Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 September 1971 | ||
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) |
International career | |||
1993–2003 | Jamaica | 127 [1] | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2005–2006 | Portmore United U-23 | ||
2007–2009 | Portmore United | ||
2009 | Portmore United (assistant) | ||
2010 | Portmore United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Linval Dixon (born 14 September 1971) is a Jamaican football coach and former player. A former defender, he played for American club Charleston Battery and Hazard United at club level. At international level, he made 127 appearances for the Jamaica national team. He has worked as head coach at Portmore United.
Dixon was born in Old Harbour Bay, Saint Catherine, Jamaica. He 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.
Dixon 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. [2]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 20 August 1995 | Kingston, Jamaica | Zambia | — | 3-1 | Friendly | [3] |
2 | 27 February 1997 | National Statdium, Kingston, Jamaica | Bermuda | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1997 Caribbean Cup qualification | [4] |
3 | 29 October 1997 | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | 1-1 | Friendly | [5] |
In 2005, Dixon became the manager of Portmore United U23 team.
In 2007, he became the head coach of the club's senior team, with whom he won the 2007–08 National Premier League. [6] 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. [7]
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