Career
He was known to be very disciplined, a good passer of the ball and a tight man-marker. Nicknamed "Simba", Dawes has played as a defender or midfielder, starting his career at Jamaican club Galaxy F.C. and having a brief spell at Belgian Fourth Division club SVD Handzame in 1996. In 2001, he signed for Master of Library Science club MetroStars only to be traded to Colorado Rapids for a 2002 draft pick.
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. He played his last international in 2001 against Costa Rica and earned over 60 caps for the Reggae Boyz.
He is currently manager of Jamaican Premier League side Sporting Central Academy but is currently on an educational sabbatical working on his coaching badges in the United States and England. In 2010, Dawes returned to coaching Sporting Central Academy.
