Manu Dagher

Manu Dagher
Personal information
Full name Manu Dagher
Date of birth (1984-10-12) 12 October 1984
Place of birth Foya Kamara, Liberia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Striker
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 as of 02:15, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Manu Dagher (born 12 October 1984) is a Liberian retired 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 left Baronie for Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht in 2005[2] but was released by them after the 2007/08 season[3] 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.[4]

In August 2011 he signed for Waltham Forest.[5]

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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Manu Dagher serieuze optie Baronie - BN De Stem (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ "Liberiaanse aanvaller voor FC Dordrecht". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 29 June 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  3. ↑ FC Dordrecht zegt Kooiman en Biyadat ontslag aan - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ Opvallend debuut invaller Manu Dagher - BN De Stem (in Dutch)
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Manu Dagher baalt van bijrol bij FC Dordrecht - FC Dordrecht (in Dutch)
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