Rafael van der Vaart

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

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[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-up2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2004 Portugal
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2000 IsraelU-16 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 November 2018.[4][5][6]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[7] Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax 1999–2000 Eredivisie 1000—00—10
2000–01 Eredivisie 27710—42—329
2001–02 Eredivisie 201422—51—2717
2002–03 Eredivisie 211820—62123022
2003–04 Eredivisie 26710—71—348
2004–05 Eredivisie 22620—7110327
Total 1175282—2972215663
Hamburger SV 2005–06 Bundesliga 19920—85723616
2006–07 Bundesliga 268002053—3311
2007–08 Bundesliga 291244—93224421
Total 7429642022119411348
Real Madrid 2008–09 La Liga 32510—7020425
2009–10 La Liga 26621—30—317
Total 581131—100207312
Tottenham Hotspur 2010–11 Premier League 2813100072—3615
2011–12 Premier League 3311411011—3913
2012–13 Premier League 20000000—20
Total 6324511083—7728
Hamburger SV 2012–13 Bundesliga 27500———275
2013–14 Bundesliga 27731——20328
2014–15 Bundesliga 24421——10275
Total 781652——308618
Real Betis 2015–16 La Liga 7020———90
Midtjylland 2016–17 Danish Superliga 15220—10—182
2017–18 Danish Superliga 2000—00—20
Total 17220—10—202
Esbjerg fB 2018–19 Danish Superliga 3010———40
Career total 4171353210307021166538171

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]

Team YearAppsGoals
Netherlands 200110
200220
2003103
2004131
200592
200651
2007105
2008141
2009102
2010141
201151
2012104
201364
Total10925

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
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2003De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Austria1–03–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
2.10 September 2003Toyota Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic1–21–3UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
3.11 October 2003Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Moldova4–05–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
4.1 June 2004Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland Faroe Islands1–03–0Friendly
5.7 September 2005Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Andorra1–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.8 October 2005Toyota Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.15 November 2006Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands England1–11–1Friendly
8.7 February 2007Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Russia4–14–1Friendly
9.2 June 2007Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea South Korea1–02–0Friendly
10.2–0
11.6 June 2007Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand1–03–1Friendly
12.21 November 2007Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus Belarus1–21–2UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
13.10 September 2008Philip II Arena, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Macedonia2–02–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.1 April 2009Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Macedonia4–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.12 August 2009Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands England2–02–2Friendly
16.1 June 2010De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Ghana2–04–1Friendly
17.25 March 2011Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–04–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
18.30 May 2012De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Slovakia1–02–0Friendly
19.17 June 2012Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine Portugal1–01–2UEFA Euro 2012
20.12 October 2012De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Andorra1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
21.16 October 2012Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania Romania3–14–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
22.22 March 2013Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Estonia1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
23.26 March 2013Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Romania1–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
24.11 October 2013Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Hungary7–18–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
25.16 November 2013Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium Japan1–02–2Friendly

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 604258−3000.00
Career total 604258−3000.00

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]

  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005, 2007

Real Madrid[10]

FC Midtjylland[10]

  • Danish Superliga: 2017–18

Netherlands[10]

Individual

  • Ajax Talent of the Future (Sjaak Swart Award) 1999–2000
  • Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 2000–01
  • Ajax Player of the Year (Rinus Michels Award): 2001–02
  • Amsterdam Talent of the Year: 2000
  • Amsterdam Sportsman of the year: 2001
  • Amsterdam Tournament Most Valuable Player: 2001
  • Dutch Football Talent of the Year: 2001
  • European Talent of the Year: 2002
  • Golden Boy Award: 2003
  • Bundesliga Player of the Month: September 2005
  • Premier League Player of the Month: October 2010[11]

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. "Rafael van der Vaart - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  11. "Rafael van der Vaart: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 September 2018.


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