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Edwin van der Sar

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Edwin van der Sar (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛtʋɪɱ vɑn dər ˈsɑr] ; born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch football executive and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin van der Sar is the 189th most popular soccer player (down from 131st in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 112th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

Edwin van der Sar is most famous for being the goalkeeper for the Dutch national team and Manchester United.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Edwin van der Sar ranks 189 out of 21,273. Before him are Gérson, Hiroto Muraoka, Zizinho, René Higuita, Laurent Blanc, and Ruud Krol. After him are Carlos Valderrama, Yasuo Suzuki, Ernesto Valverde, Motoo Tatsuhara, Andreas Brehme, and Tomohiko Ikoma.

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Among people born in 1970, Edwin van der Sar ranks 15. Before him are Cafu, Matt Damon, DMX, Andre Agassi, Tina Fey, and Jennifer Connelly. After him are MacKenzie Scott, Banksy, Lee Byung-hun, Uma Thurman, Naomi Campbell, and Gianni Infantino.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Edwin van der Sar ranks 135 out of 1,646. Before him are Willem de Kooning (1904), Aelbert Cuyp (1620), Tjalling Koopmans (1910), Pier Gerlofs Donia (1480), Bertha of Holland (1055), and Ruud Krol (1949). After him are Louise of the Netherlands (1828), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), Etty Hillesum (1914), Gabriël Metsu (1629), Willem Janszoon (1570), and Tom Gehrels (1925).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Edwin van der Sar ranks 7. Before him are Johan Cruyff (1947), Ruud Gullit (1962), Rob Rensenbrink (1947), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Arie Haan (1948), and Ruud Krol (1949). After him are René van de Kerkhof (1951), Johnny Rep (1951), Willy van de Kerkhof (1951), Piet Keizer (1943), Arjen Robben (1984), and Robin van Persie (1983).

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