Nicholas Nixo

Nicholas Efthimiou Nixo (born November 15, 1966), commonly known as Nixo, is a former Greek South African American soccer player who played professional soccer from 1990-1999 in the United States. He helped his teammates win two championships playing for the Dallas Sidekicks. One championship was in 1993 in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and the other was in 1998 in the Premier Soccer Alliance. Nixo also was selected to the US National national team in the United States national futsal team in Brazil at the 1998 Rio de Janeiro Futsal Tournament.
Nixo chose the University of North Texas where he was a walk-on soccer player. He earned a scholarship for his sophomore season, but broke his ankle early in the summer before the season. Nixo re-broke his ankle which led to him redshirting that year. In 1987, Nixo transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he scored 4 goals and 3 assists in the first 6 games that year, helping his team to their first Atlantic Coast Conference Championship tournament and the first time they reached the post season playoffs in 16 years.
In 1987, Nixo was one of 3 players to play in every single game as a starter as the North Carolina Tar Heels under Dorrance's leadership they reached the Final Four NCAA Men's Final Four tournament. They were out played by Clemson University and lost by a huge margin 4-1 in the semifinal game. They even missed a penalty kick and the score could of easily been 5-1. Nixo was honored with the Men’s Scholar Athlete Award and played at UNC from 1987 to 1989, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.Nixo also paints commissioned work for for our three non profit organizations such as the American Humane Association for animals, St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital for children and Hope for the Warriors, a charity for our veterans.
Nixo along with Tarheel team mate Chad Ashton were selected in the 1990 Major Indoor Soccer League. Nixo was picked by the Dallas Sidekicks in the fourth round (thirty first overall) of the Major Soccer League draft.. Nixo helped his team mates to the LSSA The lost toy fell to the Oklahoma City Spirit. Nixo also played for the Austin Thunder. He was drafted by the Dallas Sidekicks but was released from the Dallas Sidekicks on October 9, 1990 and finally signed in 1993 -1999. After college Nixo played for FC Dallas in the Lone Star Soccer Alliance and Nixo for The Dallas Sidekicks in from 1993-1999 on the Continental Indoor Soccer League champions and the other in 1998 in the Premier Soccer Alliance champions
In 1998, Nixo's apparel company Never Say Never sponsored the official Dallas Sidekicks practice gear and sideline apparel.
International
Nixo played for United States national futsal team at the 1998 Rio de Janeiro Futsal Tournament.

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