Richard Gough

Who is this?

Charles Richard Gough (born 5 April 1962) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Gough played in the successful Dundee United team of the early 1980s, winning the Scottish league title in 1982–83 and reaching the European Cup semi-final in 1984. Gough joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1986 and captained them in the 1987 FA Cup Final. He then moved to Rangers and captained them to nine successive Scottish league titles. He subsequently had spells with Kansas City Wizards, Rangers again, San Jose Clash, Nottingham Forest (on loan) and Everton. He won 61 international caps for Scotland and played in the finals of three major tournaments. Gough had a brief spell as manager of Livingston. He is currently an ambassador for Rangers.

Career

1. 1962
   Born
2. 1980
   Joined Dundee United F.C.
3. 1983
   Joined Scotland men's national football team
4. 1986
   Joined Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
5. 1987
   Joined Rangers F.C.
6. 1997
   Joined Sporting Kansas City
7. 1997
   Joined Rangers F.C.
8. 1998
   Joined San Jose Earthquakes
9. 1999
   Joined Nottingham Forest F.C.
10. 1999
    Joined Everton F.C.
11. 2001
    Joined Northern Spirit FC

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Stockholm
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football