 Simonis in 2024 withGo Ahead Eagles | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Leidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2024–2025 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| 2025 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
Paul Simonis (born 14 February 1985) is a Dutch football manager who was most recently the head coach ofVfL Wolfsburg.[1][2]
Simonis had his first managerial role in charge of Go Ahead Eagles in 2024, and won theKNVB Cup in his first season. He was subsequently appointed manager of VfL Wolfsburg in June 2025.
Before becoming head coach of Go Ahead Eagles in 2024, Paul Simonis spent 15 years (2005–2020) as a youth coach atSparta Rotterdam, followed by assistant coaching roles at Go Ahead Eagles (2020–2022)[3] andHeerenveen (2022–2024)[3][4] underKees van Wonderen.[3]
Paul Simonis was appointed head coach of Go Ahead Eagles ahead of the 2024–2025 season, following the departure ofRené Hake.[1]
In his first year as head coach, Paul Simonis led Go Ahead Eagles to victory in the2024–25 KNVB Cup, defeatingAZ in the final after a penalty shootout.[5] The team finished seventh in theEredivisie.
On 12 June 2025, VfL Wolfsburg confirmed Simonis as their new manager on a two-year contract till 2027.[6] He was sacked in November 2025.[7]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 7 July 2024 | 12 June 2025 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 041.46 | [8] |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 12 June 2025 | 9 November 2025 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 025.00 | [9] |
| Total | 53 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 89 | 81 | +8 | 037.74 | |||
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