Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar remains in intensive care but is in a stable condition and out of immediate danger after experiencing bleeding on the brain last week, his wife Annemarie confirmed on Tuesday.
Van der Sar, 52, was admitted to a Split hospital on Friday while on holiday in Croatia.
“Edwin is still in the intensive care unit but is stable. He is not in life-threatening danger,” Annemarie was quoted as saying by Ajax Amsterdam, where Van der Sar was until recently a director.
“Every time we get to visit him, he’s communicative. We have to wait patiently to see how his situation will develop.”
Van der Sar, 52, spent six years as a player at Old Trafford before leaving in 2011 and won the Champions League there in 2008 after a penalty shootout. The Netherlands goalkeeper made 130 appearances for his country and also won the Champions League with Ajax as well as four Premier League titles with United.
He quit Ajax before the end of last season as the club finished third in the Dutch league and missed out on Champions League football for the first time since 2009.
Information from Reuters and The Associated Press was used in this story.
