Raimond van der Gouw
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raimond van der Gouw | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Oldenzaal, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Go Ahead Eagles | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Go Ahead Eagles | 97 | (0) |
| 1988–1996 | Vitesse Arnhem | 258 | (0) |
| 1996–2002 | Manchester United | 37 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | RKC Waalwijk | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 100 | (1) |
| Total | 493 | (1) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2009 | Sunderland (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2009– | Vitesse Arnhem (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Raimond van der Gouw (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈreːmɔnt fɑn dɛr ˈɣʌu̯], born 24 March 1963, in Oldenzaal) is a former Dutch footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
After a successful career with Vitesse Arnhem and well into his 30s, he moved to Manchester United, also experiencing relative recognition despite playing very sparingly; he scored his only goal in the last game of his career for AGOVV Apeldoorn, before retiring at the age of 44, and becoming a coach.
Van der Gouw's first club was Go Ahead Eagles. A product of the club's youth system, he made his debut for the first team in a 2–1 victory against Den Bosch, on 14 September 1985. At the time, Eagles were competing in the bottom half of the first division, achieving a tenth-placed finish in the player's first season. However, the club experienced relegation in 1987, and failed to achieve promotion the following season. After 97 league appearances, Van der Gouw joined second level's Vitesse.
His first season for Vitesse saw the club win the Eerste Divisie title, promoting to the top flight of Dutch football for the first time in nine seasons. The following season saw further progress; a fourth-place finish in 1989–90 saw Vitesse qualify for the UEFA Cup for the first time in its history. The club also reached the final of the domestic cup.
In European competition, as Vitesse reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals, Van der Gouw kept four consecutive clean sheets, before the side eventually lost to Sporting CP. Vitesse consistently finished in the top six in subsequent seasons, but were less impressive in Europe, suffering a 3–0 aggregate defeat to Norwich City, among other results.
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