Ajax First-Team Debut
Makes his senior Ajax debut and develops into the club's first-choice goalkeeper.
Role range: 1990-1999
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Edwin van der Sar Biography and Timeline
Follow Edwin van der Sar through 8 dated historical records for Netherlands.
Edwin van der Sar, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1990–2008Years on this page
1990
1995
Champions League Victory
Keeps goal as Ajax defeat AC Milan 1-0 to win the UEFA Champions League.
Role range: 1990-1999
Champions League Winner
Edwin van der Sar kept a clean sheet against AC Milan and gave Ajax a reliable last line of defence in the 1995 UEFA Champions League final, helping Ajax win the competition.
1999
Transfer to Juventus
Joins Juventus and becomes the first non-Italian goalkeeper to play regularly for the club.
Role range: 1999-2001
2005
Transfer to Manchester United
Joins Manchester United from Fulham and becomes the club's long-term first-choice goalkeeper.
Role range: 2005-2011
2008
Champions League Final Decisive Save
Saves Nicolas Anelka's penalty to secure Manchester United's European title.
Champions League Winner
Edwin van der Sar saved Nicolas Anelka's penalty to secure the trophy against Chelsea in the 2008 UEFA Champions League final, helping Manchester United win the competition.
Premier League Championship
Edwin van der Sar wins the 2007/08 Premier League championship with Manchester United and brings calm handling and experience to a championship-winning defence.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.