Edwin van der Sar Wiki Biography
Edwin van der Sar OON (Dutch pronunciation: [??t??n v?n d?r ?s?r] (13px listen)) (born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national team’s history. He currently works as an analyst and has stated an interest in coaching in the near future.He started his senior career at Ajax and is considered to be a member of a golden generation of players at the club. He remained there for nine years before moving to Italian club Juventus and then to England, first to Fulham and then to Manchester United. He is one of the few footballers to have won the UEFA Champions League with two different teams – with Ajax in 1995 and Manchester United in 2008; in the latter, he was also named UEFA Man of the Match. Van der Sar also won the UEFA Cup with Ajax in 1992.Throughout a long and successful career, Van der Sar achieved and set numerous records. In the 2008–09 season he set the world league clean sheet record by not conceding a single goal for 1,311 minutes. Along with being the most capped player for the Netherlands national team, with 130 caps, he is also the oldest player to win the Premier League, at 40 years and 205 days old. Individually Van der Sar has won several honours, including Best European Goalkeeper in 1995 and 2009, and UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year in 2009. He is considered, by critics and fellow players, as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time.
| Full Name | Edwin van der Sar |
| Net Worth | $21 Million |
| Date Of Birth | October 29, 1970 |
| Place Of Birth | Voorhout, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
| Height | 6′ 5½” (1.97 m) |
| Weight | 84 kg, 84 kg |
| Profession | Football player, Football player |
| Education | Johan Cruyff Institute, Johan Cruyff Institute |
| Nationality | Dutch, Dutch |
| Spouse | Annemarie van Kesteren, Annemarie van Kesteren |
| Children | Lynn van der Sar, Joe van der Sar, Lynn van der Sar, Joe van der Sar |
| Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/vdsar1970http://www.twitter.com/vdsar1970 |
| Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/edwinvandersar1 |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm1997001 |
| Fact |
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| 1 | Playing for Manchester United. [August 2005] |
| 2 | Keeper for the Dutch team at the Euro 2008 championships [June 2008] |
| 3 | Has a daughter. |
| 4 | 2008 Champions League winner, with Manchester United. |
| 5 | Between 1995 and 2008, he played 130 matches for the Dutch national soccer team, which is a record. |
| 6 | Was part of the Dutch squads at the 1994 (where he didn’t get to play), 1998 and 2006 World Cups of soccer. |
| 7 | Son Joey |
| 8 | Won five Dutch league titles, the UEFA Cup in 1992, the Champions League in 1995 and the Dutch domestic treble in 1996. |
| 9 | Started his career with Ajax in 1990. |
| 10 | Joined Premiership club Fulham FC in August 2001 for £7,000,000. |
| 11 | Joined Juventus for £5 million in 1999 he became the first foreign keeper to play for the club. |
| 12 | In season 1995-1996 he kept clean sheet for nine consecutive games, a total of 846 minutes. |
| 13 | After 4 seasons with Fulham Edwin signed for Manchester United in a £2 million pound deal. |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Pauw | 2016 | TV Series | Himself – Oud-keeper |
| De wereld draait door | 2014 | TV Series | Himself – Directeur Marketing Ajax |
| Kuningas Litmanen | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| RTL Boulevard | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Knevel & van den Brink | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Himself – ‘Edwin van der Sar Foundation’ / Himself – Keeper |
| Pownews | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Match of the Day 2 | 2006-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2008 UEFA European Football Championship | 2008 | TV Series | Himself – Netherlands |
| 2006 FIFA World Cup | 2006 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Johan | 2005 | Himself |
| Sportschau | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Villa BvD | 2004 | TV Series | Himself (segment) |
| Barend en Van Dorp | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| TV BvD | 1998 | TV Series | Himself (segment “Het verdriet van Ajax”) / Himself (segment “Ajax”) |
| XVI FIFA World Cup 1998 | 1998 | TV Mini-Series | Himself – Netherlands |
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