Former Ajax and Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar suffered a brain hemorrhage earlier this month (Picture: Getty)
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has been moved to a hospital in the Netherlands but remains in intensive care after a brain bleed last week, his wife Annemarie said on Saturday.
The 52-year-old, who was admitted to a Split hospital while on holiday in Croatia, will remain in the intensive care unit but is in stable condition and out of immediate danger.
‘Edwin has been repatriated from Croatia on Friday evening and is currently in the intensive care unit of a Dutch hospital,’ Annemarie was quoted as saying by Ajax Amsterdam, where Van der Sar was until recently a director.
‘His situation remains the same: stable, in a non-life-threatening condition and communicative. The Van der Sar family would like to express their deep gratitude to the ‘University Hospital of Split’ for their great care during the last week.’
Van der Sar began his professional career at Ajax and made over 300 appearances for the Amsterdam club before moving to Juventus in 1999.
After just two seasons the giant goalkeeper made a surprise move to Fulham where he spent four Premier League campaigns before joining United.
The Dutch legend went on to make 266 appearances for the Red Devils, winning four Premier League titles and the Champions League.
The iconic goalkeeper also made 130 appearances for Netherlands from 1995-2008.
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The Dutch giants missed out on Champions League qualification for the first time in 14 years after their worst league season since 2009.
Ajax failed to win a trophy and finished 13 points behind champions Feyenoord.
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‘His situation remains the same.’
