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Edwin van der Sar
Personal information
Full name Edwin van der Sar
Date of birth October 29, 1970 (1970-10-29) (age 37)
Place of birth    Voorhout, Netherlands
Height 1. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Voorhout is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands 97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Manchester United
Number 1
Youth clubs
1990–1992 Ajax
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1990–1999
1999–2001
2001–2005
2005–		 Ajax
Juventus
Fulham
Manchester United		 226 (1)
066 (0)
126 (0)
099 (0)   
National team2
1994–- Netherlands 126 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 11:54, 11 May 2008 (UTC). In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 10 June 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Edwin van der Sar (born October 29, 1970 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Voorhout is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He is captain of the Dutch national team and plays club football for Manchester United in the English Premier League. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs

Contents

Career

Club career

AFC Ajax

Edwin van der Sar began his career at hometown club Foreholte and then VV Noordwijk, where he was spotted by Ajax Amsterdam. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam 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. The Best European Goalkeeper award is a football award given annually since 1990 to the most outstanding Goalkeeper in Europe as voted by the UEFA. He lost the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final in a penalty shootout against Juventus. The 1996 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played on 22 May 1996 between Juventus of Italy and Ajax of the He made a total of 226 appearances for Ajax and scored a penalty for Ajax to complete a 8-1 victory over De Graafschap in the 1997-98 season. De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands.

Juventus

He went on to make 66 Serie A appearances for Juventus, eventually losing his place to Gianluigi Buffon; van der Sar remains the first and only non-Italian to keep goal for the Turin club. Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Cavaliere OMRI is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning Goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie [1].

Van der Sar at Fulham
Van der Sar at Fulham

Fulham

His move to the Premiership took him first to Fulham in 2001, reportedly for around £7. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 7 million. Initially signing a four year contract, he notched up 126 appearances.

Manchester United

He moved to Manchester United on 1 June 2005 for a reported fee of £2 million, although the exact transfer fee was undisclosed. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson considered him the best goalkeeper to play for the club since Peter Schmeichel. Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE, (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer [2]

On 5 May 2007, his penalty save helped assure a 1-0 triumph over Manchester City on the Manchester derby. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club The Manchester derby is the name given to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United. 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. The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, North London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since He was also named to the 2006-07 PFA Team of the Year. The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year (often called the PFA Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) award is given to a set of forty-four 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. [3]

On 21 December 2007, van der Sar signed a new one-year deal, keeping him at Manchester United until the 2008-09 season.

The 2007-08 season was a mixed bag for him despite some great performances because of his niggling groin injury. However he helped United secure their second successive Premier League title on the final day and helped win the Champions League by saving the final penalty at the penalty shootout stage, the penalty from Nicolas Anelka. Background Manchester United went into the Champions League final as champions of England for the 17th time and undefeated in the 2007&ndash08 Champions League Nicolas Anelka (born March 14, 1979 in Versailles, France) is a French football Striker who plays for [4]Alex Ferguson also commented that Edwin Van der Sar was the most calm goalkeeper he has ever seen in his whole career as a manager. He also swore in an interview (interview available on Manchester United official site; only accessable by e-members) that if one looked closely enough, he could see Van der Sar smiling as he stretches to stop Nicolas Anelka’s spot-kick. Nicolas Anelka (born March 14, 1979 in Versailles, France) is a French football Striker who plays for

International career

Van der Sar was included in Holland's 1994 World Cup squad but did not play. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 He had to wait until June 7, 1995 for his international debut, against Belarus. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Belarus national football team is the national football team of Belarus and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus. He was in goal for three successive eliminations from major competitions by penalties: Euro 96, France 98 and Euro 2000. Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by

Edwin van der Sar in training with the Netherlands prior to Euro 2008.
Edwin van der Sar in training with the Netherlands prior to Euro 2008.

Euro 2004

However, during the penalty shootout at the Euro 2004 quarter-final against Sweden, Van der Sar saved a penalty from Olof Mellberg, helping Netherlands to win the shootout by 5-4 and go to the semi-finals of that tournament, in which the team lost to Portugal. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Erik Olof Mellberg ('uːˌlɔf 'mɛlˌbærj (born September 3, 1977 in Amnehärad Gullspång) is a Swedish football player playing The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup.

2006 World Cup

Prior to the 2006 World Cup group match against Ivory Coast, Van der Sar had not conceded a goal in 10 consecutive non-friendly matches and kept a clean sheet for 1,013 minutes. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament The Côte d'Ivoire national football team (sometimes written " Ivory Coast " in English nicknamed Les Éléphants (The Elephants, is the national team of A clean sheet is a football term meaning a game in which the team referred to have not conceded any goals

Van der Sar has represented the Dutch national team 126 times, which makes him Holland's most capped player. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association This puts him in the top forty most capped players of all time. This is a list of Football (soccer players with 100 or more caps. As captain of the Netherlands, he broke Frank de Boer's record in the 2006 World Cup second round match against Portugal. Frank de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn) is a former Dutch professional footballer. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup.

Euro 2008

On the day of his 37th birthday, Edwin was interviewed by Radio 538 and said that he intends to retire from international football following the Netherlands' participation in Euro 2008. Radio 538 (pronounce radio vijf-drie-acht is a commercial Radio station in The Netherlands aimed at young people The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football In the first match against Italy, he captained his team to victory. The Netherlands beat Italy 3-0, with 3 great saves from van der Sar himself. Apart from Sweden, Netherlands is the only team against which Italy has lost 3-0, their worst defeat. In the second match The Netherlands beat France 4-1 to win the first position in the division C. Edwin van der Sar is currently being regarded as the best goalkeeper in the world (Euro 2008) [5]

Honours

Club

Ajax

Fulham

Manchester United

Individual

Personal life

Van der Sar is married to Annemarie van Kesteren. The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The KNVB Cup (KNVB beker is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB since 1899. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002 finals were won by Málaga, Fulham, and Stuttgart. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition The 2006 Carling Cup Final was played between Manchester United and Wigan Athletic on 26 February 2006. The 2007 FA Community Shield was a football match played on 5 August 2007 between 2006-07 Barclays Premier League champions Manchester See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The Best European Goalkeeper award is a football award given annually since 1990 to the most outstanding Goalkeeper in Europe as voted by the UEFA. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The title Dutch Footballer of the Year ( Voetballer van het Jaar) has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The title Dutch Footballer of the Year ( Voetballer van het Jaar) has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The wedding ceremony took place at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, on 20 May 2006. The Beurs van Berlage is a building on the Damrak, in the center of Amsterdam. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

The couple have two children: a son, Joe, and a daughter, Lynn. Joe was on pitch with his father celebrating after he saved one penalty as the Netherlands beat Sweden 5-4 on penalties in the Quarter-finals of Euro 2004. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football

References

  1. ^ Player profiles: Edwin van der Sar. UEFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2006-11-05. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
  2. ^ Van der Sar pen new one-year deal at United. ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved on 2007-07-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold
  3. ^ Reds Lift Community Shield. ManUtd. com (2007-09-05). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.
  4. ^ Hero Van der Sar tastes Champions glory again 13 years on. Reuters UK (2008-05-21). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Retrieved on 2008-05-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.
  5. ^ Van der Sar to quit Holland. skysports. com (2007-10-29). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat

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Persondata
NAME Sar, Edwin van der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sar, Edwin van der
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1970-10-29
PLACE OF BIRTH Voorhout, Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) Iconscom is a football website that provides regular Diary updates from many of the UK's top footballers and also guest interviews from some of the biggest names The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. Voorhout is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
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