The son of former Ajax and Dutch international goalkeeper
Edwin van der Sar is to join the world famous youth academy at Ajax of
Amsterdam.
Fifteen-year-old Joe, who spent time in the Manchester
United youth set up during his fathers time at Old Trafford, currently plays
for amateur team VV Noordwijk, but will play for Ajax’s under 17 squad starting
next season.
The youngster will be hoping to follow in his fathers’
footsteps and is regarded as an exciting prospect for the future.
Speaking to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Van der Sar senior
stated:
"Yes, he will go to Ajax.
For the rest I don’t want to say anything about it. Joe
will, of course, get a hard time anyway due to his surname."
The Van der Sar name is synonymous with Ajax of Amsterdam
and world football as a whole.
Edwin is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers
of all time by fans, critics and fellow professionals.
The 42 year old enjoyed a successful nine-year stint with
the Amsterdam club between 1990 and 1999, capturing a string of trophies
including the UEFA Champions League, Eredivisie four times and Dutch cup by the
same ratio.
After departing the Amsterdam Arena, he spent time at
Juventus, Fulham and finally Manchester United, where he retired in 2011 with
further honours.
Van der Sar is also the most capped player for the Dutch
national team with 130 appearances.
Since his retirement, Van der Sar has hinted at coaching but
is currently marketing director at former club Ajax.
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