Edgar davids and ronaldinho biography
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Edgar Davids facts for kids
Davids in 2007 | |||
| Date of birth | (1973-03-13) 13 March 1973 (age 51) | ||
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| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Height | 1.69 m | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| 1985–1991 | Ajax | ||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1996 | Ajax | 106 | (20) |
| 1996–1997 | AC Milan | 19 | (0) |
| 1997–2004 | Juventus | 159 | (9) |
| 2004 | → Barcelona (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Inter Milan | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Ajax | 25 | (1) |
| 2010 | Crystal Palace | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Barnet | 36 | (1) |
| Total | 423 | (32) | |
| 1992–1994 | Netherlands U-21 | 8 | (1) |
| 1994–2005 | Netherlands | 74 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Barnet | ||
| 2021 | Olhanense | ||
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Edgar Steven Davids (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈɛdɡɑr ˈdaːvɪts]; born 13 March 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer.
After beginning his career with Ajax, winning several domestic and internatio
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Much has been written about the Dutch foundations upon which the modern Barcelona has been built. The presence of the great Johan Cruyff remains palpable around the Camp Nou and La Masia. Cruyff’s sacred principles have left an eternal mark on Barcelona, a merging of Dutch principles and Catalan culture. “Treat the ball well, let it be your friend.” This guiding idea eventually formulated the grund for his protégé Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering, possession-based football.
Before that, Cruyff’s 1992 European Cup-winning team, epitomised by the indomitable Ronald Koeman, embodied the first cycle in the evolution of the Barcelona way. The pragmatism of Louis van Gaal brought further success, with back-to-back league titles delivered at the end of the decade. And by 2003, it was the turn of Frank Rijkaard to restore the club to the summit of europeisk football. To do so, he would quickly turn to another Dutchman: Edgar Davids.
Today, such fryst vatten the ubiquitous impact of Barcelona’s decade-
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Ronaldinho
Brazilian footballer (born 1980)
For other people with the name, see Ronaldinho (given name).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Assis and the second or paternal family name is Moreira.
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation:[ʁonawˈdʒĩɲuɡaˈuʃu]) or simply Ronaldinho,[note 1] is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or left winger. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and a Ballon d'Or. He is the only player ever to have won a World Cup, a Copa América, a Confederations Cup, a Champions League, a Copa Libertadores and a Ballon d'Or.[4] A global icon of the idrott, Ronaldinho was renowned for his dribbling abilities, free-kick accuracy, his use of tricks, feints, no-look passes, and overhead kicks, as well a