Ronald Waterreus

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Ronald Waterreus
Personal information
Full name Ronald Waterreus
Date of birth August 25, 1970 (1970-08-25) (age 37)
Place of birth    Lemiers, Netherlands
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1992-1994
1994-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007		 Roda JC
PSV Eindhoven
Manchester City
Rangers
AZ Alkmaar
New York Red Bulls		 065 (0)
285 (0)
000 (0)
049 (0)
006 (0)
018 (0)   
National team2
2001-2004 Netherlands 007 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 6 October 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of August 22, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Ronald Waterreus (born August 25, 1970 in Lemiers, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football goalkeeper, who last played for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.

[edit] Football career

He started his career in 1992 playing for Roda JC. After joining PSV Eindhoven in 1994 he quickly established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the Eredivisie, eventually being selected for the Dutch national squad.

After ten seasons as PSV's number one goalkeeper Waterreus transferred to Manchester City for one season. He joined SPL side Rangers in 2005 as cover for the injured Stefan Klos, however he quickly established himself as Rangers' first choice goalkeeper. He was also involved in Rangers' historic 2005-06 Champions League run where they reached the knock-out stage for the first time. Waterreus, however, eventually came under fire from Rangers fans following his criticism of the club in a Dutch newspaper.[1] Waterreus left Rangers on 7 June 2006 having failed to agree a new contract.

He signed a short-term contract [2] with AZ Alkmaar on December 4, 2006, replacing the injured Joey Didulica and Khalid Sinouh in the month of December. In January 2007, he left the club again and agreed to move to Red Bull New York in Major League Soccer, where he immediately established himself with three shutouts and another scoreless half to set the record for longest shutout streak to begin an MLS career.

Waterreus was on the Dutch national squad at Euro 2004 but he did not get any playing time.

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Rangers | McLeish defends keeper Waterreus
  2. ^ Ronald Waterreus campaign at AZ Alkmaar. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on February 14, 2007.

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Awards
Preceded by
Jerzy Dudek		 Dutch Football Goalkeeper of the Year
2000 – 2001		 Succeeded by
Edwin Zoetebier
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