Austin Huggins

{{Short description|Kittian footballer (born 1970)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Austin Huggins |image = |upright = |caption = |full_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|1|19|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Basseterre]], Saint Kitts and Nevis |height = |position = [[Midfielder]] |currentclub = [[Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]<br>(assistant manager) |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = 1999 |clubs1 = [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]] |caps1 = 4 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2000–2012 |clubs2 = [[Garden Hotspurs FC|Garden Hotspurs]] |caps2 = |goals2 = |nationalyears1 = 1993–2004 |nationalteam1 = [[Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team|Saint Kitts and Nevis]] |nationalcaps1 = 36 |nationalgoals1 = 11 |manageryears1 = 2018–2022 |managerclubs1 = [[Garden Hotspurs FC|Garden Hotspurs]] |manageryears2 = 2022–2023 |managerclubs2 = [[Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team|Saint Kitts and Nevis]] |manageryears3 = 2023- |managerclubs3 = [[Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team|Saint Kitts and Nevis]] (assistant) }}

'''Austin Huggins''' (born 19 January 1970) is a Kittitian [[association football|football]] manager and former player who manages the [[Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team|Saint Kitts and Nevis national team]].

==Club career== In 1999, Huggins joined Irish club [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]], making four appearances for the club in the [[League of Ireland Premier Division]].<ref name = "GSA">{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/austin-huggins/224588/|title=Austin Huggins - Player Info|publisher=Global Sports Archive|accessdate=22 May 2022}}</ref> In 2000, Huggins returned to his native [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], signing for [[Garden Hotspurs FC|Garden Hotspurs]]. Huggins played for the club until 2012.<ref name = "NFT">{{NFT player|pid=5525|accessdate=22 May 2012}}</ref>

==International career== On 2 April 1993, Huggins made his debut for [[Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team|Saint Kitts and Nevis]], scoring in a 5–1 win against the [[British Virgin Islands national football team|British Virgin Islands]]. In total, Huggins made 36 appearances for Saint Kitts and Nevis, scoring eleven times.<ref name = "NFT"/>

==Managerial career== In 2018, Huggins was appointed manager of former club Garden Hotspurs.<ref name = "GSA"/> In January 2022, Huggins was appointed manager of Saint Kitts and Nevis.<ref>{{Soccerway | 822207 | Austin Huggins }}</ref>

==Career statistics== :''Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis' goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |1 || 2 April 1993 || [[Warner Park Sporting Complex]], [[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] || {{fb|BVI}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || 5–1 || [[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] qualification group 5 |- |2 || 28 May 1993 || [[Montego Bay]], [[Jamaica]] || {{fb|MTQ|snake}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || 1–1 || [[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] qualification semi-final |- |3 || 30 May 1993 || [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] || {{fb|TTO}} || align=center | '''2'''–3 || 2–3 || [[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] qualification third-place play-off |- |4 || 30 April 1995 || [[Warner Park Sporting Complex]], [[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] || {{fb|ATG}} || align=center | || 1–1 || [[1995 Caribbean Cup]] group 5 |- |5 || 1 April 1998 || [[Warner Park Sporting Complex]], [[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] || {{fb|BVI}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || 4–0 || [[1998 Caribbean Cup]] group 3 |- |6 || 3 April 1998 || [[Warner Park Sporting Complex]], [[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] || {{fb|DMA}} || align=center | || 1–2 || [[1998 Caribbean Cup]] group 3 |- |7 || rowspan="2" | 21 March 2000 || rowspan="2" | [[Warner Park Sporting Complex]], [[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] || rowspan="2" | {{fb|TCA}} || align=center | || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 6–0 || rowspan="2" | [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 8 || align=center | |- |9 || 18 May 2001 || [[Marvin Lee Stadium]], [[Macoya]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] || {{fb|CUB}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || 1–1 || [[2001 Caribbean Cup]] group 2 |- |10 || 20 May 2001 || [[Larry Gomes Stadium]], [[Malabar Settlement|Malabar]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] || {{fb|SUR}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || 4–0 || [[2001 Caribbean Cup]] group 2 |- |11 || 28 February 2004 || [[Lionel Roberts Park]], [[Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands|Charlotte Amalie]], [[United States Virgin Islands]] || {{fb| VIR}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || 4–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |}

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