How tall is Edwin van der Sar?

Edwin van der Sar's listed height is 197 cm (6'6"). He is taller than about 98% of men in the Netherlands.

Where 197 cm sits among men in the Netherlands

Taller than about 98% of men in the Netherlands born in 1970 (average 182.2 cm).

Sar next to his teammates

Edgar Davids is 29 cm shorter than Edwin van der Sar (168 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 1995 to 2005.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is 9 cm shorter than Edwin van der Sar (188 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 1998 to 2008.

Louis Saha is 12 cm shorter than Edwin van der Sar (185 cm), teammate at Manchester United F.C. from 2005 to 2008.

About Edwin van der Sar

Edwin van der Sar is a Dutch football executive and former player, born on 29 October 1970 in Voorhout. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, and he was most recently the chief executive of the Eredivisie club Ajax.

Van der Sar began his senior playing career with Ajax in the early 1990s and was part of the team that won the UEFA Champions League in 1995. In 1999 he left Ajax for Juventus, where he spent two years before moving to England, first to Fulham and then to Manchester United in 2005. There he won a second Champions League title in 2008. He retired as a professional in 2011. He played 130 times for the Netherlands national team and won 26 major trophies.

At a listed 197 cm (6'6"), Van der Sar is 12 cm taller than Louis Saha, who is listed at 185 cm (6'1") and was his teammate at Manchester United F.C. from 2005 to 2008. He is also 29 cm taller than Edgar Davids, listed at 168 cm (5'6"), his teammate at Juventus FC from 1999 to 2001.

Frequently asked

How tall is Edwin van der Sar in feet and inches? Edwin van der Sar is 6'6" tall, which is 197 cm, 77.6 inches or 1.97 m.

How tall is Edwin van der Sar compared to Edgar Davids? Edgar Davids is 29 cm shorter than Edwin van der Sar: 168 cm (5'6") vs 197 cm (6'6").

How tall is Edwin van der Sar compared to Ruud van Nistelrooy? Ruud van Nistelrooy is 9 cm shorter than Edwin van der Sar: 188 cm (6'2") vs 197 cm (6'6").

How tall is Edwin van der Sar compared to Louis Saha? Louis Saha is 12 cm shorter than Edwin van der Sar: 185 cm (6'1") vs 197 cm (6'6").

Is Edwin van der Sar tall for men in the Netherlands? At 197 cm he is taller than about 98% of men in the Netherlands born in 1970, whose average height is 182.2 cm.

Sources

• Edwin van der Sar on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Edwin van der Sar on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 197 cm.
• Edwin van der Sar on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

More celebrity heights

• Daniel Schmidt — 197 cm · 6'6"
• Dean Huijsen — 197 cm · 6'6"
• Giorgi Mamardashvili — 197 cm · 6'6"
• Helmut Schön — 197 cm · 6'6"
• Maarten Stekelenburg — 197 cm · 6'6"
• Nwankwo Kanu — 197 cm · 6'6"

Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.