Facts about Edgar Davids, the Pitbull

, born 13 March 1973, is an ex-professional Dutch-Suriname soccer player and active Portuguese-side manager, Olhanense.

Edgar Davids’ age

is 48.

In a sea of talent, legendary soccer players must stand out as genuinely one-of-a-kind, both mentally and physically. As a result, Edgar Steven Davids' name sings "cool" louder than anyone else. These day, there are a slew of Snapchat showboaters with arm tattoos and mohawks who prefer insincerity to getting sweaty.

Davids was a pugnacious and enthusiastic midfielder who was also imaginative and skilful, earned the nickname "The Pitbull" from Louis van Gaal for his marking ability, provocation, and tough way of playing. He was one of the players selected by Pelé for inclusion in the FIFA 100, his list of the world's best active football players, in 2004.

Facts about Edgar Davids:

Davids suffers from glaucoma, a disease caused by an increase in eye pressure which affects the optic nerve and a person's vision. ... Davids transformed a challenge into a fashion accessory. Black glasses, orange glasses, yellow glasses, Edgar Davids turned his handicap into an icon of fashion.

Edgar Davids early life

Edgar Davids’ parents

migrated to the Netherlands when he was young. The fact about

Edgar Davids’ childhood

He spent the bulk of his childhood freestyling and practicing street football. Both would influence his playing style, which featured luscious abilities, excellent touch, phenomenal work speed, endurance, stability, intensity, and energy.

The first

fact about Edgar Davids

is that he was a versatile midfielder who could fill a variety of positions. Is he a box-to-box midfielder? He didn't have to worry because he had the power to easily climb and descend the pitch. Midfielder who can hold the ball? It's easy. He was focused and had a great football mind and knowledge of strategy.

In the great era of Serie A, your content had to match your style, and Davids had both. Defensive midfielders are typically trudging water-carriers akin to Claude Makelele, capable of rotating possession and protecting the central midfield without doing anything offensively.

Although, since rising up on the streets of Amsterdam and attending Ajax's prestigious Youth Squad, Davids learned strategy, close coordination, and tactical sense, culminating in a versatile all-round fighter dubbed Juventus' "one-man engine room" by boss Marcello Lippi.

The Dutchman was a remarkable cross between a holder, a ball-winner, and a box-to-box participant, mixing the best qualities of each.

Physically tiny and endowed with unlimited energy to begin endless counterattacks, Davids's eyesight was exceedingly standard at the turn of the millennium as he intercepted the ball, shot forward with fast footwork and threading the pass to Del Piero or Zinedine Zidane.

In specific, Zidane was as powerful as it could be glamorous in its silking/steel juxtaposition of both perfectly corresponding midfield symbols. 'Zizou' was an elegant fantasist of divine skill and gliding posture; his antithesis, a snarling, violent destruction, was balanced by David's confidence and his primal joy in destroying the game.

Edgar Davids personal life

Olcay Gulsen, a clothing designer, was engaged to Davids. An interestinf fact about

Edgar Davids’ personal life

is that he started his original street soccer kit label, Monta soccer, in 1999.

It sells streetwear for males, females, and children around the world. He still has a range of clothing lines at Monte Sport, Studio, and Monta.

Olcay Gulsen is a professional fashion designer from the Netherlands. She was born on born 20 July 1980 in Waalwijk, Netherlands. Olcay Gulsen’s parents used to live in Turkey. They represent Kurdish roots.

After a relationship of three years Edgar Davids and Olcay Gulsen have split. According to reports, the break up is due to both their busy and conflicting schedules, causing the former couple to not be able to spend enough time together. Davids has a son with his ex-girlfriend.

Now with his current girlfriend, Davids has two children. Davids won a case toward League of Legends creator Riot Games for using his likeness in an in-game associate sports costume for the champion Lucian without his approval, which was filed in a Dutch court.

Edgar Davids club career

The fact about Edgar Davids’ career is that After making his debut with

, where he won multiple domestic and global trophies, he moved to Milan and then Juventus, where he had a fruitful period until being loaned out to

in 2004.

Before returning to Ajax, he played for Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur. After struggling with injuries for two years, Davids contributed to professional football with

for a short period before retirement at the age of 37.

Ajax

Davids made his debut with Ajax at the age of 12 after already being dismissed by the team on two multiple visits. On September 6, 1991, he earned his first team debut in a 5–1 home victory over RKC Waalwijk.

He was a key figure in the team's three Eredivisie wins, and also their european triumphs in the 1992 UEFA Cup and the 1995 UEFA Champions League. He missed Ajax's first penalty in the 1996 UEFA Champions League final, which they eventually lost to Juventus. Ajax boss Louis van Gaal dubbed Davids "The Pitbull" because of his ferocious way of playing in the squad's center.

Milan

The important

fact about Edgar Davids

’ career is that his outstanding performance drew the interest of Europe's elite, and he moved to Italy in 1996 to enter AC Milan. His tenure at the San Siro, though, was cut short after he failed to prove himself as a first-team starter.

Pitbull was on the move once more in December 1997, this time joining Juventus instead of the Rossoneri. The Dutchman was purchased for £5.3 million, which turned out to be a win.

Juventus

He quickly established himself as a regular first-team player, normally on the left side or in the center as a defensive midfielder, and formed a prominent midfield relationship with French playmaker Zinedine Zidane.

Davids helped the club win the

championship in 1998, 2002, and 2003, as well as two Supercoppa Italianas and the UEFA Intertoto Cup during his six years in Turin. Marcello Lippi, the boss of Juventus, once referred to him as "my one-man engine room."

He had become the ideal counterpart for Zidane's talent and beauty. The fearless and tenacious midfielder worked relentlessly but with exceptional tactical knowledge and dedication, proving that he was just as valuable to the Bianconeri as his French team-mate.

He appeared in over 240 matches for Juventus during his six years with the team. Davids was a symbol of continuity and commitment to the Bianconeri campaign, winning three Serie A cups, two Supercoppa Italiana, and the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup with the Bianconeri.

They had reached two Champions League finals, falling on penalties to Milan at Old Trafford in 2003 and 1-0 to

in 1998. Substituted after 65 minutes, he missed out on an opportunity to save himself with a spot-kick and was unable to save the Old Lady from succumbing to defeat once more.

His tenure in Turin, though, was not without controversies. According to the Telegraph, he was banned by the Italian Football Federation in 2001 after testing positive for the prohibited substance Nandrolone. According to BBC Sport, the original suspension was two years, but it was shortened to only four months after an appeal.

He was a vital member of one of Europe's strongest and most successful teams, doing the small things that make a team succeed and knowing that his contagious toughness inspired his colleagues to greater levels.

Barcelona

The noble servants of the previous century, Luis Enrique and Cocu, were now overwhelmed incapable of providing control and defense from central midfield. Without a stable foundation on which to launch attacks, Ronaldinho and Luis Garca were forced to dig harder for the ball, leaving Xavi gradually deprived of space and unable to exert leverage.

At the same time, Edgar Davids was caught in a negative spiral at Juventus. After six highly competitive seasons at the Stadio Delle Alpi, he was replaced at the bottom of a midfield diamond by new signing Stephen Appiah, who was considered a fresh substitute by the head coach Lippi. As a result, the 30-year-old was no longer required.

Davids was a trapped in a cage pit bull starving for freedom, deprived of playing time and dying on the bench. Rijkaard made his move in the middle of the season, sensing a common need. He could have been beamed down from space when he stepped off the plane from Turin.

Davids was a founder of the bizarre footballer, long before we were used to the brand-building braggadocio of players like

and

. He didn't match the mold of the quintessential Barcelona footballer with his stylish, orange-tinted wraparound goggles and long dreadlocks.

The polar opposite of Iniesta's choirboy, a sci-fi Roy of the Rovers, here was a truly new footballer. The pit bull had been let loose, charging through midfield with fearless determination, eventually offering safety to a formerly vulnerable defense.

Davids had given a historically ragged midfield some bite and a backbone. Throughout his brief stay in Catalonia, he was known for his signature yellow card.

The findings gradually improved. The beginning of a nine-game winning streak began with a 1-0 victory away at

. Following the victory in Seville, Davids scored his first and only goal for Barça in a 5-0 thrashing of Albacete at home. He contrasted the possession-based ideals with a garrulous and hostile playing style that enhanced the squad perfectly.

With Xavi having recently been relieved of his destruction responsibilities, he was able to step into his position as leader and exert dominance, obtaining the balls Davids had earned back and quickly looking to feed the star players at the top of the pitch.

Ronaldinho could now step up more centrally off the forward, filling the left-forward position that would become his mainstay over the near future, instead of being pushed deep from wide left to look for the ball.

Barcelona's flair players could compete with any team in Europe. With each passing game, they were becoming increasingly more robust. Teams could no longer drive them out of games when their fragile center had hardened.

Davids joined Barcelona on loan from Juventus in January 2004. Davids took over halfway through the season, when the club was suffering in mid-table and newly appointed manager Frank Rijkaard was under mounting pressure, and guided Barça to a strong revival that saw them finish second in

to

.

Inter Milan

Edgar Davids joined Inter on a new contract in the summer of 2004. In

, he was able to win the Coppa Italia, the only Italian cup he had missed. However, his Nerazzurri success was lower than in previous seasons, in primarily attributed to strategic miscommunications with manager Roberto Mancini, which caused him to waste the final months of the season basically "alone at home."

Tottenham Hotspur

He transferred to England on a free transfer to perform for

after Inter ended the remaining months of his deal in August 2005. His time at Tottenham was promising, and he quickly became a crowd favorite. His sole goal came in a 2–1 away victory over Wigan Athletic. Davids was a Spurs player in 2005–06 and 2006–07, where the club finished fifth in both years.

Back to Ajax

In 2007, Davids signed a new contract with Ajax and made his debut against

. Following the mid-season transfer, Davids yet again showed his worth to the Ajax management. He was a core member of the Dutch championship team, which was defeated by PSV on the final game of the season by a single goal. He was also a key figure in Ajax's cup run.

In an exhilarating penalty shoot-out against AZ, he sealed the KNVB Cup for Ajax by scoring the winning penalty. Davids' leg was fractured in a pre-season match versus Go Ahead Eagles just before the beginning of the 2007–08 season, keeping him out for about three months. Davids announced in May that he would leave Ajax on June 30.

Regardless of the fact that he is not from Oceania and has never appeared for an Oceanic squad or national team, Davids featured in a friendly match against the LA Galaxy on December 6, 2008 at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, as member of an Oceania XI Best squad.

From October 22 to October 30, 2009, Davids was in contract talks with

of the English Championship, but he was unable to make a choice for more than a week, and the team removed their bid on October 30.

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace of the English Championship committed to a pay-as-you-play contract with Davids on August 20, 2010. On August 24, 2010, he earned his League Cup start at left-back versus Portsmouth in the Second Stage. He revealed his exit from the club on November 8, 2010, calling it "one of the best experiences of my life."

Barnet

Davids entered League Two side

as a player-manager partnering Mark Robson on October 11, 2012. The following day, Davids' Barnet team lost 4–1 at Underhill to Plymouth Argyle, despite the fact that he had kept himself out of the team for this League Two match.

They followed that up with a 4–0 home victory over Northampton Town, in which Davids captained the team and was named Man of the Match. He played versus Morecambe in November, which Barnet lost 4–1.

Following Robson's resignation at the end of 2012, Davids assumed sole leadership of the team. Davids scored his first goal for Barnet in a 2–0 win over

in February 2013. Davids was confirmed as Barnet's manager for the 2013–14 Conference Premier season on the 21st of May 2013.

In July 2013, Davids revealed his intention to "start a movement" of midfield players wearing the number 1 jersey for the 2013–14 season, a shirt number usually worn by goalkeepers.

A noticeable fact about Edgar Davids’ Barnet career is that in the 2013–14 season, Davids had a lot of issues with discipline. He was sent off three times in the first eight division matches he played.

After being sent off for the third time this season in a 2–1 loss by Salisbury City in December 2013, Davids considered retirement from football.

Edgar Davids international career

Davids had been a key member of the Oranje national squad following his introduction against the Republic of Ireland (0–1) in Tilburg on April 20, 1994, despite the fact that he had not won a major trophy for the Oranje.

An important

fact about Edgar Davids

’ international career is that during the 1996 UEFA Euros, he was sent home by then-manager Hiddink after making disparaging remarks about him in an interview.

Despite this, Hiddink continued to value Davids, including him in the Dutch team for the 1998 World Cup in France. Davids' most memorable effort for the national team was versus FR Yugoslavia in the second round.

He netted the game-winning goal in the final minute to advance the Dutch team to the next round, where they would face

. Davids was added to the final FIFA "Team of the Tournament" after the Oranje placed fourth.

Following surgery on his right eye due to glaucoma, which emerged in 1995 as a result of eye trauma, Davids started wearing reflective glasses in 1999. Davids first used them in a practice game versus Belgium on September 4, 1999.

After Davids tested positive for the prohibited anabolic steroid nandrolone on May 17, 2001, FIFA disqualified him. Davids was appointed to the UEFA "Team of the Tournament" in the Euro 2000 tournament. The

advanced to the semi-finals and faced Italy in a dramatic match that was determined by a penalty kick in Italy's favor.

Davids netted the Netherlands' first qualification goal in a 3–0 win over Belarus in their first Euro 2004 qualifying game, and then dominated the midfield in five of the remaining seven Group 3 contests, as well as both legs of the play-off win versus Scotland.

Following Euro 2004, Davids was named captain of the team by new national team coach Marco van Basten. However, due to a shortage of first-team football at Inter, Davids was forced to retire from the national team in October 2004, and with it, the captaincy, which was later given to goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.

In October 2005, he was returned to the national team for the late phases of the 2006 World Cup qualifying run, but not as team leader. He dropped out of the scene again soon after, losing out on a place in the Dutch World Cup team.

Edgar Davids stats

Fact about Edgar Davids’ stats is that in his first period with Ajax, he had 154 appearances and scored 31 goals in all the tournaments. It is a very fruitful stat for a player with defensive role.

Then in his 29 games for Milan, he netted only two goals. Those two seasons at San Siro are considered some of the worst years of Davids career.

During his dominant years at

, he played 243 games and netted 13 games for the club. In this period he had complete defensive roles and didn’t contribute much in the attack.

In 4 years, he played in 44 matches in Barcelona, Inter Milan and Tottenham and scored one goal overall. His second run in Ajax was not as fruitful as the first one and in 34 games he scored only one goal.

A fact about Edgar Davids’ Crystal palace stats is that in a half season for Crystal Palace, he was in the squad for only 7 games. During his player-manager role at Barnet, he played 38 games and provided one goal for the team.

Edgar Davids has netted 50 goals in 590 games for eight different clubs in four different countries.

Davids has 74 caps for the Netherlands, hitting six goals in the process, and has played in the FIFA World Cup (once) and the UEFA European Championship (three times).

Edgar Davids social media

About

Edgar Davids’ social media

, it should be mentioned that he has a twitter account (

) with more than 421K followers. On his page, he posts about his current managerial life, and he sometimes comments on political issues.

He also has an Instagram page (

) with 465K followers. He mainly posts pictures about football on his page.

Edgar Davids body measurements

About

Edgar Davids’ body measurements

, it should be said that he is 5 feet 6 inches tall (1.68 m) and weighs 141 pounds (63.9 kg).

Edgar Davids net worth and salary

Edgar David's net worth is believed to be around 17 million dollars. From his main occupation as a soccer player, he has acquired a substantial wealth.

About

Edgar Davids’ net worth and salary

, it is worth mentioning that he has earned so much money via participating in commercials in his peak days.

Davids appeared in a "Secret Tournament" advertisement (branded by Nike as "Scorpion KO") produced by Terry Gilliam in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, including football stars such as Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Francesco Totti, Luis Figo, and Japanese star Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric Cantona serving as the contest "referee." He has also appeared in commercials for the American sportswear company Nike.

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