Van der Gouw quits Manchester United

Manchester United reserve goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw has quit the club.

Manchester United reserve goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw has quit the club.

The 38-year-old arrived as an understudy to Peter Schmeichel in 1996 from Dutch first division side Vitesse Arnhem and played 61 times for United.

"Raimond has been a model of professionalism," said United manger Alex Ferguson.

"First in the shadow of Peter Schmeichel and then Fabien Barthez. I never heard him complain about being on the reserve list."

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Van Der Gouw found himself third choice at Old Trafford following the arrival of Barthez and Roy Carroll in 2001.

He did not reveal what his future plans would be.

AFP