Edgar Davids

Dutch association football player and manager

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Edgar Steven Davids is a male association football player and coach from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Born on March 13, 1973, in Paramaribo, he plays as a midfielder. He has represented the Netherlands in international competitions, including the 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996, UEFA Euro 2000, and UEFA Euro 2004.

Davids has played for several clubs, including AFC Ajax, Juventus FC, FC Barcelona, and Barnet F.C. He also served as the coach for Barnet F.C. His career includes participation in the Premier League. He speaks and writes in Dutch, which is also his native language.

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: The Netherlands

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Steven
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Place of birth: Paramaribo
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Dutch
Native language: Dutch
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2000
Sport: association football
Member of team: Suriname men's national football team
Position played: midfielder
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Netherlands
Mass: 69
Image: Edgar Davids.jpg
Height: 168

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Commons category: Edgar Davids
date of birth: 1973-03-13
birth name: Edgar Steven Davids
name in native language: Edgar Davids
coach of sports team: Barnet F.C.
number of matches played/races/starts: 1
total goals in career: 0
social media followers: 408714

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Encyclopedic overview

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Edgar Steven Davids ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛdɡɑr ˈdaːvɪts] ; born 13 March 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer. Davids was nicknamed "The Pitbull" because of his marking ability, aggression, and hard tackling style of play.

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