{"id":20609,"date":"2017-07-04T16:15:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T16:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/?p=20609"},"modified":"2017-07-04T16:15:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T16:15:50","slug":"footballer-edgar-davids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/footballer-edgar-davids\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Dutch Footballer: Edgar Davids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With his distinctive dreadlocks and protective glasses he wears on the pitch, the former Dutch Footballing International Edgar Davids had a glittering soccer career.<\/p>\n<p>He won silverware at various clubs during a twenty one year professional career and is regarded by many as one of the great players of his generation.<\/p>\n<p>Also known by his nickname\u00a0&#8220;The Pit Bull&#8221; due to his\u00a0relentlessly tough defending, energy, and skillful play.<\/p>\n<p>Edgar Steven Davids was born in 1973 in Paramaribo, Suriname to a Afro-Surinamese father and white Jewish mother.<\/p>\n<p>He started his career as a youth player for Dutch club Ajax in 1985 and made his first senior team appearance in 1991 aged eighteen in a 5-1 thrashing of RC Waallwijk.<\/p>\n<p>During his first\u00a0(five year)\u00a0spell with Ajax, he would help the club go on to win three Dutch League Titles, a UEFA Cup, and a UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BO7pstJAYWx\/?taken-by=edgardavidsofficial\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BO7pstJAYWx\/?taken-by=edgardavidsofficial<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 1996, Davids left Ajax for Italian team A.C. Milan, but after\u00a0an unhappy season there, where he hardly made any team appearances, he transferred to Serie A rivals Juventus the following season for \u00a35.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>There, he would remain for six seasons whilst playing alongside Zine dine Zidane.<\/p>\n<p>Becoming a permanent fixture on the team playing as an defensive midfielder; Davids won three Serie A titles, two Supercoppa Italiana cups, and\u00a0a UEFA Intertoto Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Barcelona in 2003-2004 (0n\u00a0a season loan)\u00a0in the middle of the season, the club was struggling mid table.<\/p>\n<p>But, after his arrival, the clubs form improved so much that they actually finished the season as runner up in La Liga.<\/p>\n<p>There are some who even believe that the arrival of Edgar Davids at Barcelona was what began their recent meteoric rise in European Club Football.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/_TnxWECo1Q\/?taken-by=edgardavidsofficial\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/_TnxWECo1Q\/?taken-by=edgardavidsofficial<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After his loan spell\u00a0at Barcelona was finished, Davids moved to Inter Milan which was meant to be permanent, but his contract was terminated in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Quickly moving to the English Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur, he spent two seasons helping them\u00a0finish fifth in the league on both occasions.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, Davids\u00a0returned to Ajax where he had started his career.<\/p>\n<p>Once more returning to English football in 2010 to join Championship side Crystal Palace, he spent two seasons there and finished his playing career with League Two side Barnet in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Davids has also been known for his\u00a0street freestyle\u00a0football juggling skills as well as being a fleet of foot.<\/p>\n<p>Turning defense into an attack with precision passing, Davids was\u00a0strong in his control of the ball.<\/p>\n<p>He made powerful shots on the few occasions he scored during his club career.<\/p>\n<p>Since his retirement from profession football,\u00a0Edgar Davids has started his own fashion brand of\u00a0street football wear.<\/p>\n<p>The line offers a range of clothing for men, women, and children named\u00a0 Monta Soccer.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/6m6ca7Cowy\/?taken-by=edgardavidsofficial<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>These <strong>Savannah 8121 Brown<\/strong> sunglasses are similar to the ones worn by Edgar Davids<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/x-fashion-lifestyle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Edgar-Davids-glasses-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/x-fashion-lifestyle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/06\/Edgar-Davids-glasses-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"customButton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/sunglasses\/savannah\/8121-brown-sunglasses\/ss1610.29.html\">Buy Now \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/rafael-nadal-champion-profile\/\">Champion Profile: Rafael Nadal<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div align=\"center\">   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oie_13115347zCujBoKh.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10106 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oie_13115347zCujBoKh.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With his distinctive dreadlocks and protective glasses he wears on the pitch, the former Dutch Footballing International Edgar Davids had a glittering soccer career. He won silverware at various clubs during a twenty one year professional career and is regarded by many as one of the great players of his generation. Also known by his nickname\u00a0&#8220;The Pit Bull&#8221; due to his\u00a0relentlessly tough defending, energy, and skillful play. Edgar Steven Davids was born in 1973 in Paramaribo, Suriname to a Afro-Surinamese father and white Jewish mother. He started his career as a youth player for Dutch club Ajax in 1985 and made his first senior team appearance in 1991 aged eighteen in a 5-1 thrashing of RC Waallwijk. During his first\u00a0(five year)\u00a0spell with Ajax, he would help the club go on to win three Dutch League Titles, a UEFA Cup, and a UEFA Champions League. In 1996, Davids left Ajax for Italian team A.C. Milan, but after\u00a0an unhappy season there, where he hardly made any team appearances, he transferred to Serie A rivals Juventus the following season for \u00a35.3 million. There, he would remain for six seasons whilst playing alongside Zine dine Zidane. Becoming a permanent fixture on the team playing as an defensive midfielder; Davids won three Serie A titles, two Supercoppa Italiana cups, and\u00a0a UEFA Intertoto Cup. Joining Barcelona in 2003-2004 (0n\u00a0a season loan)\u00a0in the middle of the season, the club was struggling mid table. But, after his arrival, the clubs form improved so much that they actually finished the season as runner up in La Liga. There are some who even believe that the arrival of Edgar Davids at Barcelona was what began their recent meteoric rise in European Club Football. After his loan spell\u00a0at Barcelona was finished, Davids moved to Inter Milan which was meant to be permanent, but his contract was terminated in 2005. Quickly moving to the English Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur, he spent two seasons helping them\u00a0finish fifth in the league on both occasions. In 2007, Davids\u00a0returned to Ajax where he had started his career. Once more returning to English football in 2010 to join Championship side Crystal Palace, he spent two seasons there and finished his playing career with League Two side Barnet in 2014. Davids has also been known for his\u00a0street freestyle\u00a0football juggling skills as well as being a fleet of foot. Turning defense into an attack with precision passing, Davids was\u00a0strong in his control of the ball. He made powerful shots on the few occasions he scored during his club career. Since his retirement from profession football,\u00a0Edgar Davids has started his own fashion brand of\u00a0street football wear. The line offers a range of clothing for men, women, and children named\u00a0 Monta Soccer. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/6m6ca7Cowy\/?taken-by=edgardavidsofficial These Savannah 8121 Brown sunglasses are similar to the ones worn by Edgar Davids Buy Now \u00bb Follow Champion Profile: Rafael Nadal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":27177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,39,25],"tags":[2383,4470],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20609"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}