{{Short description|Trinidad and Tobago footballer (born 1973)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jerren Nixon | image = | fullname = Jerren Kendall Nixon | height = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|6|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Morvant]], Trinidad and Tobago | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | 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 F.C.|Dundee United]] | clubs4 = [[FC Zürich]] | clubs5 = [[Yverdon-Sport FC|Yverdon-Sport]] | clubs6 = [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]] | clubs7 = [[North East Stars F.C.|North East Stars]] | caps1 = | caps2 = | caps3 = 43 | caps4 = 95 | caps5 = 9 | caps6 = 37 | caps7 = 72 | goals1 = | goals2 = | goals3 = 6 | goals4 = 19 | goals5 = 1 | goals6 = 8 | goals7 = 56 | nationalyears1 = 1993–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad & Tobago]] | nationalcaps1 = 38 | nationalgoals1 = 11 }}
'''Jerren Kendall Nixon''' (born 25 June 1973) is a Trinidadian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (football)|forward]]. After beginning his career with Trinidadian clubs Airport Authority and ECM Motown, Nixon signed for [[Dundee United F.C.|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 FC|Yverdon-Sport]] and [[FC St. Gallen]]. He ended his career back in Trinidad with [[North East Stars F.C.|North East Stars]], where he was also interim head coach for a time. Nixon made 38 international appearances for [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|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 F.C.|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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160910060346/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-117386676.html HighBeam]</ref> 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 [[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Premier Division]].<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|author1=Porteous, James |author2=Martin, James|title=SCOTTISH FOOTBALL NON-LEGENDS No. 14 Jerren Nixon|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/1018456601.html?dids=1018456601:1018456601&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+10%2C+2006&author=James+Porteous+and+James+Morgan&pub=The+Herald&desc=SCOTTISH+FOOTBALL+NON-LEGENDS+No.+14+Jerren+Nixon&pqatl=google|archive-url=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|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2012|date=10 April 2006|access-date=28 August 2009}}</ref> 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 F.C.|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 football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]] in 1993, and made his last appearance in 2004.
==Honours== '''Dundee United''' * [[Scottish Cup]]: [[1993–94 Scottish Cup|1993–94]]
'''North East Stars''' * [[TT Pro League]]: 2004
'''Individual''' * TT Pro League top scorer: 2004
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/goalscorers.html?view=playerprofile&id=328 Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417001935/http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/goalscorers.html?view=playerprofile&id=328 |date=17 April 2013 }} from socawarriors.net *[http://www.socawarriorssc.com/socawarriors/scripts/player_profile.php?id=328 Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716101015/http://www.socawarriorssc.com/socawarriors/scripts/player_profile.php?id=328 |date=16 July 2011 }} from Soca Warriors Online
{{Navboxes colour | bg = gold | fg = navy | title = Awards | list1 = {{Caribbean Championship awards}} {{TT Pro League top scorers}} {{TT Pro League Player of the Year}} }} {{Navboxes colour | title = Trinidad and Tobago squads | bg = #ce1126 | fg = white | bordercolor = black | list1 = {{Trinidad and Tobago squad 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup}} {{Trinidad and Tobago squad 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup}} }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nixon, Jerren}} [[Category:1973 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers]] [[Category:20th-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen]] [[Category:Men's association football wingers]] [[Category:Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers]] [[Category:TT Pro League players]] [[Category:Scottish Football League players]] [[Category:Swiss Super League players]] [[Category:Dundee United F.C. players]] [[Category:FC St. Gallen players]] [[Category:FC Zürich players]] [[Category:AC Port of Spain players]] [[Category:1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players]] [[Category:2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players]] [[Category:Trinidad and Tobago football managers]] [[Category:TT Pro League managers]] [[Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Scotland]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland]] [[Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland]]
{{Trinidad-footy-bio-stub}}