Eric Walter Nixon was born on 4 October 1962 and is an English former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper.
17 Facts About Eric Nixon
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Eric Nixon's career spanned 22 years, thirteen of which were spent at Tranmere Rovers.
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Eric Nixon played for thirteen different clubs and made over 500 league appearances before his retirement in 2004.
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Eric Nixon then walked into Manchester City's stadium, Maine Road and asked for a trial.
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Eric Nixon made 84 appearances in five years at the club, and was sent out on loan five times.
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In 1996, towards the end of his time at Tranmere, Eric Nixon found himself again being sent out on loan three times.
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Eric Nixon's spell with the club was spent coaching three days a week, and spending two days back at Tranmere Rovers coaching.
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Eric Nixon now holds both a UEFA goalkeeping coaching A licence and a UEFA football coaching A licence.
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On 10 February 2006, Eric Nixon gave up his coaching responsibilities with Tranmere Rovers because of knee problems and to attend a personal-fitness coaching course before opening a health and fitness studio in Prenton, before moving to Dubai, where he worked as a personal fitness trainer.
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On 5 February 2007, Eric Nixon was honoured for his outstanding service to Tranmere Rovers as the winner of the Dave Russell Award at the annual Sports Personality Awards in Liverpool.
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Eric Nixon has written a regular column for the Liverpool Echo newspaper.
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In October 2008, Eric Nixon was appointed goalkeeping coach at Conference North club Fleetwood Town by manager Micky Mellon.
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Eric Nixon left the club in May 2011 by mutual consent.
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In 2012, Eric Nixon released his autobiography Big Hands, Big Heart.
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Eric Nixon continues to play charity games for his former clubs, coach youngsters at a local leisure centre and provide match commentary and analysis for the media.
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On 17 May 2013, Eric Nixon was named new goalkeeping coach with Chesterfield FC joining ex-teammate Paul Cook who now manages the Spireites.
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In summer 2017, Eric Nixon was reunited with Mellon, becoming the Tranmere Rovers goalkeeping coach.