#Edwin van der sar date of birth professional

On the final day of the 1999–2000 season, however, Juventus lost to Perugia Calcio, after Van der Sar was beaten by Alessandro Calori's volley the result allowed Lazio to overtake Juventus and win the league title by a single point. He performed well in his first season, winning the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup, and helping the club compete for the Serie A title. He was the first-choice goalkeeper during his first two seasons in Italy, making 66 Serie A appearances as Juventus finished runners-up in the league twice under Carlo Ancelotti, with the best defensive record in the league on each occasion. He became the first non-Italian to keep goal for the Turin club. He made his debut for The Old Lady in the 1–1 draw with Reggina at the Stadio delle Alpi. In 1999, Van der Sar's stature as one of Europe's top goalkeepers drew attention from Manchester United, who sought a replacement for Peter Schmeichel however, Van der Sar moved to Italian club Juventus for a fee believed to be in the region of £5 million.

1 he won the Dutch Football Goalkeeper of the Year, he would then go on to retain the award for the next 3 consecutive years. He made a total of 226 appearances for Ajax, and scored a penalty for Ajax to complete an 8–1 victory over De Graafschap in the 1997–98 season. He was in goal for Ajax in the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final, but had to make do with a runner-up medal as they lost the penalty shoot-out against Juventus.

He enjoyed a long and successful stint in their senior side, winning the 1991–92 UEFA Cup (albeit only as the reserve, making no appearances in the run) and the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League (by now the starting goalkeeper), as well as the 1995 Best European Goalkeeper award, besides domestic honours. Even though he joined late he went into the reserve team and bided his time before getting his first-team call-up by Louis van Gaal. At a relatively late age, he was brought to the attention of Louis van Gaal, and subsequently signed for Ajax. Van der Sar has won several individual awards, including Best European Goalkeeper in 19, and UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year in 2009.īorn in Voorhout, Van der Sar began his career at his hometown club, Foreholte, and then VV Noordwijk. He is also the oldest player to win the Premier League, at 40 years and 205 days old. Until 2017 he was the most capped player for the Netherlands national team, with 130 caps, until Wesley Sneijder surpassed him. In the 2008–09 season he set the world league clean sheet record by not conceding a single goal for 1,311 minutes. Van der Sar also set numerous records in his career. Van der Sar is one of the most decorated and successful footballers ever, having won 26 major trophies in his career, mainly at Ajax and Manchester United. Van der Sar also won the UEFA Cup with Ajax in 1992. 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. 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 started his senior career at Ajax and is considered to be a member of a golden generation of players at the club. In 2016, he briefly came out of retirement to play a match for Dutch amateur team VV Noordwijk. He currently works as the chief executive officer at Ajax. He is considered, by critics and fellow players, as one of the best goalkeepers of all time. He is the second most capped player in the Netherlands national team's history. During his career he played for Ajax, Juventus, Fulham, Manchester United and VV Noordwijk.

#Edwin van der sar date of birth professional

Edwin van der Sar OON ( ( )) (born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.