Nicholas Nixo Efthimiou
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nicholas Nixo Efthimiou | ||
| Date of birth | November 15, 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Number | 18,22,19,24,26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985-1986 | University of North Texas | ||
| 1987-1989 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | ||
| 1989-1990 | Austin Thunder | ||
| 1990-1991 | F.C. Dallas | ||
| 1993-1999 | Dallas Sidekicks | ||
| National team | |||
| 1998 | USA Futsal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Nicholas Nixo Efthimiou (born November 15, 1966) is an American football (soccer) player who played professional soccer in the United States from 1990-1999.
Early Life
Nicholas Nixo Efthimiou played for the Dallas Sidekicks and was a player in the Continental Indoor Soccer League championship in 1993 and the Premier Soccer Alliance in 1998. In 1998, Efthimiou was selected to the US National team in Brazil.
History
Efthimiou was called up to the senior indoor Soccer Bowl and was drafted by the Dallas Sidekicks in the fourth round (thirty-first overall) of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft.
After college, he played for F.C. Dallas in the Lone Star Soccer Alliance and won the LSSA championship. Efthimiou also won the championship with the Austin Thunder and signed with the Dallas Sidekicks as a free agent in 1993. Efthimiou played with notable teammates such as Tatu (footballer), Rusty Troy, Nick Stavrou, Corey Hooper and Chuck Salas, just to name a few, and they were all professional soccer players together on the championship Dallas Sidekicks.
Achievements
Efthimiou won the 1993 Continental Indoor Soccer League (C.I.S.L.) Championship and the Premier Soccer Alliance (P.S.A.) Championship in 1998. He played for the Dallas Sidekicks from 1993-1999. He retired in 1999 due to health reasons.
Honors
Championships (2)
- 1993 CISL[1]
- 1998 PSA
Division Titles (3)
- 1993 CISL Regular Season
- 1994 CISL Eastern Division
- 1998 PSA Regular Season[2]
International
Efthimiou also was called up to the US National team (TEAM USA) and played in the futsal tournament held in Brazil in 1998.
Media Appearances
He was covered extensively as an athlete in high school, college, professionally, and internationally for his country, Team USA. He was drafted in the 4th round to play in a fully professional league in 1990 and was mentioned in the Texas newspaper, the Dallas Times Herald, numerous times and also many other media sources such as The Daily News, Soccer America, and the Carolina Blue. He was awarded the Scholar Athlete Award, which awards the athlete with the highest G.P.A. every year among all athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
References
- ↑ CISL, Wikipedia. "CISL Wikipedia".
- ↑ Season, PSA Regular. "PSA Regular Season".
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