Edwin van der Sar

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 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier 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 1995 Best European Goalkeeper award. He lost the 1996 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 over De Graafschap in the 1997–98 season.

Juventus

He went on to make 66 Serie A appearances for Juventus, eventually losing his place to Gianluigi 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 Australian Jess Vanstrattan played in a friendly match in 2008, while on loan with the club. The Austrian keeper Alex 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 since Peter 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 the Manchester 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 2006–07 PFA 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 16th FA 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 by Lilian 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 both Maarten Stekelenburg and Henk Timmer being injured, Netherlands manager Bert 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): 1995

Juventus

;UEFA Intertoto Cup
*Winner (1): 1999

Fulham

;UEFA Intertoto Cup
*Winner (1): 2002

Manchester 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): 2008

Individual

*Best European Goalkeeper: 1995
*Dutch Football Goalkeeper of the Year: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
*Dutch Golden Shoe: 1998
*UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the tournament

Personal life

Van der Sar is married to Annemarie van Kesteren. The wedding ceremony took place at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, on 20 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}&section=playerProfile&teamid=458&bioid=91951 Profile] at ManUtd.com
* [http://www.icons.com/vandersar/home.html Edwin van der Sar Official website] at Icons.com
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=659 Profile and career stats]
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