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{{Short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1971)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Linval Dixon
| image          =
| caption        =
| fullname       =
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|9|14}}
| birth_place    = [[Old Harbour Bay]], Jamaica
| height         = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| position       = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1    =
| youthclubs1    = [[Clarendon College (Jamaica)|Clarendon College]]
| years1         = 1995
| clubs1         = [[Charleston Battery]]
| caps1          = 12
| goals1         = 4
| years2         = 1995–2002
| clubs2         = [[Hazard United]]
| caps2          =
| goals2         =
| years3         = 2002–2003
| clubs3         = [[Charleston Battery]]
| caps3          = 44
| goals3         = 0
| totalcaps      =
| totalgoals     =
| nationalyears1 = 1993–2003
| nationalteam1  = [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
| nationalcaps1  = 127<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lindixon-intl.html Linval Dixon - Century of International Appearances]</ref>
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| manageryears1  = 2005–2006
| managerclubs1  = [[Portmore United F.C.|Portmore United U-23]]
| manageryears2  = 2007–2009
| managerclubs2  = [[Portmore United F.C.|Portmore United]]
| manageryears3  = 2009
| managerclubs3  = [[Portmore United F.C.|Portmore United]] (assistant)
| manageryears4  = 2010
| managerclubs4  = [[Portmore United F.C.|Portmore United]]
}}
'''Linval Dixon''' (born 14 September 1971) is a Jamaican [[association football|football]] coach and former player. A former [[defender (association football)|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 football team|Jamaica national team]]. He has worked as head coach at [[Portmore United F.C.|Portmore United]].

==Club career==
Dixon was born in [[Old Harbour Bay]], [[Saint Catherine Parish|Saint Catherine]], Jamaica. He attended [[Clarendon College (Jamaica)|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.

==International career==
Dixon has captained [[Jamaica national football team|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 national football team|Venezuela]], collecting over 90 caps, including 27 [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifying matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|155994|Linval Dixon}}</ref>

:''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dixon goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Linval Dixon
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|20 August 1995}}
|[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica
|{{fb|ZAM}}
|style="text-align:center"|—
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Zambia |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/7676/Jamaica_Zambia.html|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|27 February 1997}}
|[[Independence Park (Jamaica)|National Statdium]], Kingston, Jamaica
|{{fb|Bermuda}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|3-2
|[[1997 Caribbean Cup|1997 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Bermuda |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26102/Jamaica_Bermuda.html|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|29 October 1997}}
|[[Basseterre]], Saint Kitts and Nevis
|{{fb|SKN}}
|style="text-align:center"|—
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26114/Saint_Kitts_Nevis_Jamaica.html|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|}
==Managerial career==
In 2005, Dixon became the manager of [[Portmore United F.C.|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]].<ref name="npl2008">{{cite news|work=Jamaica Gleaner |author=Walters, Ainsley |title=Discipline did it for us - Dixon |url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080502/sports/sports3.html |date=2 May 2008 |accessdate=24 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605054959/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080502/sports/sports3.html |archivedate= 5 June 2008 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/Linval-Dixon-regains-control-at-Portmore-United_7830017 |title=Linval Dixon regains control at Portmore United |access-date=9 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101406/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/Linval-Dixon-regains-control-at-Portmore-United_7830017 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Honours==

===As manager===
'''Portmore United'''
* [[National Premier League]]: [[2007–08 National Premier League|2007–08]]<ref name="npl2008"/>

==See also==
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110225132441/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=34 Charleston Battery: Linval Dixon]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121009234204/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=155994/index.html FIFA: Linval Dixon]
*{{NFT player|pid=16636}}

{{Jamaica Squad 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Jamaica Squad 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Jamaica Squad 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Jamaica Squad 1998 World Cup}}

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