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Edwin Van Der Sar
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{{Football player infobox
| playername = van der Sar
| image =
Image:evandersar.jpg 260px|van der Sar with the Dutch National team
| fullname = Edwin van der Sar
| height = 197
centimetre cm
| nickname =
| dateofbirth =
October 29,
1970
| cityofbirth = Voorhout
| countryofbirth = Netherlands
| currentclub =
Manchester United
| clubnumber = 19
| position =
Goalkeeper
| youthyears =
1990-
1992
| youthclubs =
Ajax Amsterdam Ajax
| years =
1992-
19991999-
20012001-
20052005-
| clubs =
Ajax Amsterdam AjaxJuventusFulham FCManchester United
| caps(goals) = 226 (1)
66 (0)
126 (0)
31 (0)
| nationalyears =
1995-
| nationalteam = {{nft|Netherlands}}
| nationalcaps(goals) = 107 (0)
| pcupdate = April 2006
| ntupdate = April 2006
}}
'''Edwin van der Sar''' (born
October 29,
1970 in
Voorhout,
Netherlands) is a Dutch
Football (soccer) football player who plays as a
goalkeeper. He currently plays for
Manchester United in the
FA Premier League English Premier League.
Van der Sar began his career at
FC Foreholte (Voorhout's local football team), then moving to
VV Noordwijk, where he was spotted for
Ajax Amsterdam Ajax. For Ajax he was part of the team who won the
UEFA Champions League in
1995. He went on to play for
Juventus, and then in
2001 he moved to the English Premiership with
Fulham F.C. Fulham. On
June 5 2005 he moved Premiership club
Manchester United in a transfer for an estimated sum in the region of 2 million pounds, signing a two year deal. The exact amount involved in the transfer was undisclosed.
Van der Sar made his international debut in June
1995 against
Belarus national football team Belarus. He was the in goal during all of three of their recent defeats on
penalty shootout (football) penalties in major competitions: in {{Ec|96}}, the {{Wc|1998}}, and {{Ec2|2000}}.
In {{Ec2|2004}}, during the penalty shootout at the end of the quarterfinal against
Sweden national football team Sweden, van der Sar saved a penalty from
Olof Mellberg, giving
Arjen Robben the decisive chance to end the shootout in the Dutch team's first shootout win ever.
Edwin van der Sar has represented the
Netherlands national football team Dutch national team 105 times and following Holland's qualification for the {{Wc|2006}} he could well break
Frank de Boer's Dutch record of 112 caps.
External links
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Official website
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Profile and career stats
Category:1970 births Van der Sar, Edwin
Category:Living people Van der Sar, Edwin
Category:Dutch footballers Van der Sar, Edwin
Category:Football (soccer) goalkeepers Van der Sar, Edwin
Category:Ajax Amsterdam footballers Van der Sar, Edwin
Category:Juventus F.C. players Van der Sar, Edwin
Category:English Premiership players Van der Sar, Edwin
Category:Fulham F.C. players Van der Sar, Edwin
Category:Manchester United F.C. players Van der Sar, Edwin
Category:Natives of South Holland Van der Sar, Edwin
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