Position
Right Back/Wing Back/ Winger

Date of Birth
Saturday, 16th August 1975

Place of Birth
Saint Pierre, France

Debut (for Celtic)
Saturday, 14th October 2000 in a 2-0 win at home to St. Mirren (Aged: 25)

Career for Celtic
2000-2006
110 League apps (+11 as sub), 9 goals


Didier Agathe was born on the 16th August, 1975 in Saint-Pierre, Réunion. He began his career in France with Montpellier HSC and also had a loan spell with Olympique Alès. He moved to Scotland in 1999, playing for a year with Raith Rovers. At this time he was playing as a striker, and his goals alerted Premier League club Hibernian, who signed him on a short-term contract. Further impressive performances led to Celtic stepping in to sign Agathe for just £50,000 in 2000.

Didier can best be described as fine but flawed. Little more can be described as frustrating than watching Didier on the ball. He was able to make a dazzling run along the wing, aided by his great acceleration on the ball, only to then see him make an absolutely appalling cross of the ball to the strikers (if ever it even reached him). Right back though was more his forte, and when played here there was little if anyone anywhere who was as good. In Celtic’s UEFA Cup games v Barcelona, he tamed the gifted Ronaldinho, where the latter even applauded him on the pitch for his ability! A strong runner, and intelligent player, I’m sure that like many around him would say that the Barcelona games were his peak, although I’m sure that as part of the Seville Team was also one of the great highlights of his career.

Having scarcely featured in the 2005-06 season under new manager Gordon Strachan, Agathe was linked with a number of clubs, including Valencia CF, Juventus, Middlesbrough, and Leeds United. However, no transfer was concluded by the end of the January transfer window, and an agreement was reached to terminate his contract with Celtic on February 1, 2006. He had further trials in 2006 with Roma, Middlesbrough, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers and Torino, but failed to secure a deal. He eventually re-signed for Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa


Trivia
Quirkily, he has also played as a Rangers striker, albeit in the Robert Duvall movie, A Shot At Glory.

Pictures

• [Didier Agathe - Pics]

KStreet

• How good was Agathe? June 2007

Career

			Club		SPL		Europe
	00-01(sep)		Hibernian		4 Goals, 5 Games		(-)
	00-01		Celtic		3 Goals, 27 Games		2 Games (UEFA Cup)
	01-02		Celtic		3 Goals, 27 Games		1 Goals, 8 Games (Champions League)
	04-05		Celtic				5 Games (Champions League)
	05-06		Celtic		4 Games		(-)