Full name David Dahan Name Dudu Dahan Role Football player | Years Team Height 1.85 m Position Coach | |
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Date of birth (1971-12-08) 8 December 1971 (age 44) Playing position | ||
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David "Dudu" Dahan (Hebrew: דודו דהאן; born 8 December 1971 in Jerusalem, Israel) is a football agent who has been involved in some of the most expensive transfers in Israel and in Belgium. Dahan developed his connection with football in his native Israel, beginning as an active player, and established a network of associations and friendships across the football world.
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- Dudu Dahan 9
- Dudu Dahan Scoutpush LTD
- Main activity as an agent 2007present
- As a player
- As a manager
- References
He is licensed as a football agent from the Israel Football Association.
Dudu Dahan Scoutpush LTD
Main activity as an agent (2007–present)
He is considered one of the biggest agents both in Israel and in Belgium. In 2007, he moved Gili Vermouth from Hapoel Tel Aviv FC to KAA Gent and Salim Tuama from the same team to Royal Standard de Liege. He continued to work mostly in Israel and Belgium and Rami Gershon (Royal Standard de Liege), Eytan Tibi (Charleroi SC) and Omer Golan (Lokeren) were all part of his early work days in Belgium. KAA Gent bought his representative, Shlomi Arbeitman on 2010 in the amount of 1.5 million euros. In the same year Lior Refaelov moved to Club Brugge K.V. on a 2.5 million transfer fee, also from Maccabi Haifa and Beram Kayal in 1.5 million euro transfer fee to Celtic FC in Scotland. Efe Ambrose became the second player represented by Dahan intoCeltic FC moving from SC Ashdod to Scotland.
This transactions built the trust on his scouting and manager skills and Dahan started working all around the continent. Wisla Krakow recruited the first Israeli player in Poland from Hapoel Beer Sheva in 2011, Maor Melikson, who was bought in 750,000 Euro. Later Dudu Biton joined the club, another representative of Dahan, who later moved to Royal Standard de Liege, Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus) and NK Maribor (Slovenia). Before Biton came to Wisla Krakow he was part of the "Hot winter" of Belgium club, Charleroi SC who took four Israeli players from Dahan, Tamir Kahlon, Matan Ohayon and Hatem Abd Elhamed.
In summer 2013, Dahan shocked Israel and Belgium when he managed to bring Israeli coach Guy Luzon from the U21 National team of Israel to Royal Standard de Liege alongside Center Bacl, Tal Ben Haim. The captain of the U21 National Team of Israel, Nir Biton, moved on a 1 million-euro deal from SC Ashdod to Celtic FC. In 2014 Sintayehu Sallalich became the first Israeli player in Slovenia, represented by Dahan to NK Maribor. Rami Gershon and Kenny Sayef moved to KAA Gent, the later on a 200,000-euro deal from Hapoel Ramat HaSharon.