Linval Dixon (born 14 September 1971 in

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, Saint Catherine,

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) is a retired Jamaican football defender and currently head coach at Portmore United.

Player

Club

Dixon attended Clarendon College where he played on the school's team. In 1995, he signed with the

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of the

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. 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

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. In 2003, Dixon and his teammates won the A-League championship.

International

He has captained

and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He made his debut in 1991 and played his last international in 2004 against

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, collecting over 90 caps, including 27

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qualifying matches.

Manager

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.

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