
Dutch association football player (born 1970)
1970 — present
Quick Facts
Profession
Dutch association football player (born 1970)
Born
October 29, 1970
Age
~56 years
Name Origin
Spanish
Timeline
association football player
1970
Born in Voorhout (1970-10-29)
1998
AwardAFC Ajax–player of the year
2011
AwardFanny Blankers-Koen career award
Present
Age ~56
About
Edwin van der Sar is a Dutch football executive and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he was most recently the chief executive of Ajax, with whom he began his senior playing career in the early 1990s; he is considered to be a member of the club's golden generation and was part of the Ajax team that won the UEFA Champions League in 1995. In 1999, he left Ajax for Juventus where he spent two years before moving to England, first to Fulham and then to Manchester United in 2005. There he won a second Champions League title in 2008, making him one of just eight players at the time to have won the competition with more than one club. He retired as a professional in 2011, but briefly came out of retirement in 2016 to play a match for Dutch amateur team VV Noordwijk, for whom he had previously played as a youth. He played 130 times for the Netherlands national team, and was the nation's most-capped player until 2017, when he was overtaken by Wesley Sneijder.
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Edwin van der Sar is a Dutch football executive and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he was most recently the chief executive of Ajax, with whom he began his senior playing career in the early 1990s; he is consider
The name Edwin means "A male given name from Old English.. Etymology: Ēadwine, from *Audawini, from *Audawiniz. Akin to Auðun, Auðunn, Otwin, Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (Ouen).". It is of Spanish origin.
Edwin van der Sar was born on October 29, 1970.
Name Meaning
A male given name from Old English.. Etymology: Ēadwine, from *Audawini, from *Audawiniz. Akin to Auðun, Auðunn, Otwin, Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (Ouen).
The name Edwin is of Spanish origin, meaning "A male given name from Old English.. Etymology: Ēadwine, from *Audawini, from *Audawiniz. Akin to Auðun, Auðunn, Otwin, Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (Ouen).". It is traditionally a male name.
Other famous people named Edwin
Edwin — October 29, 1970
Zodiac & Calendar Signs
Western Zodiac
Scorpio
Passionate, resourceful, brave
Water · Pluto · Oct 23 – Nov 21
Chinese Zodiac
Dog
Loyal, honest, kind
Metal · Yang
Mayan Tzolkin
2 Cimi
Death — transformation, rebirth
Celtic Tree
Reed
Deep, complex, keeper of secrets
Ogham: Ngetal · Oct 28 – Nov 24
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I've watched thousands of athletes. You stood out.
— sports journalist
Hated losing to you. But respect. Always.
— a rival
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