Serge Dié

Serge Dié (born 4 October 1977 in Abidjan) is a retired Ivorian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Serge Dié
Personal information
Full name Mhinseia Serge Aristide Dié
Date of birth (1977-10-04) 4 October 1977
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 None
Youth career
1996–1997 Africa Sports
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Reggina 15 (0)
2001 Avellino 13 (1)
2002 Benevento 10 (0)
2002–2005 OGC Nice 45 (2)
2003 → Avellino (loan) 15 (0)
2004 → FC Metz (loan) 8 (0)
2005–2007 Kayseri Erciyesspor 50 (1)
2007–2008 AC Ajaccio 25 (1)
2008–2010 Iraklis 35 (2)
2010–2011 Kavala 36 (4)
2011–2012 Veria 17 (1)
2012–2013 Kavala 12 (2)
2013–2014 Skoda Xanthi 26 (2)
Total 307 (17)
National team‡
1997 Ivory Coast U20[1] 3 (1)
1995–2004 Ivory Coast 23 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 July 2019

Career

He begin his playing career with Africa Sport of Abidjan, where he made his way, from the minor teams, through to the first team of the club.

Personal

Dié was raised in a family of 9 children and he faced tragedy at a young age with the death of his father, André Dié.

Dié became a devout Christian in 2000, when he was a free agent for a year. He considered that his football career might be over, however during this period he agreed to offer his life to God. "I was lost and The Lord brought me back", he stated.

He married Lydia Domoraud on 22 June 2002. They have a child together, Manassé Chris-Samuel Dié, born on 17 January 2006.

Dié travelled to Ivory Coast on June 2005, in order to donate clothes and food to the war victims of the city Guitrozon, a suburb of Duékoué, a city situated on the West part of Ivory Coast.

On December 2006, Dié participated in an action of support for the inhabitants of Toulépleu, a city located centrally, organized by the First Lady of Ivory Coast, where he donated food to the people.

On December 2007, he was named "World Ambassador of Peace" by the president of the OMPP, a World Organization for Peace, for the donations quoted previously and for those that he made during his visit to the prisoners of the MACA Detention center and those of Abidjan.

On June 2008, he revisited Ivory Coast again, this time the city of Duékoué, to observe the damages caused by the crisis personally.

He created the Manassé Foundation in 2008, in order to help widows and orphans affected by the war through diverse support programs and various projects.

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References
  1. "Serge Die profile". 11v11. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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