- 1. What role did Edwin van der Sar take on at Ajax in November 2012?
A) Marketing director
B) Sporting director
C) CEO
D) Goalkeeping coach
- 2. When was Van der Sar promoted to the role of Ajax CEO?
A) December 2009
B) November 2012
C) May 2023
D) Late 2016
- 3. In what year did Van der Sar resign as Ajax CEO?
A) 2016
B) 2023
C) 2010
D) 2012
- 4. Who is Edwin van der Sar's wife?
A) Marieke van der Sar
B) Johanna van der Sar
C) Annemarie van Kesteren
D) No name provided
- 5. Where was Van der Sar's wedding ceremony held?
A) Amsterdam Arena
B) Stadion Feijenoord
C) Old Trafford
D) Beurs van Berlage
- 6. When did Van der Sar get married?
A) 19 May 2006
B) 20 December 2009
C) 20 November 2012
D) 20 May 2006
- 7. During which tournament did Van der Sar's son Joe celebrate a penalty save on the pitch?
A) UEFA Euro 2008
B) UEFA Euro 2004
C) UEFA Champions League 2008
D) World Cup 2006
- 8. What medical emergency did Annemarie van Kesteren suffer in December 2009?
A) Stroke
B) Pneumonia
C) Heart attack
D) Brain haemorrhage
- 9. How long was Van der Sar in intensive care following his 2023 health incident?
A) One month
B) One week
C) Two weeks
D) Two days
- 10. Which club did Van der Sar win the UEFA Cup with in 1991–92?
A) Juventus
B) Fulham
C) Manchester United
D) Ajax
- 11. Which trophy did Van der Sar win with Juventus in 1999?
A) UEFA Champions League
B) Serie A
C) UEFA Intertoto Cup
D) Coppa Italia
- 12. Which English club did Van der Sar win the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup with?
A) Chelsea
B) Manchester United
C) Fulham
D) Arsenal
- 13. How many times did Van der Sar win the Premier League with Manchester United?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Three
D) Two
- 14. In what year did Van der Sar win the FIFA Club World Cup with Manchester United?
A) 2010
B) 2007
C) 2008
D) 2009
- 15. What award did Van der Sar receive in 2010?
A) Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
B) Knight of the British Empire
C) Golden Ball
D) UEFA President's Award
- 16. In which season did Van der Sar receive the Premier League Golden Glove?
A) 2008–09
B) 2005–06
C) 2006–07
D) 2010–11
- 17. Which trophy did Van der Sar win with Ajax in the 1994–95 season?
A) UEFA Champions League
B) Intertoto Cup
C) UEFA Cup
D) Premier League
- 18. On what date did Edwin van der Sar sign for Manchester United?
A) 27 January 2009
B) 12 December 2008
C) 10 June 2005
D) 5 May 2007
- 19. Which player's penalty did Van der Sar save to help secure a win against Manchester City in 2007?
A) Nicolas Anelka
B) Ryan Giggs
C) Peter Løvenkrands
D) Darius Vassell
- 20. Against which team did Van der Sar save three consecutive penalties in a 2007 FA Community Shield shoot-out?
A) Manchester City
B) Chelsea
C) Liverpool
D) Arsenal
- 21. In the 2008 Champions League final, Van der Sar saved the final penalty from which player?
A) Darius Vassell
B) Bobby Clark
C) Peter Løvenkrands
D) Nicolas Anelka
- 22. What record did Van der Sar help set on 27 January 2009?
A) Consecutive clean sheets
B) Most goals conceded
C) Longest career tenure
D) Most career saves
- 23. Which player previously held the English league record for consecutive minutes without conceding before Van der Sar broke it?
A) Steve Death
B) Bobby Clark
C) Petr Čech
D) José María Buljubasich
- 24. What is the final duration of Van der Sar's clean sheet record in minutes?
A) 1,155
B) 1,302
C) 1,212
D) 1,311
- 25. Which player ended Van der Sar's clean sheet record?
A) Nicolas Anelka
B) Peter Løvenkrands
C) Darius Vassell
D) Wayne Rooney
- 26. What injury caused Van der Sar to miss the first 12 matches of the 2009–10 season?
A) Knee injury
B) Finger injury
C) Brain haemorrhage
D) Groin injury
- 27. What was Van der Sar's age when he played in his final Champions League final?
A) 40 years, 211 days
B) 41 years, 86 days
C) 39 years, 150 days
D) 40 years, 100 days
- 28. Who holds the all-time record for the oldest player to feature in a European Cup final?
A) Dino Zoff
B) Steve Death
C) Edwin van der Sar
D) Peter Schmeichel
- 29. Which club did Van der Sar move to in 1999?
A) Manchester United
B) Juventus
C) Parma
D) Fulham
- 30. What was the approximate transfer fee for Van der Sar's move to Juventus?
A) £7 million
B) £5 million
C) £10 million
D) £32.6 million
- 31. Who did Van der Sar make his debut against for Juventus?
A) Reggina
B) Lazio
C) Roma
D) Perugia
- 32. What historic distinction did Van der Sar achieve at Juventus?
A) First goalkeeper to win the Intertoto Cup
B) Most appearances by a foreign player
C) First non-Italian goalkeeper for the club
D) First Dutch player for the club
- 33. How many Serie A appearances did Van der Sar make for Juventus?
A) 100
B) 50
C) 66
D) 127
- 34. Who was the manager of Juventus during Van der Sar's two seasons there?
A) Gianluigi Buffon
B) Alessandro Calori
C) Carlo Ancelotti
D) Sir Alex Ferguson
- 35. Which player scored the volley that beat Van der Sar on the final day of the 1999–2000 season?
A) Vincenzo Montella
B) Hidetoshi Nakata
C) Juan Pablo Ángel
D) Alessandro Calori
- 36. Which team won the Serie A title after Juventus lost to Perugia in 2000?
A) Roma
B) AC Milan
C) Lazio
D) Parma
- 37. In the 2001 match against Roma, whose shot did Van der Sar spill?
A) Hidetoshi Nakata
B) Gianluigi Buffon
C) Alessandro Calori
D) Vincenzo Montella
- 38. Who replaced Van der Sar as the first-choice goalkeeper at Juventus in 2001?
A) Gianluigi Buffon
B) Carlo Ancelotti
C) Alessandro Calori
D) Peter Schmeichel
- 39. How much did Juventus pay for Gianluigi Buffon?
A) 100 billion lire
B) £7 million
C) 50 billion lire
D) £5 million
- 40. What was the transfer fee for Van der Sar's move to Fulham?
A) £5 million
B) £32.6 million
C) £7 million
D) £10 million
- 41. How many league appearances did Van der Sar make for Fulham?
A) 127
B) 100
C) 66
D) 200
- 42. Against which club did Van der Sar save two penalties in one game?
A) Roma
B) Aston Villa
C) Reggina
D) Manchester United
- 43. Which player took the two penalties saved by Van der Sar while he was at Fulham?
A) Vincenzo Montella
B) Hidetoshi Nakata
C) Juan Pablo Ángel
D) Alessandro Calori
- 44. Who was interested in signing Van der Sar before he moved to Juventus?
A) Aston Villa
B) Lazio
C) Parma
D) Manchester United
- 45. What is the date of birth of Edwin van der Sar?
A) 29 September 1970
B) 20 October 1970
C) 29 October 1970
D) 29 October 1971
- 46. In what year did Van der Sar win his first Champions League title with Ajax?
A) 1995
B) 1999
C) 1996
D) 1992
- 47. How many times did Van der Sar play for the Netherlands national team?
A) 140
B) 130
C) 120
D) 131
- 48. Who overtook Van der Sar as the Netherlands' most-capped player in 2017?
A) Arjen Robben
B) Robin van Persie
C) Louis van Gaal
D) Wesley Sneijder
- 49. How many major trophies did Van der Sar win in his career?
A) 25
B) 24
C) 26
D) 28
- 50. What is the record regarding Van der Sar's age when he won the Premier League in 2011?
A) Youngest player to win it
B) Oldest goalkeeper to win it
C) Oldest player to win it
D) Most clean sheets by an older player
- 51. Which club did Van der Sar play for in 2016 to come out of retirement?
A) Ajax
B) Noordwijk
C) Foreholte
D) Fulham
- 52. How many appearances did Van der Sar make for Ajax?
A) 226
B) 216
C) 200
D) 250
- 53. In which season did Van der Sar score a penalty for Ajax?
A) 1995–96
B) 1998–99
C) 1997–98
D) 1994–95
- 54. In which tier of amateur football did Noordwijk play when Van der Sar returned to play?
A) Sixth tier
B) Third tier
C) Fifth tier
D) Fourth tier
- 55. Against which team did Van der Sar play his one-off match for Noordwijk?
A) Ajax Youth
B) Jodan Boys
C) Portugal
D) Belarus
- 56. In which year was Van der Sar included in the Netherlands World Cup squad for the first time?
A) 1998
B) 2006
C) 2000
D) 1994
- 57. Against which country did Van der Sar make his international debut?
A) Belarus
B) Argentina
C) Italy
D) Denmark
- 58. Which player was sent off for headbutting Van der Sar in the 1998 World Cup quarter-finals?
A) Dennis Bergkamp
B) Frank de Boer
C) Paolo Maldini
D) Ariel Ortega
- 59. Who scored the winning goal for the Netherlands after the red card shown to Ariel Ortega in 1998?
A) Edwin van der Sar
B) Frank de Boer
C) Patrick Kluivert
D) Dennis Bergkamp
- 60. Which team defeated the Netherlands in the 1998 World Cup semi-final penalty shoot-out?
A) Croatia
B) Italy
C) Brazil
D) Argentina
- 61. Who defeated the Netherlands in the 1998 World Cup third-place playoff?
A) Argentina
B) Brazil
C) France
D) Croatia
- 62. Who replaced Van der Sar for the final group match of Euro 2000 against France?
A) Fabien Barthez
B) Sander Westerveld
C) Francesco Toldo
D) Frank de Boer
- 63. Which penalty taker did Van der Sar save a shot from during the Euro 2000 semi-final shoot-out?
A) Olof Mellberg
B) Frank de Boer
C) Paolo Maldini
D) Francesco Toldo
- 64. Who were the two Dutch players who failed to score penalties in regulation time against Italy in Euro 2000?
A) Sander Westerveld and Frank de Boer
B) Dennis Bergkamp and Frank de Boer
C) Frank de Boer and Patrick Kluivert
D) Patrick Kluivert and Dennis Bergkamp
- 65. Which two goalkeepers were named to the Team of the Tournament at Euro 2000 instead of Van der Sar?
A) Francesco Toldo and Sander Westerveld
B) Fabien Barthez and Francesco Toldo
C) Sander Westerveld and Paolo Maldini
D) Olof Mellberg and Fabien Barthez
- 66. Which player did Van der Sar save a penalty from during the Euro 2004 quarter-final shoot-out against Sweden?
A) Ariel Ortega
B) Paolo Maldini
C) Frank de Boer
D) Olof Mellberg
- 67. Whose all-time caps record for the Netherlands did Van der Sar break in 2006?
A) Sander Westerveld
B) Frank de Boer
C) Patrick Kluivert
D) Dennis Bergkamp
- 68. Against which country did Van der Sar break the Dutch all-time caps record in 2006?
A) Sweden
B) Côte d'Ivoire
C) Portugal
D) Belarus
- 69. How many consecutive competitive matches had Van der Sar kept a clean sheet in prior to the 2006 World Cup group match against Côte d'Ivoire?
A) Ten
B) Five
C) Nine
D) Seven
- 70. On which birthday did Van der Sar announce his intention to retire from international football?
A) 40th
B) 37th
C) 35th
D) 38th
- 71. Against which country did the Netherlands win 3-0 on 9 June 2008?
A) France
B) Russia
C) Italy
D) Iceland
- 72. Which country defeated the Netherlands in the Euro 2008 quarter-final?
A) France
B) Russia
C) Italy
D) Norway
- 73. Whose record of 16 appearances in European Championship finals did Van der Sar equal?
A) Lilian Thuram
B) Maarten Stekelenburg
C) Wesley Sneijder
D) Marco van Basten
- 74. Van der Sar was known for his ability to launch counter-attacks using what skill?
A) Long throw-ins
B) Heading the ball
C) Quick sprinting
D) Accurate distribution with his feet
- 75. Which of these is NOT listed as a trait Van der Sar was known for?
A) Positional sense
B) Shot-stopping abilities
C) Aggressive temper
D) Calm composure
- 76. Who was the manager of Van der Sar's 'dream team' during his testimonial?
A) Frank de Boer
B) Guus Hiddink
C) Alex Ferguson
D) Louis van Gaal
- 77. Who managed the Netherlands 1998 squad during the testimonial event?
A) Danny Blind
B) Alex Ferguson
C) Louis van Gaal
D) Guus Hiddink
- 78. What role did Van der Sar take for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League?
A) Match referee
B) Analyst
C) Team manager
D) Goalkeeping coach
- 79. Which network hired Van der Sar as an analyst for the 2011–12 Champions League?
A) Sky Sports
B) ESPN
C) Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
D) BBC Sport
- 80. In which year did Van der Sar participate in his second Soccer Aid match mentioned in the text?
A) 2012
B) 2014
C) 2011
D) 2015
- 81. Which player did Van der Sar make a full-length save from during Soccer Aid 2012?
A) Ryan Giggs
B) Patrick Kielty
C) John Bishop
D) Wayne Rooney
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