 | One of football�s most notoriously "private" characters, an aura of mystery surrounds Edgar Davids. He steadfastly refuses to answer questions about his life off the pitch, though we can tell you that he is very careful about his appearances and has a passion for sports cars... |
 | Davids adheres rigorously to a personal code of professional practice. He is first to show respect for others, and expects the same in return. Famously, if a mobile phone rings during a press conference, he walks out. |
 | He lives within a stone�s throw of the centre of Turin, but he tends to pass his free time in the company of Dutch, rather than Italian, friends. |
 | He is always last to leave the training ground.
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 | Davids was born on 13 March 1973 in Paramaribo, the capital of Surinam a former Dutch colony in South America. His family moved to Amsterdam when he was young, and he grew up in the Dutch capital, starting his footballing career with Ajax. He made his debut for the club in the 1991/92 season. |
 | When Davids faced Torino in the derby on 19 March this year, he took the record of his appearances for Juventus to a round 100. |
 | Davids came up against his future squad in May 1996, when Ajax met Juventus in the Champions League Final at the Olympic stadium in Rome. Unluckily for him, it was his penalty miss that helped the Bianconeri to European glory. |
 | Despite his penalty miss, Davids had clearly done enough to impress Milan, who promptly signed him. But the Dutch midfield maestro never settled into the Rossoneri camp, and joined Juventus in December 1997. His reaction to his goal against Roma, now managed by his former Milan coach Fabio Capello, is as good a guide as any to Edgar�s feelings for his first Italian club: he ran towards Capello�s bench "to prove that I was capable of doing great things with a great side". |
 | Davids was forced to wear special protective glasses following a glaucoma earlier in the season. He has not taken them off since. |
 | He became a father to a millennium baby, when little Gyatso was born in Turin, on 29 December. |
