Raimond van der Gouw

Netherlands

Van der Gouw's first club was hometown club FC Berghuizen whom he left for professional side 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, and promotion 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.

England

Having played more than 350 league games in the Netherlands, Van der Gouw was an experienced choice for taking Tony Coton's place when the latter departed to Sunderland, and joined Manchester United…

His son Ennio van der Gouw is a goalkeeper in Belgium at Zulte Waregem.

Vitesse

Eerste Divisie: 1988–89 Manchester United

Premier League: 1999–2000, 2000–01 FA Cup: 1998–99 FA Charity Shield: 1996, 1997 UEFA Champions League: 1998–99