Linval Dixon (born 14 September 1971 in Old Harbour Bay, Saint Catherine, Jamaica) is a retired Jamaican football defender and currently head coach at Portmore United.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1971-09-14) 14 September 1971 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | Old Harbour Bay, Jamaica | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Clarendon College | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995 | Charleston Battery | 12 | (4) |
1995–2002 | Hazard United | ||
2002–2003 | Charleston Battery | 44 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1993–2003 | Jamaica | 127[1] | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
2005–2006 | Portmore United U-23 | ||
2007–2009 | Portmore United | ||
2009 | Portmore United (assistant) | ||
2010 | Portmore United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 March 2004 |
Dixon attended Clarendon College where he played on the school's team. In 1995, he signed with the Charleston Battery of the USISL. He moved to Hazard United in the fall of 1995 and played for them until 2002 when he returned to the Battery for two seasons in the USL A-League. In 2003, Dixon and his teammates won the A-League championship.
He has captained Jamaica and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He made his debut in 1991 and played his last international in 2004 against Venezuela, collecting over 90 caps, including 27 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[3]
In 2005, Dixon became the manager of Portmore United U-23 team. In 2007, he became the head coach of the club's senior team. At the end of the 2009 season, he stepped down to become an assistant manager. He returned to his position as head manager for the 2010 season.[4]
Jamaica squad – 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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Jamaica squad – 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup third place | ||
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Jamaica squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup fourth place | ||
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Jamaica squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup | ||
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