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Rafael van der Vaart is a Dutch playmaker. He has already played for teams in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and England in 2012, he played his 100th game for the Dutch national team.
Beginnings
Rafael van der Vaart was born on February 11, 1983, in Heemskerk, Netherlands. His mother comes from Spain. He started his soccer career playing for "De Kennemers" when he was 4 years old.
He played there from 1987 to 1993. In 1993, he went to a tryout with the large Dutch club, Ajax Amsterdam, which are famous for their very good youth teams. He convinced the coaches with his skills and got a youth contract.
He made his senior debut for Ajax on April 19, 2000, against FC Den Bosch. All in all, van der Vaart played 117 games and scored 52 goals for Ajax even when he struggled with several injuries.
He left the Netherlands in 2005 and joined the German Bundesliga team Hamburger SV.
Hamburger SV
Rafael van der Vaart became Hamburg's new playmaker and the fans' favorite. Hamburg qualified for the UEFA Cup in his first season.
At the beginning of the next season, he was named the new captain of the team. He caught the eye of several big European teams after the 2006/2007 season.
That season was his final breakthrough in senior soccer. He made it known that he wanted to move to FC Valencia and even showed pictures of himself wearing a Valencia jersey, but Hamburg did not let him go.
The Dutch player stayed for another year before he moved to Spanish giants Real Madrid in 2008. They paid about $17 million for him.
Real Madrid and Tottenham
Van der Vaart signed a 5-year contract with the Spanish team. He scored his first career hat-trick on September 24, 2008, against Sporting Gijon.
He left Spain in 2010 after Madrid signed Jose Mourinho as new team manager. He then moved to England and joined Tottenham Hotspur in a $12 million move.
He stayed 2 years, played 63 games and scored 24 goals for the English. Even when he showed good performances, there were always rumors of a transfer during his time in England.
Return to Hamburg
In the summer of 2012, Rafael van de Vaart returned to Germany to play for his old club Hamburger SV again. This transfer would be realized thanks to Hamburg's external financier.
Hamburg struggled with a couple of problems in the first half of the season. Van der Vaart was named the captain of the team again and Hamburg is now on the way to qualifying for the 2013 Europa League.
Van der Vaart signed a 5-year contract with the Spanish team. He scored his first career hat-trick on September 24, 2008, against Sporting Gijon.
He left Spain in 2010 after Madrid signed Jose Mourinho as new team manager. He then moved to England and joined Tottenham Hotspur in a $12 million move.
He stayed 2 years, played 63 games and scored 24 goals for the English. Even when he showed good performances, there were always rumors of a transfer during his time in England.
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