Manu Dagher

Manu Dagher
Personal information
Full name Manu Dagher
Date of birth (1984-10-12) 12 October 1984 (age 40)
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

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

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

  1. ^ Manu Dagher serieuze optie Baronie - BN De Stem (in Dutch)
  2. ^ FC Dordrecht zegt Kooiman en Biyadat ontslag aan - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  3. ^ Opvallend debuut invaller Manu Dagher - BN De Stem (in Dutch)
  4. ^ "Newsham becomes first new Gladiators signing of the summer | Non League Daily". www.nonleaguedaily.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. ^ Manu Dagher baalt van bijrol bij FC Dordrecht - FC Dordrecht (in Dutch)


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