Rafael van der Vaart
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Rafael van der Vaart

Personal information
Full nameRafael Ferdinand van der Vaart
Date of birth11 February 1983(age 27)
Place of birthHeemskerk, Netherlands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10.1 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubTottenham Hotspur
Number11

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Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (-nlˈraːfa.ɛl vɑn dər ˈvaːrt-Nl-Rafael van der Vaart.ogg; born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the Netherlands national team. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder playmaker however he can also operate in wider positions. Van der Vaart began his career at Ajax's famous youth academy and worked his way into the first team debuting as a 17-year-old. He moved to Bundesliga side Hamburg, then to Real Madrid, then on to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of the 2010 � 11 Premier League summer transfer window.

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Spurs ace Van der Vaart in Sneijder Twitter war - Tribalfootball.com Tweet this news
Tribalfootball.com--Tottenham midfielder -Rafael van der Vaart- launched a Twitter war with Wesley Sneijder before last night's Champions League clash at Inter Milan . ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:28:31 GMT+00:00
Rafael van der Vaart double takes Tottenham Hotspur past Aston Villa - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian---Rafael van der Vaart- is the gift that keeps on giving. When the Tottenham chairman, Daniel Levy, bought the Dutchman from Real Madrid on the last day of the ... - Date : Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:23:16 GMT+00:00
Rafael van der Vaart - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian--This week's winner is Rob Marriott, who pockets a £100 bet with Blue Square (unfortunately available to UK residents only). Second prize goes to Matt ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:10:28 GMT+00:00
Van der Vaart Reveals Reds Snub - Kopsource Tweet this news
Kopsource---Rafael van der Vaart- has added insult to injury by admitting that he snubbed an offer from Liverpool before opting to join Spurs this summer. ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:14:02 GMT+00:00
Fulham 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs Back To Grinding Out Wins - SB Nation Tweet this news
SB Nation--Sure, victory may have come as a result of a controversial goal, but Gareth Bale, -Rafael van der Vaart-, and Tom Huddlestone all had great performances. ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:02:57 GMT+00:00
Man Utd stunned by Baggies fightback - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--A sublime piece of skill from in-form -Rafael Van der Vaart- earlier set up Roman Pavlyuchenko's equaliser after Diomansy Kamara's 30th minute opener. ... - Date : Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:15:30 GMT+00:00
Van Der Vaart Wallpaper Holland by Skrapzz - Soccerlens Tweet this news
Soccerlens--A very nice football wallpaper of -Rafael Van Der Vaart-, made by Skrapzz. It's a quite simple design from the World Cup final match, but the simplicity works ... - Date : Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:36:55 GMT+00:00
English Premier League Round-Up - Sport 360 Tweet this news
Sport 360--But Spurs hit back immediately, with Roman Pavlyuchenko netting barely a minute later, knocking in the rebound after -Rafael Van der Vaart- had hit the bar ... - Date : Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:02:19 GMT+00:00
Van der Vaart: I would have loved to join Arsenal - Arsenal Mania Tweet this news
Arsenal Mania--Tottenham Hotspur striker -Rafael van der Vaart- has admitted that it would have been a fantastic if he could have joined their North London rivals Arsenal. ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:27:07 GMT+00:00
Rafael van der Vaart Continues Excellent Form - EPL Talk Tweet this news
EPL Talk--Tottenham playmaker -Rafael van der Vaart- is certainly enjoying his start to life in the Premier League. ... - Date : Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:23:23 GMT+00:00

No. Match Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2003 De Kuip Rotterdam Netherlands AUT 1-0|fr
2 10 September 2003 Toyota Arena Prague Czech Republic CZE 2-1|fr
3 11 October 2003 Philips Stadion Eindhoven Netherlands MDA 4-0|fr
4 1 June 2004 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne Switzerland FRO 1-0|fr
5 7 September 2005 Philips Stadion Eindhoven Netherlands AND 1-0|fr
6 8 October 2005 Toyota Arena Prague Czech Republic CZE 0-1|fr
7 15 November 2006 Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam Netherlands ENG 1-1|fr
8 7 February 2007 Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam Netherlands RUS 4-1|fr
9 2 June 2007 Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul South Korea KOR 0-1|fr
10 2 June 2007 Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul South Korea KOR 0-2|fr
11 6 June 2007 Rajamangala Stadium Bangkok Thailand THA 0-1|fr
12 21 November 2007 Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) Minsk Belarus BLR 2-1|fr
13 10 September 2008 Skopje City Stadium Skopje Macedonia MKD 0-2|fr
14 1 April 2009 Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam Netherlands MKD 4-0|fr
15 12 August 2009 Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam Netherlands ENG 2-0|fr
16 1 June 2010 Feijenoord Stadion Rotterdam Netherlands GHA 2-0|fr

Awards
Preceded by
Marten Eikelboom		Amsterdam Sportsman of the Year
2001		Succeeded by
Edwin de Nijs
Preceded by
N/A		AFC Ajax Talent of the year
2000		Succeeded by
John Heitinga

Youth career
YearsClub
1993 - 2000Ajax

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
2000 - 2005Ajax11752
2005 - 2008Hamburger SV7429
2008 - 2010Real Madrid5811
2010 -Tottenham Hotspur53

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
2001 -Netherlands8716

International goals :
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Total
1999 � 00 Ajax Eredivisie 1 0   -   -   -   - 1 0
2000 � 01 27 7   -   -   -   - 27 7
2001 � 02 20 14   -   - 2 2 22 16
2002 � 03 21 18 1 2 6 2 28 22
2003 � 04 26 7   -   - 7 1 33 8
2004 � 05 22 6 1 0 7 1 30 7
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2005 � 06 Hamburg Bundesliga 19 9 3 2 9 5 31 16
2006 � 07 26 8 7 3 5 3 38 14
2007 � 08 29 12 12 4 6 2 47 18
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
2008 � 09 Real Madrid La Liga 32 5 1 0 7 0 40 5
2009 � 10 26 6 2 1 3 0 31 7
England League FA Cup Europe Total
2010 � 11 Tottenham Premier League 4 3 0 0 2 1 6 4
Total Netherlands 117 52 2 2 22 6 141 60
Germany 74 29 22 9 20 10 116 48
Spain 58 11 3 1 10 0 71 12
England 4 3 0 0 2 1 6 4
Career Total 253 95 27 12 54 17 334 124

Netherlands squad UEFA Euro 2004

van der Sar, Reiziger, Stam, Bouma, van Bronckhorst, Cocu, van der Meyde, Davids, Kluivert, van Nistelrooy, van der Vaart, Makaay, Westerveld, Sneijder, F. de Boer, Overmars, van Hooijdonk, Heitinga, Robben, Seedorf, Bosvelt, Zenden, Waterreus
Coach : Advocaat

Netherlands squad 2006 FIFA World Cup

van der Sar, Jaliens, Boulahrouz, Mathijsen, van Bronckhorst, Landzaat, Kuyt, Cocu, van Nistelrooy, van der Vaart, Robben, Kromkamp, Ooijer, Heitinga, de Cler, Maduro, van Persie, van Bommel, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Sneijder, Babel, Timmer, Stekelenburg
Coach : van Basten

Netherlands squad UEFA Euro 2008

van der Sar, Ooijer, Heitinga, Mathijsen, van Bronckhorst, De Zeeuw, van Persie, Engelaar, van Nistelrooy, Sneijder, Robben, Melchiot, Timmer, Bouma, De Cler, Stekelenburg, De Jong, Kuyt, Huntelaar, Afellay, Boulahrouz, Vennegoor of Hesselink, van der Vaart
Coach : van Basten

Dutch Football Talent of the Year (Johan Cruyff Award)

1984: Been * 1985: van Rooy * 1986: Winter * 1987: Roy * 1988: Huistra * 1989: Witschge * 1990: Bergkamp * 1991: Taument * 1992: Overmars * 1993: Seedorf * 1994: Seedorf * 1995: Kluivert * 1996: Tomasson * 1997: Zenden * 1998 - 1999: van Bommel * 1999 - 2000: Bruggink * 2000 - 2001: van der Vaart * 2001 - 2002: van Persie * 2002 - 2003: Robben * 2003 - 2004: Heitinga * 2003: Robben * 2004: Sneijder * 2005: Kalou * 2006: Huntelaar * 2007: Afellay * 2008: Sulejmani * 2009: Elia * 2010: van der Wiel


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