Manu Dagher

Manu Dagher
Personal information
Full name Manu Dagher
Date of birth (1984-10-12) 12 October 1984 (age 42)
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. He left Baronie for Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht in 2005 but was released by them after the 2007/08 season 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.

In August 2011 he signed for Waltham Forest.

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.

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)