Franck Manga "Did'dy" Guela (born 19 June 1986) is an Ivorian

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who plays as a

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Career

Guela was born in

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. After graduating from the Jean-Marc Guillou's Académie de Sol Beni, his agent, Eleftherios Sidiropoulos, brought him to one of his European teams,

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

. A highlight of his career was the goal he scored for Kerkyra FC against

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

during the 2006–07 Super League Greece, helping his team to a 3–1 victory. On 22 May 2007, Guela joined the Croatian champion,

. He left on 18 August 2008 and joined on 4 October 2008

Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. AEL Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ), also known by its full name Athlitiki Enosi Larissas ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λάρισας, translation=Athletic Union of Larissa), simply called AEL or Larissa, is a Greek professional footb ...

as an associate. He earned the right to play in official matches as of 26 November 2008. After one year, Guela left the club to sign on 31 August 2009 for Arminia Bielefeld. He made his debut goal at home against Greuther Fürth, which turned out to be the winning goal.

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at Nogometni Magazin 1986 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Ivorian footballers Ivory Coast international footballers Association football midfielders Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. players A.O. Kerkyra players Veria F.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Al Urooba Club players Al Hamriyah Club players UAE First Division League players Super League Greece players Expatriate footballers in Greece GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Croatian Football League players Expatriate footballers in Croatia Arminia Bielefeld players 2. Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Germany PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub