Manu Dagher
{{short description|Liberian footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| name = Manu Dagher
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| fullname = Manu Dagher
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|10|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Foya Kamara, Liberia
| height = {{height|m=1.69|precision=0}}
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Waltham Forest
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| youthclubs1 = Baronie
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Heerenveen
| years1 = 2005–2008
| years2 = 2009–2011
| years3 = 2011–2013
| clubs1 = Dordrecht
| clubs2 = Kozakken Boys
| clubs3 = Waltham Forest
| caps1 = 88
| goals1 = 8
| caps2 =
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| caps3 = 71
| goals3 = 22
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| pcupdate = 02:15, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
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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.[http://www.bndestem.nl/amateurvoetbal/manu-dagher-serieuze-optie-baronie~ab239f76/ Manu Dagher serieuze optie Baronie] - BN De Stem {{in lang|nl}} He was released by Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht after the 2007/08 season[https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/fc-dordrecht-zegt-kooiman-en-biyadat-ontslag-aan FC Dordrecht zegt Kooiman en Biyadat ontslag aan] - Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}} 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.[http://www.bndestem.nl/amateurvoetbal/opvallend-debuut-invaller-manu-dagher~aa76a58e/ Opvallend debuut invaller Manu Dagher] - BN De Stem {{in lang|nl}}
In August 2011 he signed for Waltham Forest.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=77759|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004104524/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=77759|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 October 2012|title=Newsham becomes first new Gladiators signing of the summer {{!}} Non League Daily|website=www.nonleaguedaily.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-05-04}}
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.[http://www.fcdordrecht.net/midden/actueel/archief/2008/03/20080321_MD.htm Manu Dagher baalt van bijrol bij FC Dordrecht] - FC Dordrecht {{in lang|nl}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Manu-Dagher.htm Manu Dagher] at Voetbal International
- [http://www.brabantsdagblad.nl/regios/heusdenaltena/5567126/Liberiaanse-spits-Dagher-naar-Kozakken-Boys.ece Liberiaanse striker Dagher to Kozakken Boys] 25 September 2009, Dutch
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110724160239/http://www.kozakkenboys.nl/news.asp?newsitem=5276 A-selectie Kozakken Boys] 25 September 2009, Dutch
- [http://www.bndestem.nl/sport/amateurvoetbal/5577855/Opvallend-debuut-invaller-Manu-Dagher.ece Striking debut substitute Manu Dagher] 28 September 2009, Dutch
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Category:People from Lofa County
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Liberian men's footballers
Category:Kozakken Boys players
Category:Waltham Forest F.C. players
Category:Liberian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
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