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Davids in 2014, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Edgar Steven Davids
Place of Birth: Paramaribo, Suriname
Date of Birth: 13 March, 1973
Ethnicity: African-Surinamese, possibly some Jewish heritage
Edgar Davids is a Surinamese-Dutch professional footballer, and manager. A midfielder, he played for Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace, and Barnet, and the Netherlands national team. He managed Barnet, Telstar, as an assistant; Olhanense; and the Netherlands national team, as an assistant. He was capped 74 times by the Netherlands at the international level. He is nicknamed “the Pitbull.”
Edgar was born in Suriname. His family moved to the Netherlands when he was an infant. Edgar is of African-Surinamese background. He is said to have a Jewish grandparent, although it is not clear if this has been verified. Edgar is a cousin of professional footballer Lorenzo Davids.