1973
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
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 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 SC Voorland
2013–2015 Faja Lobi KDS
2013–2017 Ajax (youth)
2023– Volendam U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

In 2005 he also started his coaching career and became a head coach at various clubs. Since 2023 season he is the head coach of the FC Volendam under-21 team. He obtained the Coaching degree UEFA Pro Licence in 2010.

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 German club RB Leipzig

References
  1. "Onderhandeling voor bondscoach gesprongen | Suriname Nieuws". www.srnieuws.com.


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