Regillio Simons

Regillio Simons
	Simons in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	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*
Years	Team
1993–1995	Telstar
1995–1999	Fortuna Sittard
1999–2001	NAC Breda
2002	Fortuna Sittard
2002–2003	Willem II
2003	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2004	ADO Den Haag
2004–2005	TOP Oss
2005–2007	Turkiyemspor Amsterdam
2008–2010	Ajax Amateurs
Total
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 the father of footballer Xavi Simons.

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 German club RB Leipzig. Simons obtained the UEFA Pro Licence in 2010.