Daniel Shawn Maddix (born 11 October 1967) is a former professional

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who played as a defender, notably in the

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for Queens Park Rangers, having come through the academy at

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. He also had spells in the

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for Southend United,

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and

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before finishing his career in non-league with

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. Born in England, he was called up to represent

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where he earned one cap during a

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warm-up game. Whilst with Barnet in 2004, Maddix was temporarily appointed as caretaker manager, he has since worked away from the sport and has only coached at amateur level.

Club career

Maddix started his career as a trainee at

but never appeared for the first team. He was loaned to Southend United in 1986 where he made two appearances, however he departed the club after one senior season in the first team at

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. He finally left for Division 1 rivals Queens Park Rangers in 1987. He made 348 appearances for QPR spanning 13 seasons, scoring 18 goals. He made his debut in November 1987 at Queens Park Rangers and was an effective centre half alongside Alan McDonald. He spent a handful of seasons in the

with QPR, and continued to play for the Loftus Road club when they were relegated in 1996. He signed with

in 2001 where he made over 50 starts but was released after the club suffered relegation to the third tier of English football in the 2002–03 season. He signed to

on 12 July 2003 and ended his career in December 2004. He was briefly joint caretaker manager with

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between the departure of Martin Allen and the arrival of

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. Following his departure from Barnet, Maddix signed with

and stayed with the club until the end of the 2005–06 season.

International career

Despite being English by birth, Maddix's Jamaican roots saw him picked for the

in 1998 in a World Cup warm-up game against

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Personal life

Danny spends some of his time coaching a Chigwell-based youth football club Colebrook Royals.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maddix, Danny 1967 births Living people People from Ashford, Kent Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Barnet F.C. non-playing staff Grays Athletic F.C. players Premier League players Jamaica international footballers Jamaican footballers Barnet F.C. managers Association football defenders English people of Jamaican descent Jamaican football managers Black British sportspeople