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12th Mar 2016

WATCH: Edwin van der Sar saved a penalty on his return from retirement

45 years young

Darragh Murphy

Edwin van der Sar could definitely still do a job for most sides.

The Dutch stopper will go down as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time for his reliability for Manchester United, Fulham, Juventus and Ajax, as well as his 130 caps for the national side.

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Van der Sar retired from football in 2011 but this week announced that he would be making a one-off return for amateur side VV Noordwijk.

That return came on Saturday and the 45-year-old proved that his hands are as reliable as ever as he rolled back the years to save a penalty on his comeback.

It might not have been as impressive as his spot kick save from Nicolas Anelka which delivered Manchester United their first European trophy since 1999.

But it still took some skill to get down to his left and keep a strong hand behind the strike.

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