Manu Dagher

Manu Dagher
Personal information
Full name	Manu Dagher
Date of birth	12 October 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Foya Kamara, Liberia
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Striker
Youth career
	Baronie
	Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2008	Dordrecht
2009–2011	Kozakken Boys
2011–2013	Waltham Forest
	* 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

↑ Manu Dagher serieuze optie Baronie - BN De Stem (in Dutch)
↑ "Liberiaanse aanvaller voor FC Dordrecht". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 29 June 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
↑ 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. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
↑ Manu Dagher baalt van bijrol bij FC Dordrecht - FC Dordrecht (in Dutch)

External links

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
Manu Dagher at Eersterat (in Dutch)

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[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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