Francis Bugri

Francis Bugri (born 9 November 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1]

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
0000–1995	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

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.^[2] 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.^[2]

He made four Bundesliga appearances with the club,^[3] his last coming on 17 November 2001 as a substitute in the last minutes of a 3–1 win against 1860 Munich.^[2] At the end of the season, he won the Bundesliga title with Borussia Dortmund.^[2]

Bugri retired from playing in summer 2014.^[4]

Personal life

Bugri is the son of a Ghanaian father and Romanian mother and was born in Eschwege.^[5]

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

• Bundesliga: 2001–02^[2]
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 2001–02

Germany U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship third place: 1997^[6]

Filmography

Films

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