Manu Dagher
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manu Dagher | ||
Date of birth | 12 October 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Foya Kamara, Liberia | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Waltham Forest | ||
Youth career | |||
Baronie | |||
Heerenveen | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Dordrecht | 88 | (8) |
2009–2011 | Kozakken Boys | ||
2011–2013 | Waltham Forest | 71 | (22) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:15, 22 April 2012 (UTC) |
Manu Dagher (born 12 October 1984) is a Liberian former footballer who played as a striker. He is signed to Waltham Forest in England and was also a member of the Liberia national football team.
Club career
[edit]Dagher played for the Baronie and Heerenveen youth teams.[1] He was released by Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht after the 2007/08 season[2] and in September 2009 he signed a contract with Dutch non-league side Kozakken Boys from Werkendam. Dagher stated he still wanted to succeed in football. He scored on his debut in a 3-5 away win at Zwaluwen '30.[3]
In August 2011 he signed for Waltham Forest.[4]
Personal life
[edit]He left his native Liberia by himself in 2002, ending up in a Dutch camp for pro club seekers near Breda. In Holland he later met his future wife Maima and they later had two children called Cheyenne and Nadim Dagher.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Manu Dagher serieuze optie Baronie - BN De Stem (in Dutch)
- ^ FC Dordrecht zegt Kooiman en Biyadat ontslag aan - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ Opvallend debuut invaller Manu Dagher - BN De Stem (in Dutch)
- ^ "Newsham becomes first new Gladiators signing of the summer | Non League Daily". www.nonleaguedaily.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ Manu Dagher baalt van bijrol bij FC Dordrecht - FC Dordrecht (in Dutch)
External links
[edit]- Manu Dagher at Voetbal International
- Liberiaanse striker Dagher to Kozakken Boys 25 September 2009, Dutch
- A-selectie Kozakken Boys 25 September 2009, Dutch
- Striking debut substitute Manu Dagher 28 September 2009, Dutch
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Lofa County
- Men's association football forwards
- Dutch men's footballers
- Liberian men's footballers
- FC Dordrecht players
- Kozakken Boys players
- Waltham Forest F.C. players
- Liberian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Liberian football biography stubs
- Dutch football forward stubs