Raimond van der Gouw
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| Raimond van der Gouw | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raimond van der Gouw | |
| Date of birth | March 24, 1963 (age 44) | |
| Place of birth | Oldenzaal, Netherlands | |
| Nickname | N/A | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | AGOVV Apeldoorn | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1985-1988 1988-1996 1996-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004- |
Go Ahead Eagles Vitesse Manchester United West Ham United RKC Waalwijk AGOVV Apeldoorn |
97 (0) 224 (0) 37 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 29 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1996-1998 | Manchester United (goalkeeping coach) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Raimond van der Gouw (born March 24, 1963 in Oldenzaal, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is perhaps most famous for the time he spent at Manchester United.
Van der Gouw played for Go Ahead Eagles and Vitesse Arnhem before joining Manchester United. Having previously played more than 350 games in Holland, he was an experienced choice for taking Tony Coton's place when Coton departed to Sunderland. He was transferred for a fee of £500,000 from Arnhem to Man United.
Van der Gouw's experience played a part in United's successes, both as a player and as goalkeeping coach at the club. His United debut came against Aston Villa in September 1996, when he kept a clean sheet. His most notable appearance came against Borussia Dortmund in the semi-final of the Champions League in 1997, when Peter Schmeichel pulled out with injury just minutes before kick-off. United lost the match 1-0, but van der Gouw helped keep the score down.
In 1998, van der Gouw again played in a crucial Champions League match for United, the second leg of the quarter-final against Monaco. The Red Devils drew 1-1 but were knocked out on away goals. Ever the teacher, he coached United's young goalkeepers for a while, but in 1998-99 he relinquished this role when Tony Coton rejoined the club as goalkeeping coach.
In 1999-00, for the first time in his United career, van der Gouw played enough games to claim a Premiership medal, playing 22 matches during the season, many as first-choice over the faltering Mark Bosnich.
Following the arrival of Fabien Barthez it was back to the bench for van Der Gouw. But despite this, and the arrival of Roy Carroll, he signed a one-year extension to his contract in the summer of 2001. But that was to be his last season at Manchester United when he moved to West Ham United on a free transfer in June 2002 to be the understudy to David James. He played 61 games in six years for the Red Devils. Van der Gouw, who turned down a move to Coventry City, signed a one-year deal West Ham with the option of a second. He then returned to Holland, first to RKC Waalwijk and then to AGOVV Apeldoorn.
He has recently been linked with joining Roy Keane's coaching staff at Sunderland. He is currently the oldest active player in Dutch professional football.
