Edwin van der Sar (born 29 october 1970 in Voorhout) is a professional Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is captain of the Dutch national team and plays club football for Manchester United in the English Premier League. He was a member of the 2006-07 PFA Team of the Year.Van der Sar began his career at Foreholte (Voorhout's local football team), then moving to VV Noordwijk, where he was spotted by Ajax. After going through the ranks of Ajax's youth system, he enjoyed a long and successful Ajax career, winning the UEFA Champions League in 1995, as well as many other awards (including the UEFA Cup in 1992). In total, he made 226 appearances for Ajax. He was named Best European Goalkeeper in 1993 and 1995.He went on to play for Juventus, eventually losing his place to Gianluigi Buffon, which he called a betrayal, and "not a nice ending" of his career there. In total, he made 66 appearances for the Italian club. So far, he remains the first and only non-Italian to play in goal for Juve.[2]
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