| Edgar Davids | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Edgar Steven Davids | |
| Date of birth | March 13, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| Height | 1. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Paramaribo (nickname Par′bo) is the Capital and largest City of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Suriname ( Dutch: Suriname; Sranan Tongo: Sranan) officially the Republic of Suriname (traditionally spelled Surinam by 69 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991–1996 1996–1997 1997–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007–2008 |
Ajax A.C. Milan Juventus → FC Barcelona (loan) Internazionale Tottenham Hotspur Ajax |
106 (20) 19 (1) 159 (10) 19 (1) 14 (0) 40 (1) 27 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1994–2005 | Netherlands | 74 (6) |
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Edgar Steven Davids (born March 13, 1973 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch professional football player. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Paramaribo (nickname Par′bo) is the Capital and largest City of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Suriname ( Dutch: Suriname; Sranan Tongo: Sranan) officially the Republic of Suriname (traditionally spelled Surinam by The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He plays in the defensive midfield position and is known for his hard work ethic. In the Sport of Association football, each of the eleven players on a team is assigned to a particular position on the field of play He has played for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, Juventus FC, FC Barcelona, Internazionale, Tottenham Hotspur and again for AFC Ajax. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam
Davids suffers from glaucoma, which requires him to wear protective goggles during football matches. Glaucoma is a group of diseases of the Optic nerve involving loss of retinal ganglion cells in a characteristic pattern of optic neuropathy. His dreadlocked hair and distinctive goggles make Davids one of the most recognisable footballers of his generation. Dreadlocks, also called locks or dreads, are interlocked coils of Hair which form by themselves in all hair types if the hair is allowed to grow naturally [1][2]
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Club career
He started his career at Ajax in 1991, making his debut on September 6 in a 5-1 home win over RKC Waalwijk. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started RKC Waalwijk is a football club playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. At his best, the Surinam-born Dutch international Edgar Davids is almost the complete midfield player, combining technique and tenacity with a surprisingly subtle touch. He helped the Amsterdam club to three domestic Eredivisie titles, as well as international success with the 1992 UEFA Cup and the 1995 Champions League. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club While at Ajax, he was nicknamed "the Pit bull" by Ajax manager Louis van Gaal, due to his fierce style of play and bite in the midfield. This article is about the group of breeds commonly called "Pit Bulls Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (born August 8, 1951 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager currently in charge
He moved to Italy in 1996, to play for A.C. Milan. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy He didn't see much playing time at Milan, and moved on to league rivals Juventus FC in December 1997. Six successful years in Turin followed, with Davids helping the side to the Serie A title in 1998, 2002 and 2003. Also Juve manager Marcello Lippi once described him as "my one-man engine room". Marcello Romeo Lippi, Commendatore OMRI, (born April 12, 1948) is an Italian World Cup -winning football manager and former On May 17, 2001, Davids was suspended by FIFA when he tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid, nandrolone. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) Anabolic steroids, or anabolic-androgenic steroids ( AAS) are a class of Steroid hormones related to the hormone Testosterone. Nandrolone is an Anabolic steroid that may be present naturally in the human body, albeit in minute quantities of less than 0 [3]He was often inspirational in Europe, too, playing 15 times as the club made it all the way to the UEFA Champions League 2002-03 final before losing to AC Milan on penalties.
Davids joined Barcelona on loan in January 2004 as the Spanish club enjoyed a successful resurgence of form, finishing second to Valencia in the league. Then he permanently moved on to Italian club Internazionale on a three-year contract. Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club [4] When Internazionale terminated the remaining years of his contract in August 2005, he moved to England on a free transfer to play for Tottenham Hotspur. In football, a free transfer involves a team releasing a player once the player's Contract has expired or made available just before the end of the contract He is revered amongst Spurs fans for his commitment and honesty during his short yet productive Spurs career and has already stated his ambition to be part of the club in some way in the future[5]
He signed once more for Ajax on 28 January 2007[6] and played his first match against Ajax's rivals Feyenoord on February 4. Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. [7] After the mid-season switch, Davids proved his value for the Ajax team again. He was one of the key midfielders in the run for the Dutch championship, that was lost on one single goal to PSV Eindhoven on the final day of the league. He also played a major role in Ajax' cup campaign. He secured the KNVB Cup for Ajax by scoring the final penalty in a thrilling penalty shoot out against AZ. The KNVB Cup (KNVB beker is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB since 1899. AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands.
Prior to the start of the 2007-08 season he suffered a broken leg in a pre-season friendly against Go Ahead Eagles, sidelining him for around 3 months. [8].
In May 2008 Davids left Ajax and is now a free agent, it has been said by many that he may return to England and play under Keven Keegan at Newcastle United.
International career
Davids was an integral part of the Dutch national team, since his debut in April 1994, though he has not won any major tournaments in the orange jersey. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association
During Euro 96, he was sent home by then manager Guus Hiddink for saying in a radio interview: "Hiddink must take his head out of players' asses, so he can see better. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager, currently the manager of the "
Nonetheless, Davids remained appreciated by Hiddink, who included him in the Dutch squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Davids' most notable performance for the national team came in the 1998 FIFA World Cup second round game against FR Yugoslavia. The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia He scored the winning goal in the last minute of the game, and ensured that the Dutch team went through to the next round to meet Argentina. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Dutch national team eventually finished 4th overall, and Davids was named for the official FIFA "Team of the Tournament". The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football)
He played in Euro 2000 when he was named for the UEFA "Team of the Tournament". The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Holland team reached the semi-finals and played versus Italy in a thrilling game that ended up on penalties.
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Davids scored the Netherlands' first qualifying goal in their opening 3-0 victory against Belarus and subsequently bossed the midfield in five of the remaining seven Group 3 fixtures and both legs of the play-off defeat of Scotland. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football
After Euro 2004, new national team coach Marco van Basten appointed Davids as captain of the team. Marcel "Marco" van Basten ( 31 October 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager currently However, lack of first team football for his club Internazionale meant Davids also lost his place in the national team in October 2004, thus losing the captain's armband in the process. At the latter stages of the qualifying series for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in October 2005, he was re-called back into the national team, though not as captain. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament He fell out of the picture again shortly after, thereby missing out on the Dutch squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Honours
- Domestic
- Dutch Cup : 1993, 2007
- Dutch Supercup : 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007
- Dutch Eredivisie : 1994, 1995, 1996
- Italian Serie A : 1998, 2002, 2003 Runner-up: 2000, 2001
- Italian Super Cup : 2002, 2003 Runner-up: 1998
- Italian Cup : 2005
- European
- UEFA Cup : 1992
- Champions League : 1995 Runner-up : 1996, 1998, 2003
- Intercontinental Cup : 1995
- European Supercup : 1995
Career statistics
| Club Performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1991-92 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 13 | 2 | - | - | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1992-93 | 28 | 4 | - | - | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 1993-94 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 16 | 2 | |||
| 1994-95 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | 24 | 5 | |||
| 1995-96 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 45 | 8 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1996-97 | Milan | Serie A | 15 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |
| 1997-98 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| 1997-98 | Juventus | Serie A | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 1998-99 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 1999-00 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2000-01 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2001-02 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2002-03 | 26 | 1 | - | 15 | 1 | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2003-04 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2003-04 | Barcelona | La Liga | 18 | 1 | - | - | 18 | 1 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2004-05 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 14 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2005-06 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 31 | 1 | - | - | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2006-07 | 9 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006-07 | Ajax | Eredivisie | ||||||||
| 2007-08 | ||||||||||
| Total | Netherlands | 106 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 126 | 21 | |
| Italy | 192 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 56 | 2 | 286 | 15 | ||
| Spain | 18 | 1 | - | - | 18 | 1 | ||||
| England | 40 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 356 | 30 | 47 | 5 | 68 | 3 | 471 | 38 | ||
References
- ^ Goggles are Davids' most glaring feature Soccertimes. The KNVB Cup (KNVB beker is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB since 1899. The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located The Supercoppa Italiana ( Italian Super Cup) is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions The KNVB Cup (KNVB beker is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB since 1899. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. The 1991-92 season of the Dutch Eredivisie was contested by 18 teams Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. 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Final classification Results Relegation tie-breaker Played on June 15 in Naples Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Final classification Top Goalscorers Amoroso (Udinese 22Batistuta (Fiorentina 21Bierhoff (Milan 18Delvecchio Final classification Results UEFA Champions League qualification Played on May 23 in Verona Final classification Results Relegation tie-breaker |} Reggina Calcio relegated to Serie B Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 Final classification Results Relegation tie-breaker |} Atalanta B Final classification Results Serie A qualification Perugia had to play a qualification match with 6th-placed The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. La Liga 2003-04 season the 73rd since its establishment started on August 30, 2003 and finished on May 23, 2004. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. 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The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. The 2006/2007 season of the Eredivisie began on August 18, 2006. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The 2007/2008 season of the Eredivisie started in August 2007 and ends on 18 May 2008 with defending champions PSV retaining com, 2003; Accessed December 2006
- ^ Edgar Davids World Soccer News, Accessed December 2006 "Instantly recognizable with his swishing dreadlocks and coloured glasses"
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- ^ inter.it, Edgar Davids joins Inter, 11 July 2004
- ^ Inter.it, Davids signs for Spurs, 3 August 2005
- ^ nos.nl, Davids signs for Ajax. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 28 January 2007
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- ^ [1], "Ajax midfielder Davids breaks leg, 22 July 2007"
External links
- Edgar Davids FIFA competition record
- Edgar Davids career stats at Soccerbase
- Voetbal International profile
- (Dutch) KNVB national team profile
- Official Tottenham Hotspur Profile
- FootballDatabase career profile and stats
- Street legends world tour
- Edgar Davids profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
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