Franck Manga Guela

Franck Manga "Did'dy" Guela (born 19 June 1986) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a left winger or attacking midfielder.

Did'dy Guela

Personal information
Full name	Franck Manga Guela
Date of birth	(1986-06-19) 19 June 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003	Académie de Sol Beni
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Mamelodi Sundowns	11	(1)
2004–2005	Anagennisi Karditsa	26	(3)
2005–2006	Veria	25	(5)
2006–2007	Kerkyra	27	(6)
2007–2008	Dinamo Zagreb	24	(2)
2008–2009	AEL	13	(1)
2009–2011	Arminia Bielefeld	38	(2)
2012–2013	Ludogorets Razgrad	12	(1)
2013–2014	Apollon Smyrnis[1]	13	(1)
2014–2016	Al Urooba	32	(6)
2016–2017	Al Hamriyah[2]	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Guela was born in Abidjan. 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. A highlight of his career was the goal he scored for Kerkyra FC against Panathinaikos during the 2006–07 Super League Greece, helping his team to a 3–1 victory.

On 22 May 2007, Guela joined Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. He left on 18 August 2008^[3] and joined on 4 October 2008 AEL 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.