Johnson Hippolyte

Who is Johnson Hippolyte?

Johnson "Drax" Hippolyte is an English former professional footballer, who is currently the manager of Conference South side Maidenhead United. He has also been a player-manager at Yeading.

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.