Edwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch former football player. He has played for Netherlands national team.
 Van der Sar at the 2015 Web Summit, Dublin | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edwin van der Sar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1970
(aged 55)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Voorhout, Netherlands[3] | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[4] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1985 | Foreholte | ||
| 1985–1990 | VV Noordwijk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1999 | Ajax | 226 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Juventus | 66 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Fulham | 127 | (0) |
| 2005–2011 | Manchester United | 186 | (0) |
| 2016 | VV Noordwijk | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 606 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–2008 | Netherlands | 130 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 1990–91 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1991–92 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 1998–99 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Total | 226 | 1 | 23 | 0 | – | 55 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 312 | 1 | |||
| Juventus | 1999–2000 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | |||
| Fulham | 2001–02 | Premier League | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total | 127 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | ||
| Manchester United | 2005–06 | Premier League | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Total | 186 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 266 | 0 | ||
| VV Noordwijk | 2015–16 | Hoofdklasse Saturday B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 606 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 821 | 1 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 130 | 0 | |
Honours
Ajax
- Eredivisie: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98[8]
- KNVB Cup: 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99[8]
- Dutch Supercup: 1993, 1994, 1995[8]
- UEFA Champions League: 1994–95; runner-up: 1995–96[8]
- UEFA Cup: 1991–92[8]
- UEFA Super Cup: 1995[8]
- Intercontinental Cup: 1995[8]
Juventus
Fulham
Manchester United
- Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11[9]
- Football League Cup: 2005–06, 2009–10[8]
- FA Community Shield: 2007, 2008, 2010[8]
- UEFA Champions League: 2007–08; runner-up: 2008–09, 2010–11[8]
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2008[8]
Individual
- Dutch Football Goalkeeper of the Year: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997[source?]
- Best European Goalkeeper: 1995, 2009[10]
- ESM Team of the Year: 1995–96, 2008–09[source?]
- Ajax Player of the Year (Rinus Michels Award): 1997–98[11]
- Dutch Golden Shoe: 1998[source?]
- Fulham Player of the Year: 2004[12]
- PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2006–07,[13] 2008–09,[14] 2010–11[15]
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008[10]
- Premier League Merit Award: 2008–09[source?]
- Premier League Golden Glove: 2008–09[9]
- UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year: 2009[16]
Orders
- Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 2010[17][18]
- JFK Greatest Man Award: 29 October 2011[19]
Edwin Van Der Sar Media
Edwin van der Sar with Fulham.
Van der Sar in action for Manchester United.
Van der Sar playing for Manchester United during the 2010–11 season
Edwin van der Sar
Van der Sar in training with the Netherlands prior to Euro 2008.
Van der Sar speaking at the 2015 Web Summit
References
- ↑ 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Netherlands (21 March 2014)FIFA. p. 19.
- ↑ Edwin Van der Sar ESPN. Soccernet.espn.go.com (3 February 2011)ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ↑ Edwin van der Sar Manchester United. ManUtd.com (3 February 2011)Manchester United. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ↑ White, Jim. Manchester United: The Biography (2008). London: Sphere. p. 425. ISBN 978-1-84744-088-4.
- ↑ Edwin van der SarStretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ↑ Edwin van der Sar at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Edwin van der Sar – Century of International Appearances. Rsssf.com. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 E. van der SarSoccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Edwin van der SarPremier League. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Man Utd's Edwin van der Sar to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. 27 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/9377719.stm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ Player of the Year: Martínez. Ajax.nl.
- ↑ End of Season Awards (19 May 2004)Fulham F.C.. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ↑ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6582201.stm. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Giggs earns prestigious PFA award". BBC Sport. 26 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8019726.stm. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Spurs' Gareth Bale wins PFA player of the year award". BBC Sport. 17 April 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13110874. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ Van der Sar back and raring to go. UEFA.
- ↑ Van der Sar benoemd tot Officier in orde van Oranje Nassau. soccernews.nl (5 June 2010). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ↑ Van der Sar geridderd bij afscheid (in nl). nos.nl (5 June 2010). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ↑ Novum, Door. Edwin van der Sar wint Greatest Man Award. NU (30 October 2011).