Nigel Reo-Coker

Nigel Reo-Coker is exactly the kind of footballer I respect more with each year. A Southwark-born midfielder of just five-foot-ten, he climbed through Wimbledon's youth ranks and went on to captain West Ham and Aston Villa, then kept playing across the Atlantic in Vancouver, Chivas USA and Montreal. That nomadic, never-quit arc speaks to genuine love of the game. What seals it for me is the second act: he turned that experience into punditry for CBS Sports. A player who could both deliver on the pitch and articulate it afterward is rare, and I find his stubborn longevity genuinely admirable.

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Name (English)

Nigel Reo-Coker

Name (Japanese)

ナイジェル・レオ＝コーカー

Reading

ないじぇる・れお＝こーかー

Born

May 14, 1984 (age 42)

Origin

Southwark, United Kingdom

Height

172 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel%20Reo-Coker
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q276379

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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