Former Manchester United's Dutch goalkeeper, Edwin van der Sar, say goodbye to the public on Wednesday (08/04/2011), in front of 53,000 fans Ajax. That was done after the match at the Ajax Arena farewell.
"I want to thank everyone in the stadium ... thank you for all your support over the years," said Van der Sar told the audience at the Ajax Arena, where he began his career in 1990.
Goalkeeper who has a 1.97 meters high is a member of the "Dream Team", which reinforced Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Dirk Kuyt, Edgar Davids, Rio Ferdinand and DennisBergkamp, who played for an hour against the Dutch giants, Ajax Amsterdam.
Given a standing ovation by the audience, when Van der Sar left the field several minutes before the game was over, which was won by the "Dream Team" with a thin score 2-1, thanks to goals from Louis Saha and Bergkamp.
"He's probably the best goalkeeper ever Manchester United have, but I say probably because we also have Peter Schmeichel," said the legendary Manchester United, Sir Bobby Charlton.
Van der Sar had success with Ajax, where he won the Champions League in 1995. While the Dutch national team, Van der Sar's best achievement is to become 1998 World Cup semifinalists. In any event, Ajax and the Dutch national team had played.
Patrick Kluivert, Marc Overmars, Frank Rijkaard, Frank de Boer and his brother Ronald, represented by Ajax, while Bergkamp and Giovanni van Bronckhorst, including players that reinforce the national team.
"Fans of Ajax grateful to Edwin van der Sar," the banner mounted fans.
Overall, Van der Sar won the Champions League with Ajax in 1995 and Manchester United in 2008, four Premier League titles and four Dutch league titles.
The 40-year-old player also holds the record for playing in the Premier League for 1311 minutes without conceding a goal during the 2010-2011 season, and strengthen the Netherlands for 130 games.
He began his career at Ajax (1990-1999) before moving to Juventus (1999-2001), Fulham (2011-2005) and Manchester United (2005-2011). Van der Sar's last official game played at Wembley on May 28, having conquered Barcelona in the Champions League final.
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