Edwin Vandersar has extended his contract with Dutch club Ajax that will keep him with the club till June 30, 2025.
Dutch team Ajax have extended their contract of former Manchester United goal keeper and their sporting director Edwin Vandersar.
Edwin van der Sar has been and important part of the Ajax management team since November 2012. There he started as director of marketing.
Edwin Vandersar was appointed general manager in November 2016 and also chairman of the management team.
Speaking with the Ajax media Van der Sar stated that: “I have experienced a lot at Ajax in the past ten years. In those years we have grown with the club in many areas.
“The international reputation has increased enormously thanks to the performance of our first team. organization behind that makes this possible. Our goal is to be a structural part of the international top.
“From 2024 the structure of the European tournaments will change and we want to participate in the changed Champions League every year. That journey is not over yet and I want to I would like to continue to contribute.”
“I work daily with enthusiastic colleagues who also want to raise the bar. Not only with the first team but also in the office, with the youth academy and with the Ajax Women.
“The stadium is always full and the growth of the sales of the various Ajax shirts on young and old at home and abroad is unprecedented. We feel a lot of support from our fans both at home and at home. Enough reasons to continue to dedicate my soul and bliss to the club in the coming years.”
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board Leen Meijaard said: “After Edwin was promoted from marketing director to CEO, he broadened enormously. From commerce to general affairs and, in the last six months, also technical affairs. successful period.
“The step towards the European top has been taken, but we are not there yet. With Edwin’s experience, knowledge, skills and international network, we hope to be able to take the last step. We are pleased that he has chosen to stay for another three years. He is tried and tested and we are very confident that under his leadership the club will continue its upward trend in the coming years.”
