Jerren Nixon Explained

Jerren Nixon
Fullname:Jerren Kendall Nixon
Birth Date:25 June 1973
Birth Place:Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago
Position:Forward
Years1:1991
Years2:1993
Years3:1993–1995
Years4:1995–1999
Years5:1999–2000
Years6:2000–2003
Years7:2003–2005
Clubs1:Airport Authority
Clubs2:ECM Motown
Clubs3:Dundee United
Clubs4:FC Zürich
Clubs5:Yverdon-Sport
Clubs6:St. Gallen
Clubs7:North East Stars
Caps3:43
Caps4:95
Caps5:9
Caps6:37
Caps7:72
Goals3:6
Goals4:19
Goals5:1
Goals6:8
Goals7:56
Nationalyears1:1993–2004
Nationalteam1:Trinidad & Tobago
Nationalcaps1:38
Nationalgoals1:11

Jerren Kendall Nixon (born 25 June 1973) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a forward. After beginning his career with Trinidadian clubs Airport Authority and ECM Motown, Nixon signed for Dundee United in 1993, where he won the Scottish Cup in his first season. In 1995, he joined FC Zürich and went on to spend eight years playing in Switzerland, where he also had spells with Yverdon-Sport and FC St. Gallen. He ended his career back in Trinidad with North East Stars, where he was also interim head coach for a time. Nixon made 38 international appearances for Trinidad and Tobago between 1993 and 2004, twice playing at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Career

Born in the village of Morvant, just outside Port of Spain, Nixon began his career in Trinidad playing for ECM Motown before moving to Scotland in 1993, joining Dundee United. Impressive early form for the Tannadice Park side prompted then manager Ivan Golac to declare he would one day be worth £20 million. Nixon later said that Golac's inflated valuation of him hampered his career.[1] He helped the club to win the 1993–94 Scottish Cup, but left a year later for £200,000 after they were relegated from the Premier Division.[2] He spent the next eight years of his career in Swiss football, with FC Zürich, Yverdon-Sport FC and FC St. Gallen.

In 2003 Nixon returned to Trinidad after a trial with Dallas Burn failed to lead to a contract. He joined North East Stars, winning the league title in 2004, and finishing as top scorer. In September 2005, he was appointed as interim coach of the club.

Nixon has represented his country at every level from Under-17 to full international. He made his full debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national team in 1993, and made his last appearance in 2004.

Honours

Dundee United

North East Stars

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910060346/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-117386676.html HighBeam
  2. News: The Herald. Porteous, James . Martin, James. SCOTTISH FOOTBALL NON-LEGENDS No. 14 Jerren Nixon. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022101952/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/1018456601.html?dids=1018456601:1018456601&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+10,+2006&author=James+Porteous+and+James+Morgan&pub=The+Herald&desc=SCOTTISH+FOOTBALL+NON-LEGENDS+No.+14+Jerren+Nixon&pqatl=google. dead. 22 October 2012. 10 April 2006. 28 August 2009.