Jimmy Dixon

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Jimmy Dixon
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Dixon with Manisaspor
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-10-10) 10 October 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Tubmanburg, Liberia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999 Mark Professionals
2000–2001 Floda BoIF
2002–2006 BK Häcken 116 (4)
2007–2009 Malmö FF 53 (1)
2009–2012 Manisaspor 65 (4)
2012–2013 BK Häcken 2 (0)
2013–2014 Boluspor 35 (0)
2015–2016 Assyriska BK [1] 27 (3)
International career
1999–2012 Liberia 24 (0)
Managerial career
2016– Assyriska BK (assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jimmy Dixon (born 10 October 1981) is a Liberian football coach and former player who is assistant coach at Swedish club Assyriska BK. [2] A defender, he spent most of his career in Sweden and Turkey. Between 1999 and 2012, he made 24 appearances for the Liberia national team.

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Club career

Born in Tubmanburg, Dixon began his career with Mark Professionals before moving to Swedish side Floda BoIF in 2000. After two seasons, Dixon moved to BK Häcken, spending five seasons at the club and attracting attention from English club Arsenal. [3] Dixon signed for Malmö FF in time for the 2007 season, on a three-year contract. [4] In 2009, Dixon moved to Turkey, to sign for Manisaspor. [5]

He re-joined BK Häcken in 2012, [6] before signing for Turkish club Boluspor in January 2013. [7]

International career

Dixon made his international debut for the Liberia national team in 1999, [8] and appeared in ten FIFA World Cup qualifiers. [9]

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References

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  2. "Jimmy Dixon" (in Swedish). Assyriska BK. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. "Arsenal interested in Jimmy Dixon". Liberian Soccer. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  4. Simon Reeves (5 December 2006). "Liberians on the move in Sweden". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  5. "Player profile". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
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  7. Jimmy Dixon at Soccerway
  8. Jimmy Dixon at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. Jimmy Dixon FIFA competition record (archived)