- Edwin van der Sar
Infobox Football biography
playername = Edwin van der Sar
fullname = Edwin van der Sar
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|10|29|df=y
cityofbirth =Voorhout
countryofbirth =Netherlands
height = convert|6|ft|5.5|in|m|2|abbr=on
position = Goalkeeper
currentclub = Manchester United
clubnumber = 1
youthyears = 1980–1985
1985–1990
youthclubs = Foreholte
vv Noordwijk
years = 1990–1999
1999–2001
2001–2005
2005–
clubs = Ajax
Juventus
Fulham
Manchester United
caps(goals) = 226 (1)
066 (0)
127 (0)
105 (0)
nationalyears = 1995–
nationalteam = Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 128 (0)
pcupdate = 17:16, 4 October 2008 (UTC)Edwin van der Sar (born
29 October 1970 inVoorhout ) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper forPremier League team Manchester United.Van der Sar is the most capped Dutch player of all-time. He retired from international football after the Euro 2008 a quarter-final loss against Russia, but returned for two qualifiers in October 2008 when the first and second goalkeeper of the Dutch squad were injured.
On 24 June 2008, he announced that the 2008–09 club season will be his last in the
Premier League , but it is not clear whether he plans to retire or whether he plans to play elsewhere. [cite web|url=http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/06/24/Prem-Van-der-Sar-on-final-season/| title=Van der Sar on final season| publisher=Setanta Sports| date=2008-06-24| accessdate=2008-08-13]Club career
AFC Ajax
Edwin van der Sar began his career at hometown club Foreholte and then VV Noordwijk, where he was spotted by
AFC Ajax . After going through the ranks of Ajax's youth system, he enjoyed a long and successful stint in the senior side, winning the 1991–92 UEFA Cup and the 1995 UEFA Champions League, as well as the 1995Best European Goalkeeper award. He lost the1996 UEFA Champions League Final in a penalty shootout against Juventus. He made a total of 226 appearances for Ajax and scored a penalty for Ajax to complete an 8–1 victory overDe Graafschap in the 1997–98 season.Juventus
He went on to make 66
Serie A appearances for Juventus, eventually losing his place toGianluigi Buffon ; Van der Sar was the first non-Italian to play in goal for the club from Turin. He would remain the only foreign keeper to play for Juventus, until AustralianJess Vanstrattan played in a friendly match in 2008, while on loan with the club. The Austrian keeperAlex Manninger has also appeared in friendlies for Juve but, like Vanstrattan, has not had a full league debut. [Cite web
url = http://en.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/players/player=14622/index.html
title = Player profiles: Edwin van der Sar
accessdate = 2006-11-05
publisher = UEFA Official Website]Fulham
His move to the Premiership took him first to Fulham in 2001, reportedly for around £7.1 million. [cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/football/teams/f/fulham/1467554.stm| title=Fulham lands Dutch ace Van der Sar| date=2001-08-01| accessdate=2008-08-13| publisher=BBC Sport] Initially signing a four year contract, he notched up 126 league appearances.
Manchester United
He moved to Manchester United on
1 June 2005 [cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/4611715.stm| title=Man Utd seal Van der Sar switch| publisher=BBC Sport| date=2005-06-10| accessdate=2008-08-13] for a reported fee of £2 million, although the exact transfer fee was undisclosed. [cite web| url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/profile?id=8884&cc=5901| title=Edwin Van der Sar Bio| publisher=ESPN| accessdate=2008-08-13] Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson considered him the best goalkeeper to play for the club sincePeter Schmeichel . [cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=396279&cc=5739|title=Van der Sar pen new one-year deal at United|accessdate=2007-07-20|publisher=ESPNsoccernet]On
5 May 2007 , his penalty save helped assure a 1–0 triumph over Manchester City in theManchester derby . The following day, Chelsea's failure to beat Arsenal at the Emirates ensured Manchester United's ninth Premier League trophy and van der Sar's first. He was also named to the 2006–07PFA Team of the Year . [cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6582201.stm| title=Ronaldo secures PFA award double| publisher=BBC Sport| date=2007-04-22| accessdate=2008-08-13] Three months later, he was a catalyst in Manchester United's 16thFA Community Shield victory, as he saved three consecutive penalties in a shootout after Manchester United and Chelsea played to a 1–1 draw at the end of regular time. [cite web |date=2007-09-05 |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=449978 |title=Reds Lift Community Shield |publisher=ManUtd.com |accessdate=2007-09-05 ]On 21 December 2007, van der Sar signed a new one-year deal, keeping him at Manchester United until the 2008–09 season. [cite web| url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/21122007/1/van-der-sar-signs-new-united-deal.html| title=Van der Sar signs new United deal| date=2007-12-21| accessdate=2008-08-13| publisher=Yahoo! Sport UK]
The 2007–08 season was a mixed bag for him, he had several great performances despite his niggling groin injury. He would, however, help United secure their second successive Premier League title on the final day and win the Champions League by saving the final penalty, of the penalty shootout stage, from
Nicolas Anelka . [cite web |date=2008-05-21 |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/footballNews/idUKL2113749320080521?sp=true |title=Hero Van der Sar tastes Champions glory again 13 years on |publisher=Reuters UK |accessdate=2008-05-21]International career
Van der Sar was included in Holland's 1994 World Cup squad but did not play. He had to wait until
June 7 1995 for his international debut, against Belarus. He was in goal for three successive eliminations from major competitions by penalties: Euro 96, France 98 and Euro 2000.Euro 2004
However, during the penalty shootout at the Euro 2004 quarter-final against Sweden, Van der Sar saved a penalty from
Olof Mellberg , as the Netherlands won the shootout 5–4 and advanced to the semifinals, [cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/3831335.stm| title=Holland end Swede dream| publisher=BBC Sport| date=2004-06-26| accessdate=2008-08-13] where they lost to Portugal. [cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/3844465.stm| title=Portugal 2-1 Holland| publisher=BBC Sport| date=2004-06-20| accessdate=2008-08-13]2006 World Cup
Prior to the 2006 World Cup group match against Ivory Coast, Van der Sar had not conceded a goal in 9 consecutive non-friendly matches. [cite web| url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/20102007/4/van-der-sar-tight-lipped-future.html| title=Van Der Sar Tight-Lipped On Future| publisher=Yahoo! Sport UK| date=2007-10-20| accessdate=2008-08-13]
Van der Sar has represented the Dutch national team 128 times, which makes him Holland's most capped player. This puts him in the top thirty most capped players of all time. As captain of the Netherlands, he broke
Frank de Boer 's record in the 2006 World Cup second round match against Portugal. [Cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/vandersar-intl.html|title=RSSSF International Career for Edwin Van der Sar]Euro 2008
On his 37th birthday, Van der Sar was interviewed by
Radio 538 and stated that he intended to retire from international football after Euro 2008. [cite web |date=2007-10-29|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_2834048,00.html |title=Van der Sar to quit Holland |publisher=skysports.com |accessdate=2007-11-07 ] He was the Netherlands' captain in their decisive 3–0 defeat of Italy on June 9, 2008 and also for the match on 13 June against France which was won with 4–1. On 21 June, he played his last international match, in a 3–1 quarter-final loss against Russia in extra time. [cite web| url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/footballNews/idUKB56258120080622| title=Van der Sar ends Dutch career with painful defeat| date=2008-06-22| accessdate=2008-08-13| publisher=UK Reuters] This was his 16th appearance on an European Championship finals match, with which he equalled the record set byLilian Thuram a few days earlier.2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
On
3 October 2008, Van der Sar announced that he would come out of international retirement for the Netherlands'2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Iceland and Norway after they suffered a goalkeeping crisis. With bothMaarten Stekelenburg andHenk Timmer being injured, Netherlands managerBert van Marwijk confirmed that Van der Sar would start both matches.Career statistics
Honours
Club
Ajax
;
Eredivisie
*Winner (4): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98
*Runner-up (2): 1990–91, 1991–92;KNVB Cup
*Winner (3): 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99;UEFA Champions League
*Winner (1): 1994–95
*Runner-up (1): 1995–96;UEFA Cup
*Winner (1): 1992;UEFA Super Cup
*Winner (1): 1995;Intercontinental Cup
*Winner (1): 1995Juventus
;
UEFA Intertoto Cup
*Winner (1): 1999Fulham
;
UEFA Intertoto Cup
*Winner (1): 2002Manchester United
;
Premier League
*Winner (2): 2006–07, 2007–08
*Runner-up (1): 2005–06;FA Cup "'
*Runner-up (1): 2006–07;Football League Cup "'
*Winner (1): 2005–06;FA Community Shield "'
*Winner (2): 2007, 2008;UEFA Champions League "'
*Winner (1): 2007–08;UEFA Super Cup "'
*Runner-up (1): 2008Individual
*
Best European Goalkeeper : 1995
*Dutch Football Goalkeeper of the Year: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
*Dutch Golden Shoe: 1998
*UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the tournamentPersonal life
Van der Sar is married to Annemarie van Kesteren. The wedding ceremony took place at the
Beurs van Berlage inAmsterdam , on20 May 2006 . [cite web| url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1051103_van_der_sar_a_quiet_hero_| title=Van der Sar: A quiet hero| publisher=Manchester Evening News| date=2008-05-24| accessdate=2008-08-13]The couple have two children: a son, Joe, and a daughter, Lynn. Joe was on the pitch celebrating with his father after the latter saved one penalty as the Netherlands beat Sweden 5-4 on penalties in the Quarter-finals of Euro 2004.
References
External links
*FIFA player|113570|Edwin van der Sar
* [http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={FE60904B-C2A8-4E60-9B05-700DBBC29BBC}§ion=playerProfile&teamid=458&bioid=91951 Profile] at ManUtd.com
* [http://www.icons.com/vandersar/home.html Edwin van der Sar Official website] atIcons.com
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=659 Profile and career stats]
*soccerbase|7031|Edwin van der Sar
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