Edgar Davids
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Edgar Davids (b. March 13, 1973 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch football player who plays in Serie A for Internazionale, having signed a three-year deal with the club in the summer of 2004.
Davids transferred from fellow Serie A giants Juventus, which had loaned him out to Spanish giants FC Barcelona in January 2004. His contributions to the Dutch national team were immense despite not winning any major tournament in the orange jersey. His most vital contribution came in the 1998 World Cup in France in the second round against then Yugoslavia where he scored a lovely goal with a strong volley from just outside the penalty area to earn his team a quarter final meeting with Argentina.
He was often nicknamed 'Pitbull' for his ferocity in fighting for 50-50 chances at tackling the opponent for the ball as did his off-field antics. He is regarded as a difficult character, and often comes over as aloof and alien, only listening to his own opinion.
The most notorious example was during the Euro 1996, where he was sent home by then Netherlands team manager Guus Hiddink after saying: "Hiddink must take his head out of players' asses, so he can see better.", implicitly hinting racial sentiment (a notion which was strongly denied, e.g. by Youri Mulder). The Dutch team perfomed poorly in the tournament despite coming there with great expectations.
Nonetheless, Davids was clearly appreciated by Hiddink who nonetheless included him in the Dutch squad for the World Cup two years later where Davids impressed although he did not participate in every game.
Davids suffers from glaucoma, which causes him to wear protective goggles during football matches.
On May 17, 2001, Davids was suspended by FIFA when he tested positive for a banned steroid.
Teams
- Ajax Amsterdam (1991-1996)
- AC Milan (1996-1998)
- Juventus (1998-2004)
- FC Barcelona (2004)
- Internazionale (2004-)
Honors
- Champions League - 1995
- UEFA Cup - 1992
- Serie A: 3
- 1998 2002 2003
- Dutch league: 3
- 1994 1995 1996et:Edgar Davids
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