- Ronald Waterreus
Football player infobox
playername = Ronald Waterreus
fullname = Ronald Waterreus
height = height|ft=6|in=1
nickname = "Ronnie"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|8|25
cityofbirth = Lemiers
countryofbirth =Netherlands
position =Goalkeeper
years = 1992-1994
1994-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007
clubs =Roda JC PSV Eindhoven
Manchester City
RangersAZ Alkmaar
New York Red Bulls
caps(goals) = 065 (0)
285 (0)
000 (0)
049 (0)
006 (0)
018 (0)
nationalyears = 2001-2004
nationalteam = Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 007 (0)
pcupdate = 6 October 2007
ntupdate = August 22, 2006 Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus (bornAugust 25 1970 in Lemiers,Netherlands ) is a retired Dutch footballgoalkeeper , who last played for the New York Red Bulls ofMajor League Soccer .Football career
He started his career in 1992 playing for
Roda JC . After joiningPSV Eindhoven in 1994 he quickly established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in theEredivisie , eventually being selected for the Dutch national squad.After ten seasons as PSV's number one goalkeeper Waterreus 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 misinterprepeted by the fans as a result of poor journalism. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4887152.stm BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Rangers | McLeish defends keeper Waterreus ] ] Waterreus left Rangers on7 June 2006 having failed to agree a new contract.He signed a short-term contract [ cite web|title=Ronald Waterreus campaign at AZ Alkmaar|work=Football-Lineups.com | url=http://www.football-lineups.com/players/player.php?route=4638 | accessdate=February 14 | accessyear=2007] with
AZ Alkmaar onDecember 4 ,2006 , replacing the injuredJoey Didulica andKhalid Sinouh in the month of December. In January 2007, he left the club again and agreed to move toRed Bull New York inMajor League Soccer , where he immediately established himself with three shutouts and another scoreless half to set the record for longest shutout streak to begin an MLS career.Waterreus was on the Dutch national squad at Euro 2004 but he did not get any playing time. In total , he made seven appearances for his country
References
External links
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