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Tottenham Hotspur fans on Twitter want Rafael van der Vaart back as coach

Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Rafael van der Vaart recently called time on his playing career after 18 years of professional football.

The 35-year-old Dutchman last played for Danish SuperLiga club Esbjerg fB, signing a one-year deal with the side in August.

However, recurring injuries forced Van der Vaart to hang his boots barely three months into his contract.

The legendary striker started his career at his boyhood club Ajax, where he scored 52 goals in 117 games between 2000 and 2005, but it was with Spurs, where he scored 24 goals in 63 appearances between 2010 and 2012 that he made a name for himself after his struggles at Real Madrid.