Linval Dixon

Linval Dixon
Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-09-14) 14 September 1971
Place of birth	Old Harbour Bay, Jamaica
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	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^‡
1991-2004	Jamaica	96	(3)
Teams managed
2005-2006	Portmore United U-23
2007-2009	Portmore United
2009	Portmore United (assistant)
2010	Portmore United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 14, 2004

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.^[1]

Player

Club

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 team mates won the A-League championship.

International

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.^[2]

Manager

In 2005, Dixon became the manager ach 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.^[3]

References

↑ Walters, Ainsley (2008-05-02). "Discipline did it for us - Dixon". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
↑ Linval Dixon – FIFA competition record
↑ Linval Dixon regains control at Portmore United

External links

Charleston Battery: Linval Dixon
FIFA: Linval Dixon
Linval Dixon at National-Football-Teams.com

Jamaica squad – 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 C. Smith 2 Gaynor 3 R. Davis 4 Dixon 5 Panton 6 D. Smith 7 Corbett 8 Foster 9 P. Davis 10 Blair 11 Anglin 12 Reid 13 Donaldson 14 Long 15 Wright 16 Palmer 17 Boyd 20 DaCosta Coach: Brown

Jamaica squad – 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup Third Place

1 Barrett 2 Gaynor 3 Sewell 4 Dixon 6 Earle 7 Corbett 9 Davis 10 Hewitt 11 Anglin 12 Reid 15 Smith 16 Boyd 17 Hamilton 18 Wright 20 Dennis 21 D. Brown 23 Jarrett Coach: C. Brown

Jamaica squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Fourth Place

1 Barrett 2 Malcolm 3 Dawes 4 Dixon 5 Goodison 6 Simpson 7 Cargill 8 Gayle 9 Williams 11 Whitmore 14 Messam 17 Lowe 18 Burton 19 Sinclair 21 Brown 22 Hall 24 Gardner 25 Griffiths Coach: Simões

Jamaica squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Barrett (c) 2 Malcolm 3 Dawes 4 Dixon 5 Goodison 6 Simpson 7 Cargill 8 Gayle 9 Williams 10 Boyd 11 Whitmore 12 Sewell 13 Lawrence 14 Ricketts 15 Gardner 16 Earle 17 Lowe 18 Burton 19 Sinclair 20 Powell 21 Brown 22 Hall Coach: Simões

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