Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 June 1964 | ||
Playing position | Winger, Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Staines Town (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1993 | Wealdstone | 58 | (15) |
1993–1995 | Yeading | ||
1995–1996 | Dulwich Hamlet | ||
1997–1998 | Aldershot Town | 25 | (12) |
1998–1999 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 22 | (8) |
1999–2000 | Chesham United | 13 | (3) |
2000–2006 | Yeading | ||
2006–2010 | Maidenhead United | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2001–2006 | Yeading (player-manager) | ||
2006–2015 | Maidenhead United | ||
2016– | Staines Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Johnson "Drax" Hippolyte (born 9 June 1964) is an English former professional footballer, and the current the manager of Isthmian League Premier Division side Staines Town, having been a player-manager at Yeading, and manager at Maidenhead United from 2006 to 2015.
During his playing career, he has had spells at Hampton & Richmond, Aldershot Town, Dulwich Hamlet, Chesham United, Chertsey Town, Wealdstone, Chalfont St Peter, Uxbridge and Hounslow.
He began coaching at Chesham and then became joint manager alongside Nas Bashir at Yeading. He took sole control at The Warren in December 2001, and silverware followed with an Isthmian League Cup win in 2003. This was followed by back to back Championship titles as Yeading swiftly moved up the Isthmian League and into the Conference South.
His reputation as manager of Yeading increased with the prestigious FA Cup tie of Newcastle United in the third round of the 2004–05 FA Cup, which was held at Queens Park Rangers' Loftus Road.