Edwin van der Sar speaks on brain haemorrhage for first time

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has recovered well after suffering a brain haemorrhage last July.

The cerebral haemorrhage happened while Van der Sar was holidaying in Croatia with his family. He was rushed to hospital in the Netherlands via helicopter and given medical care in his homeland.

For the first time since recovering from the brain haemorrhage, Van der Sar did an interview about his health.

The 53-year-old told De Telegraaf (via Goal): “My health is doing well. I didn’t get much damage from it, I think. But I have never spent a day in the office from 9am to 5pm. But no, I’m fine.”

Van der Sar began his career at Ajax in 1990 before joining Juventus nine years later. In 2001, he moved to the Premier League after signing for Fulham. Then he switched to United in 2005 and went on to win multiple trophies under Sir Alex Ferguson.

After leaving Ajax in 2023, having held the post as marketing director and CEO, Van der Sar has not worked in football.

It is great to hear that Van der Sar is recovering well and we hope to see him back at OId Trafford in the near future. He might need to take a winger back to Amsterdam!

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