Do you remember those players who did the story? Which we admired? Along with the completion of the career of great as if a whole epoch was left. Where are they now?

Probably, everyone remembers the 2008 European Championship and that match when our footballers defeated the Dutch. But now not about our team. Most then went to the goalkeeper, which, indeed, entered the story as one of the best.

At his account, 14 trophies with Ajax, the Cup of Intertoto with Juventus and the second - with Fulham, 11 titles with Manchester United, the fourth place at the World Cup 1998 and Bronze - at the European and 2004 European Championships. And it is only command achievements. "Golden Glove", a special Award of the PPA for merits to football, the seventeent owner of the status of the best goalkeeper and, finally, the most age player of the Champions League Final in the history. Edwin Van der Sar is a really great footballer.

Dutchman was born on October 29, 1970, and his career ended at the age of 41. But now a little biography, she is really very rich and exciting. Since childhood, Edwin was significantly higher than his peers, so somehow it turned out that he got into the gate. As he himself tells, the coach of the team, for which he played in his childhood, so told him: "You know, you are the highest, becoming in the gate." And then Edwin decided that she would never play football anymore. But it all happened otherwise. The then coach "Najording", for which Edwin spoke, was in good relations with Louis Van Galom, who advised him to pay attention to the young goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sara. That is how he found himself in Ajax. But despite this, he had to be in stock for half a two years. But already in 1992 it was his star hour. Van der Sar from the first minutes protects the gate of Ajax. And it makes it incomparably, which allowed him to continue to breathe about 7 years in them. In the same club, he even gave him the nickname "Edwin Van Sev" for his excellent reaction, jumping and other qualities, which only could do the best goalkeeper.

A little later, fate ordered that Edwin began to defend the colors of Juventus. As he himself later admitted, he made a mistake here, because at that time he was the name of Alex Ferguson himself. But the game of the goalkeeper "Juve" was not there, and they gave it to Fulham. And two years later, an important stage occurred in his life. Manchester United still achieved his own and repeated Edwin. From now on, the peak began his career. Van der Sar, whose biography is really impressive, was named the best goalkeeper of the team. So Sir Alex Ferguson himself said - main coach. Already here he felt in his plate and justified the hopes of all who believed in him.

The game in the national team began in 1994, though, then he was still a spare goalkeeper. But it did not scare Van der Sarah, he knew that it was only the beginning, as it was in Ajax. Then he waited not two years, but one. And from the first moment of the game in the start, he firmly took a place at the goal of the national team of Holland.

He completed his career in 41 years. Just imagine! Going to the top of glory in such a late age, he changed the traditional idea of \u200b\u200bthe career of the goalkeeper. The ideal of a football player is an elderly, melted head experience on young legs. Probably, he could continue his career further, but they influenced family problems.

What is the ex-football player doing now?

He did not stop at what was achieved, and after the completion of the career of the football player began "non-patious pension Van der Sara".

The Dutchman has its own website called "edwinvandersarfoundation.com", in which he talks about the implementation of its projects aimed at supporting people with crankum in rehabilitation, participation and prevention. It all started with the fact that in 2011 such a disease touched his wife. In 2017, the Fund marks 5 years, in honor of this Edwin made a special jubilee tour in Holland. Van der Sar adores animals and regularly donates the amount in various funds in their protection.

In 2016, the footballer had to even resume player's career. True, just one match. His first club "Daording" remained without goalkeepers at that time, and Entin had to go out on the field. The match ended with a score of 1: 1. But even without availability game practices He managed to beat off the penalty!

In November of the same year, the ex-goalkeeper of the national team of Holland and Manchester United officially became the director of FC Ajax, where he spent 9 years as a player, and from 2012 was a marketing director. But the football field does not want to let go of his hero. Edwin sometimes again puts on its gloves and gets up on his native position, sharing experience with young footballers. Not every day drops the chance to practice together with the great athlete. So the young generation of Holland in the reliable hands of the great player.

Dutchman Edwin Van der Sar is one of the most titled goalkeepers of the XXI century. On the athlete's account of eight championships at the club level and two bronze European championships with the national team. Van der Sar is the only of the goalkeepers who twice the Champions League twice: with Ajax in the 1995th and MJ in the Moscow final of 2008. Talked with a goalkeeper - about the world championship in Russia, Euro 2008 and the best goalkeepers of the planet.

"Departure to the European Club could be a new challenge for Akinfeev"

"Lenta.ru": 10 years ago you were already in Moscow. How do you like the city today?

Edwin Van der Sar: Moscow will forever remain in my memory, because here I won one of the main titles in the career of the Champions League. I like the city, especially now, when so many fans came to Moscow from around the world. Definitely Russia revealed from a very pleasant side.

Did the impressions of Moscow changed in these 10 years?

In case of being a player, I managed little to see. Our route took place between the hotel and the stadium, and in free time I wanted to just relax. Of course, now the image of your country has changed due to politics. But the 2018 World Cup improved the attitude of foreigners to Russia.

The tournament turned out to be saturated for fans and broke the record for the number of prescribed penalty. It has already been implemented by 21 odent meters. (Previous record - 18, dated CM-1990 / 1998/2002). How is the goalkeeper preparing for a penalty?

Now various sources of preparation are open for the goalkeepers: you can find one or another football player more often. If he hit the right 17 times, and only three left, you will be ready to strike. However, new difficulties arose: the forwards began to pierce right in the center. Therefore, goalkeeper needs to train carefully.

New Telstar Dream Ball, created for the World Cup, helps the goalkeeper beat the blows?

Yes. Adidas spent a lot of strength to make the ball convenient for the goalkeeper. But football is created to score balls. If the goalkeeper becomes completely easy to cope with blows, the fans will not be delighted.

Photo: Alexey Filippov / RIA Novosti

Technically prepare for the penaltyship is possible, but how to set yourself emotionally? Is it important to have a leader who will charge the rest?

Still would! For any team, emotional recharging is important. A person who will say: It will be difficult, but we will cope. Most often, this role is assigned to the captain. In the case of the Russian national team -. He is an experienced goalkeeper, who has been playing Russia for a long time and knows what.

Do Akinfeev have the opportunity to go to the top club? Or is she missed for him?

Akinfeev needed to leave Russia much earlier. Although I moved from Fulham to "" only at 34 years. Therefore, the transition to the European club could be for Akinfeev a new challenge and the ability to play against class players. I advise him to leave CSKA and try to entrenched in Europe.

I would not say that. He marked first-class savings in last match Group stage against South Korea. And this is despite the missing season due to injury. Before damage, Neuer was the leader and national team of Germany and Munich "Bavaria". I hope soon he will return to the previous level.

"I did not expect such a result from the Russian national team"

Germany failed to get out of the group, most favorites also left home without justifying expectations. Who was your favorite?

To the semifinals, I thought that, most likely, the team of England would won. Although in the first match of 1/2 finals, I had a soul with all my soul for Belgium. They are our neighbors, we speak the same language, and many belgian footballers Play in our teams.

How amazing for you was the performance of Croats?

I thought it would be difficult for them. They spent a lot of strength into two series of penalty, a match against the Russian national team was especially difficult. But the emotional charge helped them. A small country in which about four million people live, beat great Russia and surpassed the British.

Russian footballers are unknown abroad, because the RFPL is practically not broadcast on television. So I watch your athletes only during international Competition. When I watched friendly matches, I did not expect such a result from the Russian national team. Apparently, the homemade world championship gave the players an additional impetus for a good game.

At this world championship failed to get the national team of Holland. What did not have enough team?

Do you really think that our team has problems? Yes, we did not get to the World Cup. But we had a hard group in a qualifying round: France, Sweden, who left without the Italians. We have a lot of good young players who will be full of effort to Euro 2020, and we burst into the elite again.

What was missing this World Cup?

Dutch fans. You go to the Red Square and meet there fans from Colombia, Spain, Brazil, but there are no guys in Orange form. I hope that next international tournament I still see native colors.

"2008 became the year of Russian football"

For the Russian national team, the victory over Holland at Euro 2008 has become one of the most significant in football History country. What do you think when you remember that match?

It seems to me that the victory happened in many ways thanks to the coach who worked in Holland for a long time and knew our football players well. Maybe Russia was a bit in best form. It was insulting to lose Russia then, because for me, that match was the last as part of the national team of Holland.

Did you surprise the result of the meeting?

He did not have a surprise for me. If the team fell to the European Championship, then it can play football. Moreover, we were heard about football players from Moscow clubs and St. Petersburg, who by that time had already won the Cup. Probably 2008 became the year of Russian football.

Did you know at least someone from Russian football players before the match?

Not really. Yours football League Practically not covered in Europe. And if we see russian clubs In the Champions League, we see a huge number of foreigners. The team of the team will rather become a brazilian than a Russian.

Do you think, is it possible to see the teams of Russia and Holland in the final of the European Championship of Europe 2020?

In football can be all. But if this happens, it will definitely won the Holland.

Edwin Van der Sar is one of the most popular football players, legend european football and the Netherlands national team. He was born on October 29, 1970, and this player is indeed one of the most prominent goalkeys of the world. In 2011, at the age of 41 completed club career. This footballer has a very rich and exciting biography, and it is necessary to tell about it.

Carier start

Van der Sar began playing his hometown clubs. In these teams, he was noticed Louis Van Galom, as a result of which was invited to Ajax. Naturally, young at that time, the goalkeeper agreed to this favorable offer. So he became one of the most valuable players of the second composition. Together with the Netherlands team, he won three national Cup and four championships, as well as the UEFA Cup in 1992. And the most important club tournament. That is the Champions League (in 1995). Then he was recognized as the best goalkeeper throughout Europe. And Van der Sar broke the "dry" record of the Champions League. As part of the Netherlands "Ajax", the footballer spent 226 matches and made even one goal with a penalty spot. In general, these nine years have come out quite fruitful. But this, as it turned out, was only the beginning.

Career in "Juventus" and "Fulhame"

In 1999, Van der Sar accepted another favorable offer - this time from the Turis "Juventus". In this club, it came out on the field 66 times. But then, as you can guess, the great Gianligui Buffon stood in his place, which still protects the honor of the "old syigns". Interestingly, the goalkeeper Van der Sar became the first in the history of the Turin team of a goalkeeper not Italian origin.

Then he was invited to Fulham. The Netherlands did not agree with the role of a spare goalkeeper as part of Juventus, so I decided to move to England. For him they gave an amount constituting about 7,100,000 euros. For his new team, the Dutchman played 154 matches. In general, four years. After that, in his life there was another important career stage.

"Manchester United"

"Red Devils" twisted the goalkeeper for the amount that was not disclosed. But the acquisition of the British was satisfied. SAR, whose biography is really impressive, was named the best goalkeeper of the team. So stated Sir Alex Ferguson himself - head coach. And Edwin acquitted hope. So, for example, one of the brightest and memorable matches was the game against Manchester City. Then Edwina succeeded in keeping the gate with absolutely "dry". That game ended in favor of "UNITEDA", only with a minimum account of 1: 0. According to the results of the season, Van der Sar was included in the year team created by PFA. In a couple of months, he was recognized as the hero of the match. It was a game held within the framework of the England's Super Cup, and Manchester United won him - not without the help of a goalkeeper. Edwin reflected three straight strikes from London's football players, and all from the penalty spot.

There is one factor that has not badly helped to make excellent sefs such a goalkeeper, like Van der Sar. Growth is what we are talking about. It does not reach only 3 centimeters to two meters. High, deft, instantly reacting, attentive - these qualities helped to become Edwin a truly outstanding goalkeeper.

Career in the national team

This goalkeeper was included in the Netherlands national team on the World Cup 1994 as a spare (mainly Ed de Guy was the main one), but for the first time in this composition he went out on the field only a year later. And from the moment Edwin was the first team number at all subsequent championships, both European and world.

At the European Championship, held in 2000, he did not miss a single goal. Only when he was replaced by Sander Westerfeld, the national team received a goal from rivals. In general, in the amount of "dry" series, decorated by the Great Netherlands, is 594 minutes. And this is a record of all European championships. In 2006, he broke another indicator. At that world championship, he left behind his shoulders a record Frank de Bura in the number of games for the national team.

True, in 2008 he said that after the European Championship immediately hang gloves on a nail. So it turned out. True, when in the qualifying World Cup 2010, the national goalkeeper team was injured, he was called to the team. Edwin could not refuse and went out on the field twice, without missing a single goal.

It is worth noting that the Edwin played in a modern manner. Often went beyond the gate (immediately remembered the best goalkeeper of modern times - Manuel Neuer) and loved to play the position of the last defender. It is difficult not to admit that he played perfectly with his legs.

Van der Sara has an aliery wife Van Kestern, with which he married in 2006, and two children - Daughter Lynn and Son Joey.

And he has simply incredibly a huge number of achievements that cannot be listed. 14 trophies with Ajax, the Cup of Intertoto with Juventus and the Second - with Fulham, 11 titles with Manchester United, fourth place at the World Cup 1998 and Bronze - at the European Championships 2000 and 2004. And these are only team achievements. "Golden Glove", a special Award of the PPA for merits to football, the seventeent owner of the status of the best goalkeeper and, finally, the most age player of the Champions League Final in the history. Van der Sar is a really great footballer. And it is proven.

Edwin Van der Sar

August 2005.

Edwin Van der Sar goes past a small table standing at the edge of the field. It is extremely indignant, although it is almost calm. September 1, 2001, when Ireland knocked out the Netherlands from the World Cup in Dublin, is possible, the worst day in the career of the Dutch goalkeeper.

It seems, the table will now get - the goalkeeper raises his leg to apply death blow. But, change your mind, only knocks the plastic cup. In this act, the entire Van der Sar. The ability to beat instantly, without acceleration, turns it into best football player Among goalkeepers. He also knows how to own emotions. Not in vain wears a nickname ice rabbit. Both qualities will help him on new workprobably the most tense in football - Manchester United goalkeeper, to which he started today, in the game against Everton.

Van der Sarah thirty four years old. He grew up in a village, located among Dutch onion fields. Yes, and it looks exactly like a rustic guy. Growth - 197, medium for this region. Long, pale, sullen face, like a typical Calvinist Pastor of the sample of 1872, is also characteristic of these places.

In childhood he liked to play football. True, do not stand at the gate, but to actively navigate through the field. Nevertheless, he never dreamed of becoming a professional until he was noticed by Arsterdam Ajax. The club was distinguished by original ideas about goalkeepers. The greatest player and "home philosopher" Ajax Johan Croyf said that it was absurd to limit them only to catch the ball. This approach means an empty spending of the energy of one of the eleven players. The goalkeeper should start an attack, paste, as a field player. Van der Sar, who was present good hitwas created to implement the ideas of Croyf. Later, Johan called the Ice Rabbit "The Best Attacking Player" Ajax ". It is in this club that future famous player I understood: his task is not just to catch the balls. Rather, he must organize protection so that it does not have to do this. If the ball flew into the gate, it means that something is previously accomplished.

But if Van der Sarah needs to take the ball, he does it. Ask other goalkeepers about him, and they will definitely confirm that he is rarely mistaken. According to the expression of Croyf, he is "completely universal": the same successfully takes hinged blows from the flanks, "reads" the game or catches the balls flying by the ricochet. But first of all, as a real ice rabbit, Edwin never nerves. Concentrating before the match, he follows its own definition of reliability: "Take all the balls that are only possible." He has only one drawback - he rarely takes "impossible" balls.

"Goalkeepers are crazy," says football stamp. But Van der Sar is not. He says: "Sometimes I see cute, calm guys go crazy on the field. I can see someone insensitive, but I doubt that they play 100%. "

Dutchman seems to never lose self-control, which is not typical of other football players. Even after great Victory, fighting from too rapidly embracing his comrades, he is filled with a cold irony, which does not seem funny.

When in 1999, Juventus bought Van der Sara from Ajax, many considered him the best goalkeeper in the world. Two years later, he was not. In Juve, the only time in his career, the goalkeeper lost confidence and committed misses. The Italians began to tease his "van der der Golov", and Juventus, who had previously asked to check vision, sold. "Van der Goal" joined the ranks of Fulham, who believed that they would come to fame together. Then the team ended money, the ambitions were influenced. As a result, the former "best goalkeeper of the world" spent four years in a mediocre club.

In the television program, which was released in December last year, the last great goalkeeper "Manchester United" Peter Shmeyhel recommended the Dutch "United" and "Arsenal". Van der Sar and his wife, looking at the transfer of the house, were flattered. But neither one of the club did not call. It seems to them enough mediocre goalkeepers. In the Holland from the goalkeeper, they are waiting for manifestations of the talent of a field player, in Italy - the ability to beat the balls perfectly. In England, it is not waiting for him, it seems, nothing at all.

Play on a small Craven Cottage "Van der Sarra was especially offended - he knew that was at the peak of the form. The player considers their best match to be a meeting of Arsenal and Fulham in 2003. Speaking for the national team of Holland together with the young men who took the balls a few years ago, he played a hundredth match in his native team and, finally, became a really brilliant goalkeeper.

Like many goalkeepers, he reached a peak of thirty-five. Jup Hiel, his former coach, explains why: "To be a goalkeeper means to see and understand the situation, find a solution. And the more often, the easier to play. Therefore, the experienced goalkeeper knows the structure of the attack and has time to organize protection. The young player does not know how, he only has a talent. Mistaking, he begins to doubt himself. " When this happened to Tim Howard, a young goalkeeper "United", the club finally turned to Van der Sarah.

Alex Ferguson team coach for six years gained dubious goalkeepers. And there was not alone in this. Such a "blind spot" at the conscience of Arsen Hungarian in Arsenal. Few mentors understand the work of the goalkeeper. This is a shame, because only the errors of the goalkeepers prevented "United" in the Champions League. Team still lacks the skmeyhel skill to organize the game. Let him, like most of the British goalkeepers, did not know how to play football at all, but he could start a counterattack, the ball of the ball is 35 meters right under the feet on a teammate. Van der Sar does the same with the help of the passes. Moreover, it is not drush under the searchlights of the world's largest club, where any error standing on the gate becomes a national tragedy. In addition, it complements the "United Hall Planboard", which is still consisting of Kina's swarm.

In any case, "United" for Van der Sara is only an interlude. As a result, he will return to his amateur club in the Dutch Dunes, where he will leave the goalkeeper's position for the sake of the game in the attack. "To score balls is much more pleasant," he says.

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Edwin Van der Sar

• Country: Holland.
• Position: Goalkeeper.
• Born: October 29, 1970.
• Height: 197 cm.

Biography and football player career

Edwin was born in a small town of Vorkut, located in the province of South Holland, he began to play football in local clubs. Since childhood, he was significantly higher than the growth of his peers, so somehow it turned out that he got into the gate.

"I played in the amateur children's team for two years, and once the coach said:" You know, you are the highest, becoming in the gate. " Then I thought: "This is the last time I play football," recalled later Edwin.

It is not known how the fate of Van der Sara would have developed, if the then coach "Najording" was not on a short leg with Louis Van Galom and did not advise him to pay attention to the young goalkeeper.

"Ajax"

1990-1999

So Van der Sar was in Ajax, and a little later Louis Wang Gaal became the head coach of the team. Despite this, Edwina two and a half years had to sit behind the back of the walls of Mentrock, the second at the time, after Wang Brekelin, the goalkeeper of the national team of Holland.

Only in the middle of the 1992-1993 seasons of 1992-1993, Van der Sar took a place at the gate of Ajax, but it took firmly, seven years remaining the permanent guard of the Gate of the Amsterdam Club.

Despite the high even for goalkeeper, Van der Sar possessed a good jumper and excellent reaction. "Van der Sey" - such a nicknamed gave him teamwork partners. And for such a component as a game of legs, Edwin and still remains one of the best goalkeepers in the history of world football.

The best for the club, and for the goalkeeper, was the 1994-1995 season, when the victory in the country championship, as well as in the European Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup, and Edwin Van der Sar was recognized as the best goalkeeper of Europe.

By the way, speaking for "Ajax", Van der Sar scored a goal into the gate "De Grafshapa", realizing a penalty. it is impossible to call him, of course, but one scored ball is in all service list Not every goalkeeper.

Juventus

1999-2001

The transition to the strongest championship at that time was undoubtedly a step forward, especially considering that Ajax players began to actively bother the richest clubs, especially since the decision on the "Bosman's" case ", the existing limit on the legionnaires was canceled.

In Juventus, Van der Sar spent two seasons and spent them at a high level. I repeat, the series "A" was the strongest at the time of the European League, and Juventus, during these years, became second in the championship for the first time, Lazio's first time, in the second - two "Roma".

By the way, it is interesting that Karlo Ancelotti club who trained then, because of Van der Sara, even changed the team tactics when moving from defense to the attack. The fact is that in the Holland Championship, the goalkeeper traditionally took part at the beginning of the attack, and Van der Sar, from childhood accustomed to such a game, playing his legs great.

"At first, I needed to immediately knock the ball away from the gate immediately. But now the coach knows that I can start an acute attack, and uses this my quality," the goalkeeper himself explained.

In general, foreign goalkeepers, given the level of the Italian of the goalkeeper, is very hard at the Apennines. Van der Sar, for example, became the first goalkeeper - Legionnaire "Juventus".

Before the start of the season 2001-2002 Juventus acquired Gianligi Buffon, and the club's management definitely gave it to understand that the main rate would be made on him. Therefore, Van der Sar left Turin.

Fulham

2001-2005

At the time of the transition to Fulham, Van der Sarra was already 30 years old - the age for a goalkeeper is far from critical, but many of this transfer will be taken as the beginning of the sunset of the Dutch goalkeeper.

"Yes, he plays in an elite championship, but no longer needed big clubs," the fans and specialists argued about this way.

So it was at first and was - four seasons Edwin Van der Sar spent in the "dacniki", while remaining the main goalkeeper of the national team of the Netherlands, and the highest achievement "Fulham" over the years was 9th place in the championship.

But everything changed overnight.

"Manchester United"

2005-2011

In the summer of 2005, Van der Sar was in Manchester United, which for several years after care, experienced problems in post number 1.

It was not clear that it was decided to decide this problem with the help of a 35-year-old goalkeeper, last years Speaking far from the strongest club. And many and in open laughed over this transfer.

But Sir Alex knew what he did, otherwise he would not be a great coach. In the face of Wang der Sara MJ acquired the most reliable rear, and the fans for the whole six years have forgotten about the goalkeeper problem. Four champion titles won the "Red Devils" in Van der Sour at the gate.

And the Dutchman himself updated several "eternal" records by the number of "dry" minutes. First, the Premier League record fell, installed by Peter Czech (Van der Sar did not miss 1032 minutes in a row). Then Edwin installed the record of England Championships held since 1979 (1103 "Dry" minutes), then surpassed the British record (1212 minutes), and finally, the world record, playing 1311 minutes without missed heads in the National Championship.

It was in 2009, and it was not surprising that in that season Edwin Van der Sar was a second time for his career was recognized as the best goalkeeper of Europe and reached it at 38 years. And a year earlier, Sav Van der Sarah in the post-match series of penalties with London Chelsea brought "Manchester" his third in the history of the Champions Cup.

Farewell to Van der Sara with Manchester United might turn out not just beautiful, and outstanding, or even (I do not even know which epithet is more appropriate). The last time he came out on the field as part of the "Red Devils" on May 28, 2011 in the Champions League Final against Barcelona. Alas, that match "United" lost, and must admit that he lost in the case.

Netherlands national team

1995-2008

In 1994, Edwin Van der Sar in the national team of the Netherlands traveled to the World Championships in the United States, but only as a spare goalkeeper. And he held his first match for the national team on June 7, 1995.

The debut turned out not the most successful - the Dutch gave way to the match selection tournament national team of Belarus. But Likha trouble - the beginning: In the future, Van der Sar became the first issue of the "orange" team for a long 13 years, adopting participation in its four European championships and two championships of the world (the World Championship of 2002, the Dutch passed), where it was invariably the main goalkeeper .

The three of these six tournaments of the Dutch left after defeats in a series of post-match penalties. Especially insulting were defeats in the semi-finals of the 1998 World Cup from the Brazilian national team and from Italy.

According to many fans, the national team of Holland was the best team on those tournaments, and earned victory at least one of them. And here he was heard of reproaches to Van der Sara: If he knew how to reflect the penalty spot ...

Yes, throw! No goalkeeper has never lost a penalty series. The goalkeeper can win it, but always lose field players, because the chances of beating from 11 meters is incommensurable above than the chances of standing in the frame.

After the 2008 European Championship, Edwin Van der Sar announced the end of a career in the national team, but played two more matches for her in the qualifying cycle.

Farewell Match Edwina Van der Sara

And with big football, the legendary goalkeeper said goodbye on August 3, 2011. At the Stadium "Amsterdam Arena" there were "Ajax" and "Dream Team", for which former partners of Van der Sarah on Manchester United and the Holland national team.

Edwin himself also played for the "dream", which won with a score of 2: 1.

Edwina Van der Sara Titula

Team

1. Four-time champion of Holland.
2. Three-time owner of the Cup of Holland.
3. Three-fold owner of the Super Cup of Holland.
4. Four round champion of England.
5. Two England League Cup winner.
6. Three-fold winner of the Super Cup of England.
7. Two-time winner of the Champions League.
8. Winner of the UEFA Cup.
9. Winner of Europe Super Cup.
10. The owner of the intercontinental cup.
11. Bronze medalist of European Championships 2000 and 2004.
12. Semi-finalist of the 1998 World Cup.

Individual

1. The best goalkeeper of Europe 1995 and 2009.
2. The best goalkeeper of Holland 1994 - 1997.
3. The best football player of Holland 1998.

• Van der Sar is the only goalkeeper in the world who defeated the Champions League with two different clubs.
• In 2016, Van der Sar resumed a player's career. True, only one match - his first club "Naordy", who spent in the fourth division remained without goalkeepers, and Entil had to go out on the field. The game ended with a score of 1: 1, and Van der Sar beat off a penalty!

• Van der Sar - a record holder in the number of "dry" minutes in the matches of the final stage of the European Championships - 594. I did not miss van der Sar (in the group stage match against the France team, he did not participate, in a quarterfinal with Yugoslavia was replaced with a quarter of 4 : 0 in favor of Holland).
• 40 years and 212 days was Van der Sarah on May 28, 2011 - a day when Manchester United played in the Champions League finals against Barcelona. He is the most age player who played in the Ligochepion Final.
• In the list best goalkeepers The twentieth century, compiled according to the results of a survey of specialists and journalists in 2000, Edwin Van der Sar took the 29th place. But let's not forget that his best years Even in the current century

Family and personal life Edwina Van der Sara

Edwin is a sample of an exemplary family man, his name never flashed on the pages of the yellow press and they never connected any scandals with him. His spouse - Annemiari Wang Kestern. A couple of married since 2006 and raises her son and daughter.

Having finished playing, Van der Sar did not stay out of football - now he is the general director of his native Ajax.