Former Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar remains in intensive care but is communicating and «is not in mortal danger», his wife said on Tuesday.
Van der Sar, who won the Champions League with Manchester United in 2008 after a penalty shootout, was admitted to hospital in Croatia last Friday after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
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Edwin van der Sar of Ajax Amsterdam looks on before the Eredivisie match between Ajax and PSV at Johan Cruyff Arena on February 2, 2020 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (TF Pictures/Getty Pictures)
«Edwin is still in the intensive care unit, but he is stable. He is not in mortal danger,» Annemarie van der Sar said in a statement issued through Dutch club Ajax. «Every time we visit him, he is forthcoming. We have to wait patiently to see how his situation evolves.»
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Edwin van der Sar, General Manager of Ajax Amsterdam, looks on during the Dutch Eredivisie match between PSV Eindhoven and AFC Ajax at Philips Stadion on April 23, 2023 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. (NESimages/Geert van Erven/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
Van der Sar, 52, retired in 2011 after 130 appearances for his country and a club career that included Champions League wins with both Ajax and United.
He also won four Premier League titles with United and had spells at Fulham and Juventus.
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Former Ajax and Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar arrives for the UEFA Champions League draw at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco August 30, 2018. Former Netherlands goalkeeper and Manchester United’s Edwin van der Sar is in intensive care at a hospital after suffering a haemorrhage in the brain, his former club Ajax said on Friday, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)
He later took a board seat at Ajax and resigned as the Amsterdam club’s general manager at the end of the season.