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| pcupdate = 7 November 2015 | ntupdate = 19 November 2013 }} Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (; born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Betis and the Netherlands national team as an attacking midfielder. Van der Vaart began his career at AFC Ajax's youth academy and worked his way into the first team, debuting as a 17-year-old. His impact was so stunning that he was hailed as the new Johan Cruyff.〔("Rafael van der Vaart refuses to play the envy game with Wesley Sneijder" ). ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 9 December 2010.〕〔("Rafael van der Vaart looking for silverware at Tottenham to end his personal drought" ). ''The People''. Retrieved 6 November 2011.〕 He was named Dutch Football Talent of the Year and became the first recipient of the Golden Boy Award while at the club. He moved to Bundesliga club Hamburger SV, then to Real Madrid, then on to Tottenham Hotspur before returning to Hamburg in 2012. Van der Vaart is well known for his passing and long range shots, and the capacity to use both feet well. Following his performances in the Premier League in the 2010–11 season with Tottenham Hotspur, Van der Vaart was nominated for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, along with team-mate and eventual winner, Gareth Bale. ==Early life== Van der Vaart was born in Heemskerk to a Dutch father and a Spanish mother from Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz. Before joining AFC Ajax, he played for a local club called De Kennemers based in Beverwijk. He grew up on a trailer park living a "gypsy life" and often pretended to be Romário while playing football.〔 It was at the trailer park that he learned how to play football and, at the age of 10, he joined the AFC Ajax Academy. Van der Vaart has said of his upbringing, "That was the way my family lived. My father was born there and it is a lifestyle. Maybe it is not a normal lifestyle but I always liked it. I always played football on the street. It was an easy life, then I was 10 years old and went to Ajax and played there for almost 12 years."〔(Van der Vaart: I can help Spurs overtake Arsenal this season ) "Mirror Football", 9 September 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rafael van der Vaart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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