Chedric Seedorf (born 20 April 1983 in

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who played as a

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Club career

Like his brothers

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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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of Real Madrid, 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 ( De Graafschap) and a little later Chedric would soon opt for a move back to the Netherlands with

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side NAC Breda. 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 A.S. Pizzighettone. In June 2007, Seedorf signed for the

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team K.V. 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 HFC Haarlem. In July 2009 he was sold to Monza.

Personal life

Chedric is the younger brother of

Clarence Seedorf Clarence Clyde Seedorf (; born 1 April 1976) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is regarded by many to be one of the best midfielders of his generation. Seedorf is considered one of the most successful players in UE ...

, and also the cousin of Stefano Seedorf.

References

External links

Dutch Playsers Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seedorf, Chedric 1983 births Living people People from Naarden Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Association football midfielders Dutch footballers Netherlands under-21 international footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players AFC Ajax players NAC Breda players A.C. Legnano players A.S. Pizzighettone players A.C. Milan players HFC Haarlem players A.C. Monza players K.V. Oostende players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Chedric Footballers from North Holland