Eugène Dadi

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Personal information
Eugene Dadi
Full name	Eugene Dadi
Date of birth	August 20, 1973 (1973-08-20) (age 34)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Perth Glory
Youth clubs
1988	FC Sochaux
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989-1992 1995-1996 1996-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005 2006 2006-2008 2008-present	Stade Lavallois FC Sète LASK Linz Toulouse FC Aberdeen Livingston Tranmere Rovers Nottingham Forest Notts County Hapoel Acre Perth Glory	52 (11) 04 0(0) 33 0(5) 25 0(4) 86 (28) 06 0(0) 11 0(2) 00 0(0)
National team²
2000	Côte d'Ivoire	01 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 26 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Eugene Dadi (born August 20, 1973 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian football striker who plays for A-League club Perth Glory in Australia.^[1]

1 Club career
- 1.1 Tranmere Rovers
- 1.2 Perth Glory
2 Personal life
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Tranmere Rovers

Eugene Dadi had two successful season on the Wirral with Tranmere. He played up-front and scored 28 goals. In his first season in 2002-03 he finished the clubs top scorer, scoring great goals against Notts County and Chesterfield. He also scored against Bolton in the fa cup third round replay at the reebox stadium, Rovers won 2-1 Eugene scoring the first goal. In his second season he helped Rovers finish in the play offs and was a regular up front with Iain Hume. He was a fans favourite and always had his hair in a "pineapple" shape. He left the club in the summer and joined Nottingham Forest, many Rovers fans were sad to see him go.

[edit] Perth Glory

Dadi first trialed with the club in November 2007 but was denied an opportunity to join Perth Glory when his previous club Hapoel Acre failed to release him during the transfer window. He took part in the Glory's post-season tour of China and impressed coaching staff with his awareness in front of goal.