Edwin van der Sar OON (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛtʋɪn vɑn dɛr ˈsɑr]) (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. Widely considered as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all
time, he currently works as an analyst and has stated an interest in
coaching in the near future.[5][6]
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.
In 2012, Van Der Sar became the sporting director of Ajax Amsterdam.
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