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| Full name | Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1970-08-25)25 August 1970 (age 54) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lemiers, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Roda JC | 65 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–2004 | PSV | 285 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Rangers | 49 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | AZ | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 423 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Netherlands | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2007 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2004 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈroːnɑltkaːtaːˈrinaːmɑrˈtinʏsˈʋaːtərøːs]; born 25 August 1970) is a Dutch formerfootballer who played as agoalkeeper. He notably played forPSV Eindhoven andRangers, before ending his career atNew York Red Bulls in theMajor League Soccer.
Born inLemiers,Limburg, Waterreus started his career in 1992, playing forRoda JC. After joiningPSV Eindhoven in 1994 he quickly established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in theEredivisie, eventually being selected for theDutch national squad.[citation needed]
After ten seasons as PSV's number one goalkeeper, Waterreus was transferred toManchester City for one season. He joinedSPL sideRangers in 2005 as cover for the injuredStefan Klos, however he quickly established himself as Rangers' first choice goalkeeper. He was also involved in Rangers' historic2005–06 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, which was misinterpreted by the fans as a result of poor journalism.[1] Waterreus left Rangers on 7 June 2006 having failed to agree a new contract.[citation needed]
He signed a short-term contract[2] withAZ Alkmaar on 4 December 2006, replacing the injuredJoey Didulica andKhalid Sinouh in the month of December. In January 2007, he left the club again and agreed to move toNew York Red Bulls inMajor League Soccer, where he immediately established himself with three clean sheets and another scoreless half to set the record for longest clean sheet streak to begin an MLS career.[citation needed]
Waterreus was on theDutch national squad atEuro 2004 but he did not get any playing time. He altogether made seven appearances for his country.[citation needed]
Eredivisie 1996-1997, 1999-2000, 2000-2001 & 2002-2003
KNVB Cup 1995-1996
Johan Cruyff Shield (Super Cup) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 & 2004
Scottish Premier League 2004–05[3]
Scottish League Cup 2004–05[4]
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