Manu Dagher | |
Fullname: | Manu Dagher |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1984 |
Birth Place: | Foya Kamara, Liberia |
Position: | Striker |
Currentclub: | Waltham Forest |
Youthclubs1: | Baronie |
Youthclubs2: | Heerenveen |
Years1: | 2005–2008 |
Years2: | 2009–2011 |
Years3: | 2011–2013 |
Clubs2: | Kozakken Boys |
Clubs3: | Waltham Forest |
Caps1: | 88 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Caps3: | 71 |
Goals3: | 22 |
Pcupdate: | 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.
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]
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]