Didier Agathe

Early career

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.

Raith Rovers

At the end of his contract with Montpellier, Agathe travelled to England in 1999 to try to find a club to continue his professional career. He had a successful trial with Stockport County, 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.

Hibernian

When his deal at Raith…

In April 2020, Agathe was appointed manager of English Northern Football League Division Two team Durham City. At the time the season was annulled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the club were seven point adrift at the bottom of the division, and during the summer Agathe would orchestrate a squad overhaul, including the arrival of players from Dutch footballing academies. Agathe left the club in October, having secured one point from the opening nine games of the season, though club owner Olivier Bernard said the results were not the reason he had left.

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Celtic

Scottish Premier League: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04 Scottish Cup: 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05 Scottish League Cup: 2000–01 UEFA Cup runner-up: 2002–03