Clarence Seedorf is a former Netherlands international midfielder and is the only footballer to date to have won the Champions League with three different clubs - Ajax Amsterdam, Real Madrid and AC Milan.
Seedorf started his career in the Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam. He made his debut in the Eredivisie on 29th of November 1992 when he was 16 years and 242 days old, making him the youngest debutant in Ajax ever. At Ajax Seedorf won the league in 1994 and 1995. He was also an important player in the Ajax team that won the UEFA Champions League in 1995.
After his good performance in 1995 Seedorf was signed to the Italian club Sampdoria but played for them for just one season. In 1996 Seedorf signed on for the Spanish club Real Madrid and won the Spanish league in his first season. The biggest success in Real Madrid came in 1998 when Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Juventus.
Position | Midfielder |
Height / weight | 1.77 m / 76 kg |
Born | 1 Apr 1976 |
Nationality | Netherlands |
Team History | |
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 2012 - 2014 |
AC Milan | 2002 - 2012 |
Inter Milan | 2000 - 2002 |
Madrid | 1996 - 2000 |
Sampdoria | 1995 - 1996 |
Ajax | 1992 - 1995 |
In 2000 Seedorf was signed to the Italian club Inter Milan. He played for Inter in two seasons 2000-2002, playing 64 league games and scoring 8 goals. In 2002 Clarence signed on for the City rival AC Milan.
The first trophy Clarence Seedorf won with AC Milan was Coppa Italia in 2002-2003.2003 Clarence Seedorf won his third UEFA Champions League final in the penalty shootout win over Juventus. In the season 2003-2004 Clarence won the Italian League. In 2007 Clarence won the UEFA Champions League for a forth time in 2-1 win over Liverpool FC.
Clarence Seedorf had 87 caps for the Netherlands and scored 11 goals in the Dutch national team between 1994 and 2008.