Nixon Dias
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nixon Dias | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RVV Bloemhof | |||
| SC Neptunus | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | ADO Den Haag | 15 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Excelsior Maassluis | ||
| 2002–2006 | DOTO | ||
| 2006–2008 | ASWH | ||
| 2008–2010 | VV Noordwijk | ||
| 2010 | SC Feyenoord | ||
| 2010–2011 | SC Neptunus | ||
| 2012 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 21 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | VV Zwaluwen | ||
| 2014–2017 | Zwarte Pijl | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Zwarte Pijl (player–coach) | ||
| 2016– | VOC Rotterdam (youth) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 15 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 15 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Nixon Dias (born 2 September 1979 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch retired footballer. He works as a DJ and football coach.
Football career[edit]
Dias made his Eredivisie league debut with Sparta Rotterdam during the 1996-1997 season. He then played for ADO Den Haag during the 2000-2001 season.[1]
Dias continued to Excelsior Maassluis, DOTO, ASWH, VV Noordwijk, SC Feyenoord, and SC Neptunus. A contract with RBC Roosendaal did not materialize as the club wasn't ready yet to restart after bankruptcy. Instead, he tried to join XerxesDZB but this was blocked by the KNVB. Dias played for the United Soccer League club Dayton Dutch Lions in 2012.[2]
Back in the Netherlands, Dias played for VV Zwaluwen. Dias retired from playing in 2017 at Zwarte Pijl, where he doubled as coach. He is a youth coach at VOC Rotterdam since 2016.[3]
Family[edit]
Nixon's son, Jasaja Dias, played at Excelsior Maassluis youth, RKVV Westlandia, VV Sliedrecht, SSV HBSS, and from 2023 at ASWH.[4] Of these, Maassluis and ASWH are shared with the father.
References[edit]
- ^ "sports reference retrieved 10 June 2012". Vi.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ Lions Sign Dutch Midfielder Dias - Dayton Dutch Lions
- ^ Nieuwe hoofdtrainer JO11: Nixon Dias - VOC (in Dutch)
- ^ "Jesaja Dias volgende versterking voor ASWH". ASWH. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
External links[edit]
- Profile of Dayton Dutch Lions official website
- Nixon Dias on Facebook
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rotterdam
- Dutch sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Dutch men's footballers
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- ADO Den Haag players
- Dayton Dutch Lions players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- USL Championship players
- ASWH players
- VV Zwaluwen players
- Dutch DJs
- Dutch football managers
- VV Noordwijk players
- SC Feyenoord players
- Excelsior Maassluis players