Over the past few years several UK based footballers have upped sticks and moved to New Zealand.
One of them is former Hereford United goalkeeper Jonathan Gould.
This from boxscorenews.com
Another former goalkeeper to have made the switch to New Zealand late in his career, Gould brought with him a wealth of top-class experience when he turned up at Hawke’s Bay United in 2005. The former Scotland international first came to prominence at Coventry City in the mid-90s under the managerial reign of his father, ex-Wimbledon and Wales boss Bobby Gould, but joined lower division Bradford City in 1996. He soon lost his place to Australian Mark Schwarzer and his career seemed to be heading for a dead end until Scottish giants Celtic plucked him from Bradford’s reserves in 1997 and made him a mainstay of the legendary 1998 side, whose championhip win prevented Rangers picking up ten titles in a row. That form saw him receive a late call up to Scotland’s 1998 FIFA World Cup squad and he was also involved in the Euro 2000 campaign. Gould joined Preston North End in 2003 and also had brief spells at Hereford United, on loan, and Bristol City before heading to New Zealand, a country he was no stranger to after playing for Napier City Rovers prior to turning professional in England. Upon returning to the area, he became a member of staff at Hawke’s Bay United and played occasionally for the team in the national league before joining Wellington Phoenix as goalkeeping coach. He left that post earlier this year to devote more time to his family and now works for New Zealand Football as a development officer in Hawke’s Bay.
Gould came on-loan to Hereford from Preston in August 2004. He made 15 appearances for the Bulls before being recalled.
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