Jerren Kendall Nixon (born 25 June 1973) is a Trinidadian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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. After beginning his career with Trinidadian clubs Airport Authority and ECM Motown, Nixon signed for
Dundee United
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in 1993, where he won the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,FC Zürich
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and went on to spend eight years playing in Switzerland, where he also had spells with Yverdon-Sport and
FC St. Gallen
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History
Founde ...
. He ended his career back in Trinidad with
North East Stars
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, where he was also interim head coach for a time. Nixon made 38 international appearances for
Trinidad and Tobago
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between 1993 and 2004, twice playing at the
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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.
Career
Born in the village of
Morvant
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, just outside
Port of Spain
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, Nixon began his career in Trinidad playing for ECM Motown before moving to Scotland in 1993, joining
Dundee United
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. Impressive early form for the Tannadice Park side prompted then manager
Ivan Golac
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to declare he would one day be worth £20 million. Nixon later said that Golac's inflated valuation of him hampered his career. He helped the club to win the
1993–94 Scottish Cup
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First round
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Second round
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Fou ...
, but left a year later for £200,000 after they were relegated from the Premier Division. He spent the next eight years of his career in Swiss football, with
FC Zürich
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,
Yverdon-Sport FC
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and
FC St. Gallen
Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879, commonly known as St. Gallen, is a Swiss professional football club based in the city of St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the Swiss Super League.
History
Founde ...
.
In 2003 Nixon returned to Trinidad after a trial with
Dallas Burn
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failed to lead to a contract. He joined
North East Stars
Athletic Club Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Pro League. The team plays its home games at the Hasely Crawford Stad ...
, 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
*
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1993–94
North East Stars
*
TT Pro League
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: 2004
Individual
* TT Pro League top scorer: 2004