Chedric Seedorf (born 20 April 1983 in

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) is a former

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who played as a

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Club career

Like his brothers Clarence and Jürgen and his cousin

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he is the product of the

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youth academy, but in 1999, his father and player agent Johan Seedorf forced a breach with the club due to irreconcilable differences with then technical director

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. Chedric was admitted to the

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, but when Clarence left

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for

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in 2000, Jurgen (briefly) and Chedric went with him. Realizing that it would be difficult to break through into the senior squad of Inter, Jurgen (

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) and a little later Chedric would soon opt for a move back to the Netherlands with

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side

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. He made his debut in 2001, but did not manage to become a permanent fixture in the squad. His contract was therefore cancelled in 2003, after which he played amateur football for some time. In August 2005, Chedric signed a contract with Italian

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outfit

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, a club presided over by former

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star,

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, a personal friend of Chedric. He also played for

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club

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. In June 2007, Seedorf signed for the

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team Oostende. In August 2008, Chedric was loaned to Savoie 74 by

in 2-year contract. That deal ended in January 2009, after which he joined

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. In July 2009, he was sold to

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Personal life

Chedric is the younger brother of

Clarence Seedorf Clarence Clyde Seedorf (; born 1 April 1976) is a Dutch former professional Association football, football manager and player. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest midfielders of all time. He is currently working primarily remotely as ...

, and also the cousin of Stefano Seedorf.

References

External links

Dutch Playsers Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seedorf, Chedric 1983 births Living people Footballers from Naarden Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players AFC Ajax players Real Madrid CF players Inter Milan players NAC Breda players AC Legnano players AS Pizzighettone players AC Milan players HFC Haarlem players AC Monza players K.V. Oostende players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Chedric