Rafael van der Vaart

Rafael van der Vaart
Van der Vaart at practice with Hamburger SV in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart[1]
Date of birth (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983 (age 41)[2]
Place of birth Heemskerk, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1987–1993 De Kennemers
1993–2000 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Ajax 117 (52)
2005–2008 Hamburger SV 74 (30)
2008–2010 Real Madrid 58 (11)
2010–2012 Tottenham Hotspur 63 (24)
2012–2015 Hamburger SV 78 (16)
2015–2016 Betis 7 (0)
2016–2018 Midtjylland 17 (2)
2018 Esbjerg fB 3 (0)
Total 417 (135)
National team
1998–1999 Netherlands U17 13 (5)
1999–2000 Netherlands U19 8 (2)
2000–2001 Netherlands U21 4 (2)
2001–2013 Netherlands 109 (25)
Teams managed
2021–2023 Esbjerg fB (assistant)
2022 Esbjerg fB (interim)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Portugal
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Israel U-16 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rafael van der Vaart (born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch football player. He plays for Tottenham Hotspur and Netherlands national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 November 2018.[4][5][6]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[7] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 1999–2000 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
2000–01 Eredivisie 27 7 1 0 — 4 2 — 32 9
2001–02 Eredivisie 20 14 2 2 — 5 1 — 27 17
2002–03 Eredivisie 21 18 2 0 — 6 2 1 2 30 22
2003–04 Eredivisie 26 7 1 0 — 7 1 — 34 8
2004–05 Eredivisie 22 6 2 0 — 7 1 1 0 32 7
Total 117 52 8 2 — 29 7 2 2 156 63
Hamburger SV 2005–06 Bundesliga 19 9 2 0 — 8 5 7 2 36 16
2006–07 Bundesliga 26 8 0 0 2 0 5 3 — 33 11
2007–08 Bundesliga 29 12 4 4 — 9 3 2 2 44 21
Total 74 29 6 4 2 0 22 11 9 4 113 48
Real Madrid 2008–09 La Liga 32 5 1 0 — 7 0 2 0 42 5
2009–10 La Liga 26 6 2 1 — 3 0 — 31 7
Total 58 11 3 1 — 10 0 2 0 73 12
Tottenham Hotspur 2010–11 Premier League 28 13 1 0 0 0 7 2 — 36 15
2011–12 Premier League 33 11 4 1 1 0 1 1 — 39 13
2012–13 Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 63 24 5 1 1 0 8 3 — 77 28
Hamburger SV 2012–13 Bundesliga 27 5 0 0 — — — 27 5
2013–14 Bundesliga 27 7 3 1 — — 2 0 32 8
2014–15 Bundesliga 24 4 2 1 — — 1 0 27 5
Total 78 16 5 2 — — 3 0 86 18
Real Betis 2015–16 La Liga 7 0 2 0 — — — 9 0
Midtjylland 2016–17 Danish Superliga 15 2 2 0 — 1 0 — 18 2
2017–18 Danish Superliga 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 2 0
Total 17 2 2 0 — 1 0 — 20 2
Esbjerg fB 2018–19 Danish Superliga 3 0 1 0 — — — 4 0
Career total 417 135 32 10 3 0 70 21 16 6 538 171

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]

Team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2001 1 0
2002 2 0
2003 10 3
2004 13 1
2005 9 2
2006 5 1
2007 10 5
2008 14 1
2009 10 2
2010 14 1
2011 5 1
2012 10 4
2013 6 4
Total 109 25

Scores and results list the Netherlands's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each van der Vaart goal.[9]

Rafael van der Vaart – goals for the Netherlands
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2003 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Austria 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
2. 10 September 2003 Toyota Arena, Prague, Czech Republic  Czech Republic 1–2 1–3 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
3. 11 October 2003 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  Moldova 4–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
4. 1 June 2004 Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland  Faroe Islands 1–0 3–0 Friendly
5. 7 September 2005 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  Andorra 1–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 8 October 2005 Toyota Arena, Prague, Czech Republic  Czech Republic 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 15 November 2006 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  England 1–1 1–1 Friendly
8. 7 February 2007 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Russia 4–1 4–1 Friendly
9. 2 June 2007 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 1–0 2–0 Friendly
10. 2–0
11. 6 June 2007 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 1–0 3–1 Friendly
12. 21 November 2007 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
13. 10 September 2008 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia  Macedonia 2–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
14. 1 April 2009 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Macedonia 4–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
15. 12 August 2009 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  England 2–0 2–2 Friendly
16. 1 June 2010 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Ghana 2–0 4–1 Friendly
17. 25 March 2011 Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
18. 30 May 2012 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Slovakia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
19. 17 June 2012 Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine  Portugal 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2012
20. 12 October 2012 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Andorra 1–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
21. 16 October 2012 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania  Romania 3–1 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
22. 22 March 2013 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Estonia 1–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
23. 26 March 2013 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Romania 1–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
24. 11 October 2013 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Hungary 7–1 8–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
25. 16 November 2013 Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium  Japan 1–0 2–2 Friendly

Managerial

As of match played 30 June 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Esbjerg (interim) Denmark 9 March 2022 30 June 2022 6 0 4 2 5 8 −3 000.00
Career total 6 0 4 2 5 8 −3 000.00

Honours

Van der Vaart won the Spanish Super Cup while at Real Madrid
Posters farewell match Rafael van der Vaart at football club Hamburger SV. Hamburg

Ajax[10]

Hamburger SV[10]

Real Madrid[10]

FC Midtjylland[10]

Netherlands[10]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 08 de mayo de 2016, en Eibar" [Minutes of the Match held on 8 May 2016, in Eibar] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "R. van der Vaart" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Spielerprofil – Rafael van der Vaart" (in German). Hamburger SV. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Football: Rafael van de Vaart". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Rafael van der Vaart.:. Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Rafael van der Vaart". The Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  7. ↑ Includes the Johan Cruyff Shield, Supercopa de España, UEFA Intertoto Cup and Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  8. ↑ "Rafael van der Vaart". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  9. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (11 September 2019). "Rafael van der Vaart - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "Rafael van der Vaart - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  11. ↑ "Rafael van der Vaart: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 September 2018.