Chris Dawes (Jamaican footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Dawes | ||
Date of birth | 31 May 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1996 | Galaxy F.C. | ||
1996 | SVD Handzame | ||
1997–2000 | Galaxy F.C. | ||
2001 | Colorado Rapids | 16 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Hazard United | ||
2003–2004 | Village United | ||
2004–2006 | Portmore United | ||
National team | |||
1995–2001 | Jamaica | 66 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Christopher Dawes (born 31 May 1974 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a retired Jamaican footballer. He was known to be very disciplined, a good passer of the ball and a tight man-marker.[1]
Club career[]
Nicknamed 'Simba', Dawes has played as a defender or midfielder, starting his career at Jamaican club and having a brief spell at Belgian Fourth Division club in 1996.[2][3] In 2001, he signed for MLS club MetroStars only to be traded to Colorado Rapids for a 2002 draft pick.[4][5] Dawes returned to Jamaica in 2002 joining May Pen based club Hazard United and had a brief stint with Village United before returning to the previous club, now relocated and called Portmore United. He retired in 2006 to become a coach.
International career[]
He also played for the Jamaica national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[6] He played his last international in 2001 against Costa Rica and earned over 60 caps for the Reggae Boyz.[7] He scored once in a 2000 friendly match against Cayman Islands, which Jamaica won by 6–0.
Coaching career[]
He is currently manager of Jamaica National Premier League side Sporting Central Academy but is currently on an educational sabbatical working on his coaching badges in the United States and England.[8] In 2010, Dawes returned to coaching Sporting Central Academy.
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Jamaica Gleaner News - Donaldson inducted into Colorado Hall of Fame
- ^ Christopher Dawes – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Chris Dawes". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ The Jamaica Star :: Sport :: Coaching carousel continues at Sporting Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
- Jamaican footballers
- Jamaican expatriate footballers
- Jamaica international footballers
- 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Portmore United F.C. players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Major League Soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- Association football defenders
- Jamaican football biography stubs