Serge Dié
Encyclopedia
Serge Dié is an Ivorian
footballer.
He found himself alone with his mother, Odette KOIDE and his brothers.
He abandoned his studies in order to take care of his family and therefore football became his profession as a mean to fulfill his family’s basic needs.
He became a member of Africa Sport of Abidjan, where he made his way, from the minor teams, through to the first team of the club.
In 1996, his first selection for the national team was announced and he was called to represent his country.
From that moment on, his international career begins and in 1998, as he plays for Regina football club in Italy.
In 2000, he faces the darkest period in his football career, during which, he was a free agent, without a club for one year.
That is when he considers the fact he might be finished with football, and the period he agrees to offer his life to God and becomes a Christian.
“I was lost and The Lord brought me back”, he stated.
Dié along with the rise of his football career in 2001, he meets the love of his life, Lydia DOMORAUD, who becomes his wife a year after on June 22, 2002.
Their union will give birth to Manassé Chris-Samuel DIE on January 17, 2006.
In September, 2002, Ivory Coast faced a period of political crisis which lasted for almost 6 years.
Various events caused great collateral damage to the whole country and especially to the West part, where the football player’s motherland is.
In the sight of this sad situation his country and his homeland faced, Dié decides to travel to Ivory Coast in June, 2005 in order to donate clothes and food to the war victims of the city Guitrozon, suburb of Djuekoué, a city situated on the West part of Ivory Coast.
For that purpose, he called up the inhabitants of the city Abidjan to a massive mobilisation, through the media in order to seek help from the economic capital of the country.
This initiative had an enormous success and was broadcasted on the news all over the country.
In December, 2006, Dié participated in an action of support for the inhabitants of Toulepleu, a city located centrally, organized by the First Lady of Ivory Coast, where he donated food to the people.
In 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 as well, during his visit to the prisoners of the MACA Detention center and those of Abidjan.
There he donated food and footballs and he also sponsored one of their football matches, shortly before his appointment.
In June, 2008, he revisited Ivory Coast again, this time the city of Djuekoué, to observe the damages caused by the crisis personally.
There he met the mayor of the city, in order to discuss the needs of the inhabitants and help them in the best way he could.
It is after the conclusion of this meeting that he decided to create the “Manassé Foundation” in the same year.
The foundation’s purpose is to help the widows and the orphans in need and the persons having survival difficulties due to the crisis, through diverse support programs and various projects.
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
footballer.
Career
He was born in a family of 9 children and he very fast faced a terrible tragedy, the death of his father, André DIE, at the young age of 14 years old.He found himself alone with his mother, Odette KOIDE and his brothers.
He abandoned his studies in order to take care of his family and therefore football became his profession as a mean to fulfill his family’s basic needs.
He became a member of Africa Sport of Abidjan, where he made his way, from the minor teams, through to the first team of the club.
In 1996, his first selection for the national team was announced and he was called to represent his country.
From that moment on, his international career begins and in 1998, as he plays for Regina football club in Italy.
In 2000, he faces the darkest period in his football career, during which, he was a free agent, without a club for one year.
That is when he considers the fact he might be finished with football, and the period he agrees to offer his life to God and becomes a Christian.
“I was lost and The Lord brought me back”, he stated.
Dié along with the rise of his football career in 2001, he meets the love of his life, Lydia DOMORAUD, who becomes his wife a year after on June 22, 2002.
Their union will give birth to Manassé Chris-Samuel DIE on January 17, 2006.
In September, 2002, Ivory Coast faced a period of political crisis which lasted for almost 6 years.
Various events caused great collateral damage to the whole country and especially to the West part, where the football player’s motherland is.
In the sight of this sad situation his country and his homeland faced, Dié decides to travel to Ivory Coast in June, 2005 in order to donate clothes and food to the war victims of the city Guitrozon, suburb of Djuekoué, a city situated on the West part of Ivory Coast.
For that purpose, he called up the inhabitants of the city Abidjan to a massive mobilisation, through the media in order to seek help from the economic capital of the country.
This initiative had an enormous success and was broadcasted on the news all over the country.
In December, 2006, Dié participated in an action of support for the inhabitants of Toulepleu, a city located centrally, organized by the First Lady of Ivory Coast, where he donated food to the people.
In 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 as well, during his visit to the prisoners of the MACA Detention center and those of Abidjan.
There he donated food and footballs and he also sponsored one of their football matches, shortly before his appointment.
In June, 2008, he revisited Ivory Coast again, this time the city of Djuekoué, to observe the damages caused by the crisis personally.
There he met the mayor of the city, in order to discuss the needs of the inhabitants and help them in the best way he could.
It is after the conclusion of this meeting that he decided to create the “Manassé Foundation” in the same year.
The foundation’s purpose is to help the widows and the orphans in need and the persons having survival difficulties due to the crisis, through diverse support programs and various projects.
Clubs
- 1996–1997 : Africa SportsAfrica SportsAfrica Sports National is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan. It was founded in 1948. They play at the Stade Houphouet-Boigny....
- 1997–2001 : RegginaReggina CalcioReggina Calcio are an Italian association football club, the main club of the city of Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo...
- 2001-2001 : AvellinoU.S. AvellinoAssociazione Sportiva Avellino 1912 , since summer 2010, is the new name of the Italian football club, based in Avellino, Campania. The club was founded in 1912 and its traditional colours are green and white...
- 2001–2002 : BeneventoBenevento CalcioBenevento Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Benevento, Campania. The club was founded in 1929 and refounded in 2005. Currently it plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione/A.-History:...
- 2002–2004 : OGC NiceOGC NiceOlympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...
- 2003–2004 : FC MetzFC MetzFootball Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...
- 2004–2005 : OGC NiceOGC NiceOlympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...
- 2005–2006 : Kayseri ErciyessporKayseri ErciyessporKayseri Erciyesspor is a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri from the year 1932. Kayseri Erciyesspor currently plays in TFF 1. League. On 2004, Kayserispor switched names with Erciyesspor...
- 2007–2008 : AjaccioAjaccioAjaccio , is a commune on the island of Corsica in France. It is the capital and largest city of the region of Corsica and the prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud....
- 2008–2010 : Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C.
- 2010– : Kavala F.C.