Ronald Waterreus

Ronald Waterreus
Personal information
Full name	Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus
Date of birth	25 August 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Lemiers, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	RKVV
	Roda JC
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1994	Roda JC
1994–2004	PSV
2004–2005	Manchester City
2005–2006	Rangers
2006–2007	AZ
2007	New York Red Bulls
Total
International career‡
2001–2004	Netherlands
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
	*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: [ˈroːnɑlt kaːtaːˈrinaː mɑrˈtinʏs ˈʋaːtərøːs]; born 25 August 1970) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He notably played for PSV Eindhoven and Rangers, before ending his career at New York Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer.

Club career

Born in Lemiers, Limburg, Waterreus 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.^{[citation needed]}

After ten seasons as PSV's number one goalkeeper, Waterreus was 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, 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] with AZ Alkmaar on 4 December 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 New York Red Bulls in Major 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]}

International career

Waterreus was on the Dutch national squad at Euro 2004 but he did not get any playing time. He altogether made seven appearances for his country.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

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]

References

^ "McLeish defends keeper Waterreus". BBC News. 8 April 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
^ "Ronald Waterreus campaign at AZ Alkmaar". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
^ "Hibernian 0-1 Rangers". 22 May 2005.
^ "Rangers 5-1 Motherwell". 20 March 2005.

External links

Ronald Waterreus at Soccerbase
Yahoo sport profile
Ronald Waterreus at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)

[1] "McLeish defends keeper Waterreus". BBC News. 8 April 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

[2] "Ronald Waterreus campaign at AZ Alkmaar". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 14 February 2007.

[3] "Hibernian 0-1 Rangers". 22 May 2005.

[4] "Rangers 5-1 Motherwell". 20 March 2005.

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