Raimond van der Gouw

Raimond van der Gouw
Van der Gouw with Vitesse
Personal information
Full name Raimundus Johannes Hendrikus van der Gouw
Date of birth (1963-03-24) 24 March 1963
Place of birth Oldenzaal, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Shakhtar Donetsk (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
Go Ahead Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 Go Ahead Eagles 97 (0)
1988–1996 Vitesse 258 (0)
1996–2002 Manchester United 37 (0)
2002–2003 West Ham United 0 (0)
2003–2004 RKC Waalwijk 1 (0)
2004–2007 AGOVV 100 (1)
Total 493 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raimundus Johannes Hendrikus "Raimond" van der Gouw (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈreːmɔnt fɑn dər ˈɣʌu]; born 24 March 1963) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.

After a successful career with Vitesse in his native Netherlands, and well into his 30s, he moved to Manchester United where he made 61 appearances over six seasons and won two Premier League titles as well as a host of other honours as backup goalkeeper. He scored his only goal in the last game of his career for AGOVV, before retiring at the age of 44 and becoming a coach.