Francis Bugri

Francis Bugri
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-11-09) 9 November 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth Eschwege, West Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
–1995 KSV Hessen Kassel
1995–1998 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Borussia Dortmund II 85 (13)
1999–2002 Borussia Dortmund 4 (0)
2004–2005 VfB Lübeck 21 (2)
2005 KSV Hessen Kassel 14 (0)
2006 Kickers Emden 1 (0)
2006–2007 Brabrand IF
2007–2008 SpVgg Erkenschwick 22 (3)
2008–2009 Sportfreunde Lotte 15 (2)
2009–2011 TuS Eving-Lindenhorst
2011–2014 ASC 09 Dortmund 2 (0)
International career
1997 Germany U17 5 (0)
2000 Germany U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Bugri (born 9 November 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

A Borussia Dortmund youth product, Bugri won one national title with the club's under-17 team and two with the under-19 team. At the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship, he played alongside Sebastian Deisler, Sebastian Kehl und Roman Weidenfeller and was voted into the competitions All Star Team.

He made four Bundesliga appearances with the club, his last coming on 17 November 2001 as a substitute in the last minutes of a 3–1 win against 1860 Munich. At the end of the season, he won the Bundesliga title with Borussia Dortmund.

Bugri retired from playing in summer 2014.

Personal life

Bugri is the son of a Ghanaian father and Romanian mother and was born in Eschwege.

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

Germany U16

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2003 Die Champions Himself Documentary
2010 Halbzeit - Vom Traum ins Leben Himself Documentary

References

  1. ↑ "Bugri, Francis" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Müller, Peter (18 June 2013). "Der Ex-Champion" [The former champion]. 11 Freunde (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Müller, Peter (17 June 2013). "Francis Bugri zwischen Champions League und Westfalenliga" [Francis Bugri between the Champions League and the Westphalia League]. Der Westen (in German). Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Abschiedsspiel: Francis Bugri verabschiedet sich im Waldstadion" [Farewell match: Francis Bugri bids farewell at the Waldstadion]. Westfälische Rundschau [de] (in German). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Francis Bugri". Westfälische Nachrichten [de] (in German). 22 June 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Garin, Erik (28 June 2006). "European U-16 Championship 1997". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 May 2021.