Regillio Simons

Regillio Simons (born 28 June 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is 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
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)
Teams managed
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Simons started playing football at FC Amstelland. He played for SC Telstar, Fortuna Sittard, NAC, Willem II (football club), 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 promising youth player playing in the youth academy of Paris Saint-Germain following a transfer from FC Barcelona's academy.

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


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