SOCCER PLAYER

Edwin van der Sar

1970 - Today

Edwin van der Sar

Edwin van der Sar OON (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛtʋɪn vɑn dɛr ˈsɑr] (listen)) (born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his career he played for Ajax, Juventus, Fulham, and Manchester United. He is the second most capped player in the Netherlands national team's history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwin van der Sar has received more than 2,389,485 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 111th most popular soccer player.

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  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Edwin van der Sar ranks 111 out of 13,233. Before him are Andriy Shevchenko, Gunnar Gren, Duncan Edwards, Oleg Blokhin, Jürgen Klinsmann, and Paulo Roberto Falcão. After him are René Higuita, Carlos Valderrama, Dragan Džajić, Nils Liedholm, Brian Clough, and Paul Breitner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Edwin van der Sar ranks 5. Before him are Melania Trump, Matt Damon, Banksy, and Christopher Nolan. After him are Diego Simeone, Andre Agassi, Cafu, Rachel Weisz, Uma Thurman, Claudia Schiffer, and Naomi Campbell.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Edwin van der Sar ranks 113 out of 908. Before him are Adriaen van Ostade (1610), Wim Duisenberg (1935), Pieter Aertsen (1508), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Louise of the Netherlands (1828), and Martinus J. G. Veltman (1931). After him are Etty Hillesum (1914), Eugène Dubois (1858), Gaius Julius Civilis (25), Judith Leyster (1609), Bernard Haitink (1929), and Harry Mulisch (1927).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Edwin van der Sar ranks 4. Before him are Johan Cruyff (1947), Ruud Gullit (1962), and Leo Beenhakker (1942). After him are Rob Rensenbrink (1947), Arjen Robben (1984), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Ruud Krol (1949), Arie Haan (1948), Piet Keizer (1943), Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976), and Johnny Rep (1951).

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