Charles Richard Gough (born 5 April 1962) is a Scottish former professional

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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

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semi-final in

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. Gough joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1986 and captained them in the

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. He then moved to

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and captained them to nine successive Scottish league titles. He subsequently had spells with

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, 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

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. He is currently an ambassador for Rangers boys club.

Early life

Richard Gough was born in

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, Sweden, to a Swedish mother. His father (former Charlton Athletic player Charlie Gough), was from Hillington in Glasgow. Richard's paternal grandfather was from

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. Gough's parents met when she worked in London as a nurse. The family relocated in 1965 to South Africa where Richard grew up."Si Ferry Meets... Richard Gough", Open Goal
/ref> He attended King Edward VII and Highlands North High School in Johannesburg. He began his career playing with the Wits University club.

Playing career

Club

Aged 15, Gough went to

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before Gough signed for Charlton Athletic as an apprentice professional in July 1978, staying there a year. He returned to South Africa when enduring home-sickness play for Wits University for a brief period in 1979. He then had trials in Scotland with Rangers, Dundee United and Aberdeen. his trial with United was a reserve game away to

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in which Walter Smith played left-back. Jim McLean signed Gough for Dundee United in February 1980. He played for Dundee United for six seasons finishing with 23 goals in 165 appearances. Gough helped them to the Scottish League title in 1982–83. Dundee United also reached the

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semi-final against

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during his time at the club. In 1986, Gough was sold to English First Division club Tottenham Hotspur for £750,000 He played for slightly over a year and captained the Tottenham team which lost to

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in the

. Gough returned to Scotland, joining Rangers early in the 1987–88 season, and became the first Scottish player to be transferred to a Scottish team for over £1,000,000. His debut was at Tannadice Park, in a defeat against former club Dundee United. He was named the SFWA Footballer of the Year in 1988–89. Gough remained at Ibrox until 1997, captaining the side that achieved nine consecutive League titles. He won 9 league titles, 3 Scottish Cups and 6 League Cups at Rangers. In all, he played 427 games with Rangers, scoring 37 goals. In May 1997, Gough moved to

, in the United States' nascent professional league,

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. In October 1997, he returned to Rangers due to injury issues at Ibrox. He resumed his MLS career with the San Jose Clash in 1998. He played 36 games in total in MLS, scored 2 goals and was named in the MLS Best XI for his 1997 season with the Wizards. Gough also went on loan to Nottingham Forest from March until May 1999, playing seven matches as the club was relegated. After leaving San Jose Clash he linked up with former boss Walter Smith at Everton. He played two seasons at Goodison Park making 38 appearances and scoring once against Southampton. During his time at Everton he was made captain for the 2000–01 season and retired from playing in May 2001. Gough agreed to play as a guest for Australian team Northern Spirit in October 2001, but had to withdraw due to injury.

International

Gough was also a regular in the

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in the 1980s. He made his debut against

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in 1983, and went on to gain 61 caps. Gough played in two World Cups (

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and

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). He captained his country in the 1992 European Championships in his birthplace, Sweden. Gough scored six international goals. In 1985, he scored the only goal of the game when Scotland beat England 1–0 at

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. He scored two goals in February 1989 in a 3–2 World Cup qualifier win away to Cyprus, with the second being scored in the sixth minute of added time. His international career was ended prematurely however, after he was critical of coaches

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and Craig Brown and withdrew himself from further selection.

Managerial career

On 30 November 2004, Gough landed his first and only managerial position with the then

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side

. After a difficult season where the club battled relegation, Gough resigned and cited disagreements with the club's owner over the budget for signing players as the reason. The club was also fined £15,000 by the SFA for a breach of transfer regulations over the signing of

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during Gough's time as manager although there was no suggestion that Gough himself was responsible for the breach of regulations.

Later career

Gough supported the

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and Dave King's takeover of

, and was appointed as a global ambassador for the club on 21 September 2015.

Personal life

Gough has resided in San Diego, California, since 1997.

Career statistics

International appearances

International goals

:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Dundee United *

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: 1982–83 * Forfarshire Cup: 1979–80, 1984–85 Rangers *

: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92,

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, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 * Scottish Cup: 1991–92,

, 1995–96 * Scottish League Cup: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91,

, 1993–94, 1996–97 Scotland *The Rous Cup:

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Individual

* SPFA Players' Player of the Year: 1985–86 * SFWA Footballer of the Year: 1988–89 * Scottish Football Hall of Fame * Scotland national football team roll of honour : 1990 * MLS Best XI:

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Early life

Playing career

Club

International

Managerial career

Later career

Personal life

Career statistics

International appearances

International goals

Honours

Club

Individual

See also

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