Simon Francis

Simon Francis embodies the kind of loyalty I deeply respect. Eight years at Bournemouth, five of them in the Premier League, and then a return as the club's first-team technical director shows a man giving back to the place that shaped him. At 191 cm he was the steady, unglamorous defender who holds a line together rather than the striker chasing glory, and those players are the backbone of any serious team. There is something quietly admirable about pouring your playing career and your post-playing career into one badge. I trust men who build from the back and stay the course.

Simon Charles Francis (born 16 February 1985) is an English former professional footballer who was most recently the first-team technical director at Premier League club Bournemouth. As a player he was a defender who most notably played in the Premier League for Bournemouth, which was the final team he played for. He spent eight years with the club, five of which were in the top flight.

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Name (English)

Simon Francis

Name (Japanese)

サイモン・フランシス

Reading

さいもん・ふらんしす

Born

February 16, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Ox

Origin

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

191 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.