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“I especially liked playing against
Magic for bragging rights because
they were a Jamaican team. The
highlight of my Iere career
however, was when I won the MVP
title in 1988. Our defense was
really good and I scored quite a few
goals coming from behind the play.
In my opinion 1989 was a better
year but I was runner up in the
MVP voting by the committee. I
really wanted it that year.
I remembered running against Ken
Martin to be the coach and I was
unsuccessful not because I wasn't
qualified but because they did not
want to go the player/coach road
again. I was disappointed but the
people had spoken.”
Dixon is now a writer and assistant
editor with Stars Soccer Review
magazine and his knowledge and
assessment of players, coaches
and clubs has made him a valuable
asset to Stars organization.
Dixon Modeste before Toronto FC match
At the age of 21, Dixon played like a
seasoned veteran and what I did not
realize is that there was a lot more to
discover about Dixon Modeste. He
was good at every position on the
soccer field including goalkeeper
where he started for a number of my
teams. That’s until he excused
himself from games and I
discovered he was also a cricketer.
“When I left Trinidad I was the
captain of QRC soccer team and
earlier in the year I had broken
the colleges league record for
most consecutive wickets in an
over which now stands at 4
(beaver trick).” he said.
Dixon also remembered his
debut and career with Iere
“ My career with Iere was off and
running after I scored in my first
match at Coxwell and
Greenwood. Life was great, he
said, a goal and a shutout in my
first game.”
By Aldwyn McGill
Dixon Modeste was my assistant
coach at most of my teams that
included, the T&T Invitational team at
Soccer Salute, Scarborough United
Women’s club, Metro Lions and
Spoilers.
Dixon is matured beyond his years
and has a wealth of knowledge not just
on soccer but on all sports. That
worked well for my teams and even
better for me. He is one of the best
defenders I’ve played with and I’m
glad that I recruited him for Iere in
1987. He played for the Imagination
team in the Toronto Caribbean Soccer
League at Flemingdon Park and
although he had never heard of Iere
he was willing to take the plunge into
the Toronto and District Soccer
League first division in 1987.
Sports aside, Dixon is also
academically inclined and had
successfully completed his A level
exams at Queens Royal College
(QRC) in Trinidad and had majored in
Business administration from York
University.