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'My best years were at Spurs' - Van der Vaart reflects on career following retirement announcement

Rafael van der Vaart says his best years came with Tottenham as he reflected on his career after announcing his retirement on Monday.

Van der Vaart played for the Premier League club from 2010-12, scoring 28 goals in 77 appearances in a Spurs shirt.

The 35-year-old Dutchman also had stops at clubs like Real Madrid, Ajax, Hamburg and Real Betis, but Van der Vaart says his best times were in London.

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"That was my two very best years, two years of top performance, many competitions," Van der Vaart said, according to NOS.