Manu Dagher (born 12 October 1984) is a

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It ...

n 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 The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the ''Lone Stars'', represents Liberia in men's international football and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the nation produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, ...

Club career

Dagher played for the Baronie and

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youth teams. He was released by

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as th ...

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FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, t ...

after the 2007/08 season and in September 2009 he signed a contract with Dutch

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Kozakken Boys Kozakken Boys () is a Dutch football club based in Werkendam. It competes in Tweede Divisie, the highest amateur league of Dutch football. Formed as Steeds Voorwaarts Werkendam (SVW) in 1932, it adopted its current name in 1935. Kozakken Boys ...

from

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. 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

by himself in 2002, ending up in a Dutch camp for pro club seekers near

Breda Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda ...

. In Holland he later met his future wife Maima and they later had two children called Cheyenne and Nadim Dagher.Manu Dagher baalt van bijrol bij FC Dordrecht
- FC Dordrecht

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Voetbal International ''Voetbal International'' (VI) is a Dutch football magazine. It is the oldest Dutch football magazine that is still running. History and Profile ''Voetbal International'' was established in 1965. VI was one of the founding members of ESM but le ...

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 1984 births Living people People from Lofa County Men's association football forwards Dutch men's footballers Liberian men's footballers FC Dordrecht players Kozakken Boys players Waltham Forest F.C. players Liberian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England {{netherlands-footy-forward-stub