| Name |
Edgar Davids |
| Height |
5 ft 6 in |
| Naionality |
Dutch |
| Date of Birth |
13-March-1973 |
| Place of Birth |
Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Famous for |
Football Player |
Edgar Davids is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Football League Two side Barnet where he is also head coach. After beginning his career with Ajax, he subsequently played in Italy for Milan and Juventus before a loan spell with Barcelona. He went on to play for Internazionale and Tottenham Hotspur before returning to Ajax. Having struggled with injuries for two years, Davids returned to competitive football during a brief spell with Crystal Palace before retiring at the age of 37.
In 2012 was appointed to a player/captain/joint head coach role with the League Two side Barnet; he made his debut on 19 October 2012 with a 4-0 win to Northampton Town. Davids was an integral part of the Dutch national team since his debut on 20 April 1994 in Tilburg against Ireland (0–1), though he has not won any major tournaments for the Oranje. During the UEFA Euro 1996, he was sent home by then manager Guus Hiddink for saying in a radio interview: "Hiddink should stop putting his head in some players' asses." Nonetheless, Davids remained appreciated by Hiddink, who included him in the Dutch squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Davids' most notable performance for the national team came in the 1998 FIFA World Cup second round game against FR Yugoslavia. 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 Dutch national team eventually finished 4th overall and Davids was named to the official FIFA "Team of the Tournament".
Davids played in the UEFA Euro 2000 when he was named for the UEFA "Team of the Tournament". The Netherlands reached the semi-finals and played against Italy in a thrilling game that ended up being decided with a penalty shootout. During the Netherlands' UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying matches, 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 victory against Scotland.
