“Rijkaard was my idol, but we have different qualities, even if at the beginning we played in the same position.”

Dutch football manager and former footballer, born 1976

Clarence Seedorf is a Dutch former professional footballer and football manager. He is known for a long career in top-level European football and for later moving into coaching. He was born in 1976. He has worked as a midfielder and is now the head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Corinthians. His public profile comes from both his playing career and his role on the touchline, with much of the attention around him tied to football leadership and performance.