

FACTS ABOUT EDWIN VAN DER SAR PROFESSIONAL
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. 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.

A goalkeeper, he left Ajax for Juventus in 1999, where he spent two years before moving to England, first to Fulham and then to Manchester United in 2005. All rights reserved.Edwin van der Sar is a Dutch football executive and former professional player who is the chief executive of AFC 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. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures.

Schreuder had been hired to replace Erik ten Hag, who moved to Manchester United last year after guiding Ajax to Dutch league titles and the Champions League semifinals in 2019.

The club has seen a lot of success, has seen a lot of growth, and gained international exposure."Ījax fired coach Alfred Schreuder in January after a disappointing start to the season and appointed former defender John Heitinga to replace him until the end of the season. "The last season does not reflect the entire period that he has been in charge of Ajax. We have to respect that," supervisory board chairman Pier Eringa said. "We wanted Edwin to stay, but he had made his decision. The club said the supervisory board has asked Van der Sar to continue work until August. It doesn't feel good to take decisions about the future of this wonderful club in the coming period. "I feel the need to take some distance, to get some rest, and to do other things. "I am very grateful for the people I have met and worked with during my second career at Ajax, and what we have achieved and been through together. We have experienced wonderful things together, but it has also been an incredibly tough period," he said. "After almost 11 years on the board, I am done. "It doesn't feel good to have to make imminent decisions about the future of this beautiful club. "After nearly 11 years on the board, I'm exhausted," Van der Sar said in a statement Tuesday. Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Van der Sar, a former goalkeeper for teams including Ajax and Manchester United, as well as the Netherlands national team, had been a member of the board of the Amsterdam club since late 2012 and director general since 2016.
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You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĮdwin van der Sar quits as Ajax director after disappointing seasonĮdwin van der Sar is stepping down as director general of Ajax after the team finished a disappointing third in the Dutch Eredivise, missing out on a Champions League place for next season.
