Edgar Davids
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Edgar Davids is a former Dutch footballer renowned as a dynamic, hard-tackling midfielder who starred for clubs like Ajax and Juventus as well as the Netherlands national team.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edgar Davids canonical | 6 |
| Edgar Steven Davids | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11476400 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edgar Davids Context triple: [Louis van Gaal, coachedNotablePlayer, Edgar Davids]
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A.
Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Seedorf is a Dutch former professional footballer renowned as one of the most successful midfielders in UEFA Champions League history, having won the competition with three different clubs.
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B.
Marc Overmars
Marc Overmars is a former Dutch winger renowned for his blistering pace and key roles at clubs like Ajax, Arsenal, and Barcelona, as well as for his contributions to the Netherlands national team in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp is a legendary Dutch forward renowned for his technical brilliance and creativity, best known for his influential spell at Arsenal and his iconic goals for both club and country.
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D.
Jürgen Seedorf
Jürgen Seedorf is a member of the Seedorf family best known as the brother of former Dutch international football star Clarence Seedorf.
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E.
Emir Cantona
Emir Cantona is the son of French actress Rachida Brakni and legendary French footballer Eric Cantona.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edgar Davids Target entity description: Edgar Davids is a former Dutch footballer renowned as a dynamic, hard-tackling midfielder who starred for clubs like Ajax and Juventus as well as the Netherlands national team.
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A.
Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Seedorf is a Dutch former professional footballer renowned as one of the most successful midfielders in UEFA Champions League history, having won the competition with three different clubs.
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B.
Marc Overmars
Marc Overmars is a former Dutch winger renowned for his blistering pace and key roles at clubs like Ajax, Arsenal, and Barcelona, as well as for his contributions to the Netherlands national team in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp is a legendary Dutch forward renowned for his technical brilliance and creativity, best known for his influential spell at Arsenal and his iconic goals for both club and country.
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D.
Jürgen Seedorf
Jürgen Seedorf is a member of the Seedorf family best known as the brother of former Dutch international football star Clarence Seedorf.
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E.
Emir Cantona
Emir Cantona is the son of French actress Rachida Brakni and legendary French footballer Eric Cantona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
ⓘ
human ⓘ midfielder ⓘ |
| clubJoined |
AC Milan in 1996
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Ajax first team in 1991 ⓘ Barnet in 2012 ⓘ Crystal Palace in 2010 ⓘ FC Barcelona on loan in 2004 ⓘ Inter Milan in 2004 ⓘ Juventus in 1997 ⓘ Tottenham Hotspur in 2005 ⓘ |
| clubLeft | Ajax in 1996 ⓘ |
| clubRejoined | Ajax in 2007 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Netherlands
ⓘ
Suriname ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1973-03-13 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Surinamese ⓘ |
| familyName | Davids ⓘ |
| fullName |
Edgar Steven Davids
ⓘ
linked to:
Edgar Davids
|
| givenName | Edgar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive tackling
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distinctive protective goggles ⓘ high work rate ⓘ |
| majorHonour |
Eredivisie titles with Ajax
ⓘ
Intercontinental Cup with Ajax 1995 ⓘ
linked to:
Intercontinental Cup
Serie A titles with Juventus ⓘ UEFA Champions League with Ajax 1994–95 ⓘ
linked to:
UEFA Champions League 1994–95
|
| managedClub | Barnet ⓘ |
| medicalCondition | glaucoma ⓘ |
| nationalCaps | 74 ⓘ |
| nationalGoals | 6 ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | Netherlands national football team ⓘ |
| nationalTeamLevel | senior ⓘ |
| nickname | Pitbull ⓘ |
| occupation |
football coach
ⓘ
football manager ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Paramaribo, Suriname
ⓘ
linked to:
Paramaribo
|
| playedInTournament |
1998 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
UEFA Euro 1996 ⓘ UEFA Euro 2000 ⓘ UEFA Euro 2004 ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
box-to-box midfielder
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central midfielder ⓘ defensive midfielder ⓘ |
| roleAtBarnet | player-manager ⓘ |
| seniorClub |
AC Milan
ⓘ
Ajax ⓘ Barnet ⓘ Crystal Palace ⓘ
linked to:
Crystal Palace F.C.
FC Barcelona ⓘ Inter Milan ⓘ Juventus ⓘ
linked to:
Juventus FC
Tottenham Hotspur ⓘ
linked to:
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
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| sport | association football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
dynamic
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energetic box-to-box play ⓘ hard-tackling ⓘ |
| youthClub |
Ajax
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SVV Scheveningen ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Edgar Davids