Raymond Atteveld

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Raymond Atteveld
Full name	Raymond Atteveld
Date of birth	September 8, 1966 (age 40)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Playing position	Fullback, Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1985 – 1989 1989 – 1992 1992 1992 1993 – 1994 1994 – 1995 1995 – 1997 1997 – 1999 1999 – 2002	HFC Haarlem Everton F.C. → West Ham United (loan) Bristol City F.C. K.S.V. Waregem Roda JC Vitesse Arnhem FC Groningen ADO Den Haag	85 (6) 51 (1) 1 (0) ? 14 (2) 27 (9) 42 (3) 65 (10) 27 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Raymond Atteveld (born September 8, 1966 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch footballer who could play as a full back or in midfield.

Atteveld played for HFC Haarlem before moving to England to join Everton.

He made his debut for Everton on December 2, 1989 against Coventry City in a 2-0 home win for Everton. During his career at Everton he made 41 league appearances from the outset and a further 10 as a substitute, scoring only one goal. Ray is one of three Dutchmen to play for Everton. The only others being Sander Westerveld and Andy van der Meyde

Ray was one of the first foreigners to get a regular first-team place in the Everton squad although he struggled to make a name of himself in the English game. Ray is remembered by Evertonians for stripping down to his underpants during an end of season lap of honour and throwing his kit into the crowd.

He joined West Ham United on loan, and became the first Dutch player in the club's history when he made played his only league game for the club on February 22, 1992 (a 2-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday). He made two FA Cup appearances for the club, for the Fifth Round games against Sunderland on February 15 and February 26.