March 6, 2022 – 11:40 AM – World
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Clarence Seedorf, Dutch footballer and coach, converted to Islam in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He will keep his first name.
“Thank you very much for all the kind messages I have received on the occasion of my joining the Muslim family. I am very happy and delighted to join all my brothers and sisters around the world, especially my wonderful Sophia who has deepened me introduced to the true meaning of Islam. I have not changed my name and will continue to bear the name my parents gave me: Clarence Seedorf! I send my love to everyone,” the former AC Milan star wrote on Instagram on Friday.
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Clarence Seedorf announced his conversion to Islam in the same medium. He converted in Dubai where he owns a number of investment projects.
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Clarence Seedorf is the only player in football history to win the Champions League four times with three different clubs: in 1995 with Ajax Amsterdam, in 1998 with Real Madrid and twice with AC Milan in 2003 and 2007. He also won a league title with Real Madrid in 1997 and two Serie A titles with AC Milan in 2004 and 2011. As a coach, he has led AC Milan, Shenzhen, Deportivo and the Cameroon national team, among others.
