Edwin van der Sar most minutes played at European Championship
Posted on June 21, 2008
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The goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar became after the quarter finals at EURO 2008 The Netherlands vs Russia the football player with most minutes played at final European Championships
After 120 minutes played in the quarter with Russia Edwin van der Sar had a total 1525 minutes in 16 games, he get the lead from the franch Lilian Thuram who played in 1422 minutes. This was possible because Thuram who played at EURO 2008 for France left the competition after groups.
| Player | Country | Minutes | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin van der Sar | Netherlands | 1525 | 16 |
| Lilian Thuram | France | 1422 | 16 |
| Thierry Henry | France | 1009 | 11 |
| Giovanni van Bronckhorst | Netherlands | 985 | 10 |
| Patrick Vieira | France | 792 | 9 |
But after this game Edwin van de Sar got on another top, for most games at European Championships final tournaments. In this top he is at equal with the same Lilian Thuram
| Player | Country | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Liliam Thuram | France | 16 |
| Edwin van der Sar | Netherlands | 16 |
| Luis Figo | Portugal | 14 |
| Nuno Gomes | Portugal | 15 |
| Karel Poborsky | Czech republic | 14 |
| Zinedine ZIdane | France | 14 |
Regarding this top we have to mention that Edwin van der Sar at EURO 2008 did not play against Romania, because Netherlands was already qualified for quarter finals and Netherlands play that game with the second team. With that game he could have 17 and lead this top.
In another top regarding players with most participants in final European Championships we found again van der Sar and Thuram, and this was the 4 tournament for both. First player with at four final tournaments was the german player Lothar Mathaus followed by Peter Schmeichel (Denmark), Aron Winter (Netherland) and Alesandro del Piero (Italy)