Didier Agathe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernand Didier Agathe | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Wingback | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1999 | Montpellier | 41 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | → Alès (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Raith Rovers | 30 | (7) |
| 2000 | Hibernian | 5 | (4) |
| 2000–2006 | Celtic | 122 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Aston Villa | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2087 | JS Saint-Pierroise | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:50, 14 August 2010 (UTC). |
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Fernand Didier Agathe (born 16 August 1975) is a French professional footballer.
Agathe began his career at French side Montpellier HSC before moving to Scotland to join Raith Rovers and then Hibernian. His performances gained him a high profile transfer to Celtic where he enjoyed the most successful spell of his career winning three championships and was part of the squad that reached the 2003 UEFA Cup Final.
Didier Agathe was spotted in his homeland of La Réunion began by a scout from French Ligue 1 club Montpellier HSC in 1992. Although several other clubs expressed an interest in signing Agathe, he chose to join Montpellier given their location in the south of France. His time in France was marred by illness and injury; his appendix burst shortly after arriving, and afterwards he suffered a string of injuries before medical staff found he had no cartilage in his right knee. During his time in France, he was loaned out for a spell to Olympique Alès where he played 29 games and scored four goals.
At the end of his contract with Montpellier, Agathe travelled to England in 1999 to try and find a club to continue his professional career. He had a successful trial with , but the move fell through when he failed the medical. He was then introduced to agent Willie McKay who persuaded Agathe to try finding a club in Scotland. McKay took him to Kirkcaldy, where local club Raith Rovers were looking for a striker having lost their first four games of the season. Although he had never played a competitive game as a forward, Agathe told Raith Rovers manager John McVeigh that he had, and he scored twice in a bounce game against the first team. He then played days later against Airdrie as a trialist, and scored a hat-trick. He went on to play over 30 games for Raith that season, scoring seven times.
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