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If Pep Guardiola or Simone Inzaghi want any tips on how to lift the Champions League on Saturday, they could do a lot worse than ask one certain former Dutch footballer.
After breaking through with Ajax at 16 where he became their youngest ever player, Clarence Seedorf went on to become one of the greatest midfielders of his generation.
He is arguably the most decorated Dutch star of all-time, having won 18 titles in his career across four different countries.
Within that magnificent record, this is a man who has secured four Champions League titles and is the first and only player to have won the prestigious competition with three different clubs.
Ajax in 1995, Real Madrid in 1998 and AC Milan in 2003 and 2007 were the four occasions the complete and hugely popular midfielder lifted the highest honour in European football.
Former Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf is one of the greatest footballers of all-time
Seedorf remains the only ever player to win the Champions League with three different clubs
He has won the competition on four occasions - with Real Madrid, Ajax and twice with AC Milan
Seedorf is not averse to completing a Treble either - a feat Manchester City will be desperate to conquer in Istanbul on Saturday and one that Inter Milan achieved back in 2010 - having done so with Ajax domestically in the 1993-94 season.
Despite all of these achievements, he remains as humble as ever, insisting there is no particular secret for his successes.
'I'm always proud of my achievements that I made with my teammates for the clubs I played for,' Seedorf - who has partnered with FedEx Express - exclusively told Mail Sport.
'It's a great feeling. Having done it with different teams too that is really where some of the elements of my input may have been decisive.
'Focusing on keeping the team together, keeping the focus, pushing everybody and yourself to be the best you can be and then knowing how to step up in games when you're growing into the tournament.
Seedorf is best-known for his 10 years at AC Milan where he formed a legendary midfield with Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso
'I think those were important elements to have individually but also as a team in my career.'
The vast majority of elite players fail to ever lift a Champions League in their career, let alone four, which highlights the magnitude of Seedorf's achievement.
Having done so with different clubs and teammates on three occasions, Mail Sport posed the question of whether one stood out over another.
'No! You can't have a favourite,' Seedorf quipped. 'It's like
