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Edgar Davids (b. March 13, 1973 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch football player who will play the 2004-05 season with Italian Serie A power Inter Milan, having signed a three-year deal with the club. Davids transferred from fellow Serie A power Juventus, which had loaned him out to Spanish giants FC Barcelona in January 2004. His contributions to the Dutch national team was immense despite not winning any major tournament in the orange jersey. His most vital contribution came in the 1998 World Cup in France in the second round against then Yugoslavia where he scored a lovely goal with a strong volley from just outside the penalty area to earn his team a quarter final meeting with ArgentinaThe Argentina national football team is one of the most successful national football teams, having won two World Cups and one Olympic Title. Argentina and Uruguay hold the record for the most international matches played against two countries, there have. Davids suffers from glaucomaeye cross-sectional view. Courtesy NIH National Eye Institute Glaucoma is an eye disease that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve. Raised intraocular pressure is significant risk factor for developing glaucoma., which causes him to wear protective goggles during football matches.
On May 17, 2001, Davids was suspended by FIFAFederation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA is the international governing body of the sport of association football (sometimes called simply football, or soccer). It is based in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA was formed in Paris on March 21, 1904 when he tested positive for a banned steroidAnabolic steroids are a class of natural and synthetic steroid hormones that promote cell growth and division, resulting in growth of muscle tissue and sometimes bone size and strength. Testosterone is the best known natural anabolic steroid, as well as t.
Teams
- Ajax AmsterdamAmsterdamsche Football Club Ajax also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam AFC Ajax or simply Ajax is a football club from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. History Ajax is one of the top football clubs in the world. It is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlan (1991-1996)
- AC Milan (1996-1998)
- Juventus (1998-2004)
- FC Barcelona (2004)
- Inter Milan (2004-)
Honors
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