Rafael van der Vaart

Retired
Last club: Esbjerg fB Most games for: Hamburger SV Retired since: Nov 4, 2018

Date of birth/Age: Feb 11, 1983 (41)
Place of birth: Heemskerk
Citizenship: Netherlands

Height: N/A
Position: Attacking Midfield

Former International: Netherlands
Caps/Goals: 109 / 25

Last position:

Assistant Manager Club: Esbjerg fB

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Netherlands
-		Netherlands	Oct 6, 2001	109	25	Louis van Gaal	18 years 07 months 25 days
	Netherlands U21
-		Netherlands U21	Mar 27, 2001	7	2	Mark Wotte	18 years 01 month 16 days
	Netherlands U20
-		Netherlands U20	Jun 18, 2001	5	1	Louis van Gaal	18 years 04 months 07 days
	Netherlands U19
-		Netherlands U19	Jul 17, 2000	8	1		17 years 05 months 06 days
	Netherlands U18
-		Netherlands U18	Jul 17, 2000	3	-	Ruud Kaiser	17 years 05 months 06 days
	Netherlands U17
-		Netherlands U17	Sep 16, 1998	19	6		15 years 07 months 05 days
	Netherlands U15
-		Netherlands U15	Apr 22, 1998	1	-	Ruud Dokter	15 years 02 months 11 days

Stats of Rafael van der Vaart

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			109	25	29	-	33	43	9	-	-	3	278'	6.962'
	International Friendlies	47	10	17	-	12	24	1	-	-	2	293'	2.929'
	European Qualifiers	23	5	3	-	6	7	2	-	-	-	320'	1.599'
	World Cup qualification	22	9	7	-	7	8	3	-	-	1	157'	1.414'
	EURO	9	1	1	-	4	1	1	-	-	-	569'	569'
	World Cup	8	-	1	-	4	3	2	-	-	-	-	451'

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	Matchday	Venue	Date			Result	Pos.
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 2	Arnhem	Oct 6, 2001	Netherlands	Andorra	4:0					66'		24'
	International Friendlies
		København Ø.	Nov 10, 2001	Denmark	Netherlands	1:1	Not in squad
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Feb 13, 2002	Netherlands	England	1:1	Meniscus injury
		Rotterdam	Mar 27, 2002	Netherlands	Spain	1:0	Meniscus injury
		Foxborough, Massachusetts	May 19, 2002	USA	Netherlands	0:2	Meniscus injury
		Oslo	Aug 21, 2002	Norway	Netherlands	0:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3	Eindhoven	Sep 7, 2002	Netherlands	Belarus	3:0					70'	83'	13'
	Group 3	Wien	Oct 16, 2002	Austria	Netherlands	0:3	Inner ligament injury
	International Friendlies
		Gelsenkirchen	Nov 20, 2002	Germany	Netherlands	1:3			1		46'		45'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Feb 12, 2003	Netherlands	Argentina	1:0	Hamstring injury
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3	Rotterdam	Mar 29, 2003	Netherlands	Czechia	1:1					39'		51'
	Group 3	Tiraspol	Apr 2, 2003	Moldova	Netherlands	1:2	AM					75'	75'
	International Friendlies
		Eindhoven	Apr 30, 2003	Netherlands	Portugal	1:1	RM				46'		45'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3	Minsk	Jun 7, 2003	Belarus	Netherlands	0:2					76'		14'
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Aug 20, 2003	Belgium	Netherlands	1:1	CF		1				90'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3	Rotterdam	Sep 6, 2003	Netherlands	Austria	3:1	CF	1					90'
	Group 3	Prag	Sep 10, 2003	Czechia	Netherlands	3:1	LM	1					90'
	Group 3	Eindhoven	Oct 11, 2003	Netherlands	Moldova	5:0	CF	1	1				90'
	European Qualifiers Play-offs
	Qualifying Round 1st leg	Glasgow	Nov 15, 2003	Scotland	Netherlands	1:0					61'		29'
	Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 19, 2003	Netherlands	Scotland	6:0	CF		1				90'
	International Friendlies
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Feb 18, 2004	Netherlands	USA	1:0	CF						90'
		Rotterdam	Mar 31, 2004	Netherlands	France	0:0	CF					69'	69'
		Eindhoven	Apr 28, 2004	Netherlands	Greece	4:0	CM		1			65'	65'
		Eindhoven	May 29, 2004	Netherlands	Belgium	0:1	Not in squad
		Lausanne	Jun 1, 2004	Netherlands	Faroe Islands	3:0	AM	1				46'	45'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Jun 5, 2004	Netherlands	Ireland	0:1	CM						90'
	EURO 2004
	Group D	Porto	Jun 15, 2004	Germany	Netherlands	1:1	AM						90'
	Group D	Aveiro	Jun 19, 2004	Netherlands	Czechia	2:3					86'		4'
	Group D	Braga	Jun 23, 2004	Netherlands	Latvia	3:0	on the bench
	Quarter-Finals	Faro	Jun 26, 2004	Sweden	Netherlands	4:5 on pens	on the bench
	Semi-Finals	Lissabon	Jun 30, 2004	Portugal	Netherlands	2:1					56'		34'
	International Friendlies
		Solna, Stockholm	Aug 18, 2004	Sweden	Netherlands	2:2	CM					7'	7'
		Utrecht	Sep 3, 2004	Netherlands	Liechtenstein	3:0					46'		45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 1	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Sep 8, 2004	Netherlands	Czechia	2:0	LM		1			64'	64'
	Group 1	Skopje	Oct 9, 2004	Macedonia	Netherlands	2:2					60'		30'
	Group 1	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Oct 13, 2004	Netherlands	Finland	3:1	CM					72'	72'
	Group 1	Barcelona	Nov 17, 2004	Andorra	Netherlands	0:3	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Birmingham	Feb 9, 2005	England	Netherlands	0:0	CM						90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 1	Bukarest	Mar 26, 2005	Romania	Netherlands	0:2	on the bench
	Group 1	Eindhoven	Mar 30, 2005	Netherlands	Armenia	2:0				57'	50'		40'
	Group 1	Rotterdam	Jun 4, 2005	Netherlands	Romania	2:0	AM			63'		80'	80'
	Group 1	Helsinki	Jun 8, 2005	Finland	Netherlands	0:4	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Rotterdam	Aug 17, 2005	Netherlands	Germany	2:2	AM		1		46'		45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 1	Yerevan	Sep 3, 2005	Armenia	Netherlands	0:1					75'		15'
	Group 1	Eindhoven	Sep 7, 2005	Netherlands	Andorra	4:0	AM	1					90'
	Group 1	Prag	Oct 8, 2005	Czechia	Netherlands	0:2	AM	1					90'
	Group 1	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Oct 12, 2005	Netherlands	Macedonia	0:0	AM						90'
	International Friendlies
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 12, 2005	Netherlands	Italy	1:3	AM						90'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Mar 1, 2006	Netherlands	Ecuador	1:0	Not in squad
		Rotterdam	May 27, 2006	Netherlands	Cameroon	1:0	on the bench
		Eindhoven	Jun 1, 2006	Netherlands	Mexico	2:1	on the bench
		Rotterdam	Jun 4, 2006	Netherlands	Australia	1:1	on the bench
	World Cup 2006
	Group C	Leipzig	Jun 11, 2006	Serbia-Mont.	Netherlands	0:1	on the bench
	Group C	Stuttgart	Jun 16, 2006	Netherlands	Ivory Coast	2:1					50'		40'
	Group C	Frankfurt (Main)	Jun 21, 2006	Netherlands	Argentina	0:0	CM						90'
	Round of 16	Nürnberg	Jun 25, 2006	Portugal	Netherlands	1:0	AM			73'	46'		45'
	International Friendlies
		Dublin	Aug 16, 2006	Ireland	Netherlands	0:4	AM		1				90'
	European Qualifiers
	Group G	Luxemburg	Sep 2, 2006	Luxembourg	Netherlands	0:1	Hamstring injury
	Group G	Eindhoven	Sep 6, 2006	Netherlands	Belarus	3:0	Hamstring injury
	Group G	Sofia	Oct 7, 2006	Bulgaria	Netherlands	1:1	Hamstring injury
	Group G	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Oct 11, 2006	Netherlands	Albania	2:1	Hamstring injury
	International Friendlies
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 15, 2006	Netherlands	England	1:1	RW	1					90'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Feb 7, 2007	Netherlands	Russia	4:1	RW	1	1				90'
	European Qualifiers
	Group G	Rotterdam	Mar 24, 2007	Netherlands	Romania	0:0	CM			64'		86'	86'
	Group G	Celje	Mar 28, 2007	Slovenia	Netherlands	0:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Seoul	Jun 2, 2007	South Korea	Netherlands	0:2	RW	2					90'
		Bangkok	Jun 6, 2007	Thailand	Netherlands	1:3	RW	1					90'
		Carouge	Aug 22, 2007	Switzerland	Netherlands	2:1	RW					46'	45'
	European Qualifiers
	Group G	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Sep 8, 2007	Netherlands	Bulgaria	2:0	Not in squad
	Group G	Tirana	Sep 12, 2007	Albania	Netherlands	0:1					46'		45'
	Group G	Constanta	Oct 13, 2007	Romania	Netherlands	1:0	RW						90'
	Group G	Eindhoven	Oct 17, 2007	Netherlands	Slovenia	2:0	RM					29'	29'
	Group G	Rotterdam	Nov 17, 2007	Netherlands	Luxembourg	1:0	RM						90'
	Group G	Minsk	Nov 21, 2007	Belarus	Netherlands	2:1	RM	1					90'
	International Friendlies
		Split	Feb 6, 2008	Croatia	Netherlands	0:3	AM					84'	84'
		Wien	Mar 26, 2008	Austria	Netherlands	3:4	AM		1				90'
		Rotterdam	May 24, 2008	Netherlands	Ukraine	3:0	AM		2			79'	79'
		Eindhoven	May 29, 2008	Netherlands	Denmark	1:1	AM					65'	65'
		Rotterdam	Jun 1, 2008	Netherlands	Wales	2:0	AM					67'	67'
	EURO 2008
	Group C	Bern	Jun 9, 2008	Netherlands	Italy	3:0	AM						90'
	Group C	Bern	Jun 13, 2008	Netherlands	France	4:1	AM		1			78'	78'
	Group C	Bern	Jun 17, 2008	Netherlands	Romania	2:0	on the bench
	Quarter-Finals	Basel	Jun 21, 2008	Netherlands	Russia	1:3 AET	AM			60'			120'
	International Friendlies
		Moskau	Aug 20, 2008	Russia	Netherlands	1:1	AM					59'	59'
		Eindhoven	Sep 6, 2008	Netherlands	Australia	1:2	AM					70'	70'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	group I	Skopje	Sep 10, 2008	Macedonia	Netherlands	1:2	AM	1		75'			90'
	group I	Rotterdam	Oct 11, 2008	Netherlands	Iceland	2:0	AM		2			81'	81'
	group I	Oslo	Oct 15, 2008	Norway	Netherlands	0:1	AM					76'	76'
	International Friendlies
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 19, 2008	Netherlands	Sweden	3:1			1		46'		45'
		Tunis	Feb 11, 2009	Tunisia	Netherlands	1:1	AM				46'		45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	group I	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Mar 28, 2009	Netherlands	Scotland	3:0	on the bench
	group I	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Apr 1, 2009	Netherlands	Macedonia	4:0		1			77'		13'
	group I	Reykjavík	Jun 6, 2009	Iceland	Netherlands	1:2	AM		1			75'	75'
	group I	Rotterdam	Jun 10, 2009	Netherlands	Norway	2:0	AM		1				90'
	International Friendlies
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Aug 12, 2009	Netherlands	England	2:2	AM	1				46'	45'
		Enschede	Sep 5, 2009	Netherlands	Japan	3:0	AM				78'		12'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	group I	Glasgow	Sep 9, 2009	Scotland	Netherlands	0:1	AM				77'		13'
	International Friendlies
		Sydney	Oct 10, 2009	Australia	Netherlands	0:0					64'		26'
		Pescara	Nov 14, 2009	Italy	Netherlands	0:0	AM					76'	76'
		Heerenveen	Nov 18, 2009	Netherlands	Paraguay	0:0	AM					85'	85'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Mar 3, 2010	Netherlands	USA	2:1			1		60'		30'
		Freiburg im Breisgau	May 26, 2010	Netherlands	Mexico	2:1	AM		1			70'	70'
		Rotterdam	Jun 1, 2010	Netherlands	Ghana	4:1		1	2		63'		27'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Jun 5, 2010	Netherlands	Hungary	6:1	LW		2			80'	80'
	World Cup 2010
	Group E	Johannesburg	Jun 14, 2010	Netherlands	Denmark	2:0	LW					67'	67'
	Group E	Durban	Jun 19, 2010	Netherlands	Japan	1:0	LW					72'	72'
	Group E	Kapstadt	Jun 24, 2010	Cameroon	Netherlands	1:2	LW		1	64'		73'	73'
	Round of 16	Durban	Jun 28, 2010	Netherlands	Slovakia	2:1	on the bench
	Quarter-Finals		Jul 2, 2010	Netherlands	Brazil	2:1	on the bench
	Semi-Finals	Kapstadt	Jul 6, 2010	Uruguay	Netherlands	2:3	CM				46'		45'
	Final	Johannesburg	Jul 11, 2010	Netherlands	Spain	0:1 AET	CM				99'		21'
	International Friendlies
		Donetsk	Aug 11, 2010	Ukraine	Netherlands	1:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group E	Serravalle	Sep 3, 2010	San Marino	Netherlands	0:5					46'		45'
	Group E	Rotterdam	Sep 7, 2010	Netherlands	Finland	2:1						64'	64'
	Group E	Chisinau	Oct 8, 2010	Moldova	Netherlands	0:1							90'
	Group E	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Oct 12, 2010	Netherlands	Sweden	4:1	CM		1				90'
	International Friendlies
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 17, 2010	Netherlands	Türkiye	1:0	CM					80'	80'
		Eindhoven	Feb 9, 2011	Netherlands	Austria	3:1	Calf problems
	European Qualifiers
	Group E	Budapest	Mar 25, 2011	Hungary	Netherlands	0:4	AM	1				82'	82'
	Group E	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Mar 29, 2011	Netherlands	Hungary	5:3	AM						90'
	International Friendlies
		Goiânia	Jun 4, 2011	Brazil	Netherlands	0:0	Not in squad
		Montevideo	Jun 8, 2011	Uruguay	Netherlands	1:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group E	Eindhoven	Sep 2, 2011	Netherlands	San Marino	11:0	Torn muscle fiber
	Group E	Helsinki	Sep 6, 2011	Finland	Netherlands	0:2	Torn muscle fiber
	Group E	Rotterdam	Oct 7, 2011	Netherlands	Moldova	1:0	CM					78'	78'
	Group E	Solna, Stockholm	Oct 11, 2011	Sweden	Netherlands	3:2	AM			90'			90'
	International Friendlies
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 11, 2011	Netherlands	Switzerland	0:0	CM					66'	66'
		Hamburg	Nov 15, 2011	Germany	Netherlands	3:0	Not in squad
		London	Feb 29, 2012	England	Netherlands	2:3	Ankle injury
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	May 26, 2012	Netherlands	Bulgaria	1:2	RW					64'	64'
		Rotterdam	May 30, 2012	Netherlands	Slovakia	2:0	AM	1			51'		39'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Jun 2, 2012	Netherlands	N. Ireland	6:0	CM				57'		33'
	EURO 2012
	Group B	Kharkiv	Jun 9, 2012	Netherlands	Denmark	0:1	CM				71'		19'
	Group B	Kharkiv	Jun 13, 2012	Netherlands	Germany	1:2	CM				46'		45'
	Group B	Kharkiv	Jun 17, 2012	Portugal	Netherlands	2:1	CM	1					90'
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Aug 15, 2012	Belgium	Netherlands	4:2	AM			14'		46'	45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group D	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Sep 7, 2012	Netherlands	Türkiye	2:0	Not in squad
	Group D	Budapest	Sep 11, 2012	Hungary	Netherlands	1:4	Not in squad
	Group D	Rotterdam	Oct 12, 2012	Netherlands	Andorra	3:0	AM	1				70'	70'
	Group D	Bucharest	Oct 16, 2012	Romania	Netherlands	1:4	AM	1	2			77'	77'
	International Friendlies
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 14, 2012	Netherlands	Germany	0:0	AM					72'	72'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Feb 6, 2013	Netherlands	Italy	1:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group D	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Mar 22, 2013	Netherlands	Estonia	3:0	AM	1			36'		54'
	Group D	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Mar 26, 2013	Netherlands	Romania	4:0	AM	1					90'
	International Friendlies
		Jakarta	Jun 7, 2013	Indonesia	Netherlands	0:3	Not in squad
		Peking	Jun 11, 2013	China	Netherlands	0:2	Not in squad
		Faro	Aug 14, 2013	Portugal	Netherlands	1:1	CM					46'	45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group D	Tallinn	Sep 6, 2013	Estonia	Netherlands	2:2	Thigh problems
	Group D	Andorra la Vella	Sep 10, 2013	Andorra	Netherlands	0:2	Thigh problems
	Group D	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Oct 11, 2013	Netherlands	Hungary	8:1	AM	1					90'
	Group D	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Oct 15, 2013	Türkiye	Netherlands	0:2	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Genk	Nov 16, 2013	Japan	Netherlands	2:2	AM	1	1			78'	78'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 19, 2013	Netherlands	Colombia	0:0	AM					45'	45'
Squad: 121, Starting eleven: 76, Substituted in: 33, On the bench: 12, Suspended: 0, Injured: 15,