Jonathan Gould - Goalkeeping Coach

Phoenix goalkeeping coach Jonathan Gould played early in his career for Napier City Rovers in our national league as a centre-back (one of Napier's top-scorers that season)  - 1989 I think. Another former Scotland international, Brian McAllister (Wimbledon, Aston Villa) also came out and played for Napier as a teenager at that time.

Gouldie took part in the major charity match at Celtic Park last weekend as his Celtic Legends defeated Rio Ferdinand's XI 3-2.

Gouldie played the second half for the Celtic Legends - and kept a clean sheet against Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, Zola and Scholes. 

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/celtic...

McStay’s Maestros: Rab Douglas; Jackie McNamara, Tom Boyd, Tommy Johnson, Tosh McKinlay; Martin Compston, Paul McStay, Stiliyan Petrov, James McAvoy; Lubo Moravcik; John Hartson. Subs: Jonathan Gould, Willie McStay, Peter Grant, Harald Brattbakk, Simon Donnelly, Frank McAvennie, Greg McHugh, Ross McCall, Raymond McStay, Mark Burchill, John McStay, David Farrell, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Bobby Petta.

Rio’s All Stars: Tomasz Kuszczak; Louis Tomlinson, Rio Ferdinand, Phil Neville, Ralf Little; Joey Barton, Paul Scholes, Jody Morris; Gianfranco Zola; Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole. Subs: Jack Whitehall, Tom Cullen, Harley Alexander, Jordan Stephens, Dougie Freedman, Ibrahim Kanu, Ade Akande

A few celebs like actor James McAvoy (scores from a pen) in there too.

Full game here in parts:

Good on fellow forummer Frankie Mac for getting a run out too! 

Frank McAvennie - a forummer's icon and a real-life icon. Now, I remember him in the 1980's. Scotland had so much talent back then. Had a difficult time establishing himself early in his career:

"He completed a trial for Partick Thistle playing in a single game where he was sent on as a substitute only to be substituted off in the same game and be told by manager Bertie Auld that he would never make a career in the game of football. Before turning professional, he had joined the Territorial Army and later had trials with the British Army but was not accepted for a role with them due to his inability to hit the target during shooting practices. He also had a spell working as a road sweeper. He did not move into professional football until he joined St Mirren in 1980, at the age of 20."

Tosh  McKinlay was a decent player too, Frankie Mac snr was bloody good player and scorer. Shame Danny McGrain wasnt playing at left back.

I've noticed Glen Moss writes a monthly piece on the Phoenix website - and he writes well enough to have a future career in journalism I reckon.

He writes profiles / interviews of Phoenix personnel. 

Here is this month's piece by Mossy on Jonathan Gould and previewing the Celtic charity match:

 http://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/article/gould-to-...

I reckon Russel wrote that.

In that case, I should have posted "he writes well enough to have had a past career in journalism." 

Doesn't read very well

Sad to see Gouldie go after his 26 year association with football in New Zealand (he got sidetracked after his first spell out here in 1989 by a couple of hundred games for Celtic etc. and a few internationals for Scotland).

Who would have thought that a twenty year-old Napier City Rovers centre-back would go on to a career as a professional goalkeeper (346 games, including 157 games in goal for Celtic and three SPL titles).

Gouldie must be the only player in modern football history to win a title in the top league of one country as a regular centre-back (Napier City Rovers, 1989) and in another as a first-choice goalkeeper (Celtic, Scottish Premier League 1997-98, 2000-2001).

Gouldie showed he's still a sharp keeper when he took part in the major charity match at Celtic Park last September as his Celtic Legends defeated Rio Ferdinand's XI 3-2.

Gouldie played the second half for the Celtic Legends - and kept a clean sheet against Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, Zola and Scholes:

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/celtic...

For the full video of this game, see the first post in this thread above. 

Lest we forget his outstanding Celtic career:

"Celtic plucked Gould from Bradford City's reserves in August 1997 and he made his debut on 9 August 1997 in a 7-0 away win over Berwick Rangers in the Scottish League Cup. He quickly became one of the mainstays of the great championship winning side that prevented Rangers completing 10 in a row. Gould kept 24 clean sheets in 48 appearances that season and his performance in a gruelling 1-0 win over Aberdeen at Pittodrie in March 1998 was particularly outstanding. In addition to his league championship winner's medal, Gould also picked a Scottish League Cup winner's medal that season in Celtic's 3-0 win over Dundee United in November 1997.

He continued as the No 1 under the stewardship of Josef Venglos and John Barnes. During 1999–2000 Gould generally remained the first-choice goalkeeper at Parkhead despite the arrival of Dmitri Kharine, and picked up another Scottish League Cup winner's medal when Celtic defeated Aberdeen 2-0 in the final on 19 March 2000. However, despite opening the 2000-01 Treble winning season as first choice and playing in opening 13 league fixtures, Martin O'Neill signed Rab Douglas as a replacement. Douglas soon became first choice at Celtic, although Gould completed his hat-trick of Scottish League Cup winner's medals that season with Celtic's 3-0 win over Kilmarnock in the final on 18 March 2001 (Douglas was cup-tied having played for Dundee in an earlier round of the tournament). He also collected his second league championship winner's medal courtesy of his appearances earlier that season."

Does he have any coaching badges? Could be evolve into a top-flight team coach? A candidate to come back one day and coach the Nix? (But only after Ernie's won a couple of titles with us, got his Knighthood, and retired with honour.) ;)

Jonathan's signing on at WBA in the English media:

http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-west-brom...

Jonathan's dad Bobby once coached West Brom and Jonathan "was also on the books at Albion for a short period in 1992, yet did not make an appearance, and lined up on loan under [current WBA manager] Tony Pulis at Gillingham."

http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/west-bromwich-...

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/foo...

http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/4021/a-league/2015/...

"Gould briefly played for new Baggies manager Tony Pulis during a loan spell at Gillingham in 1996. Pulis in turn was managed by Gould's father Bobby at Bristol Rovers in 1981."

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/other-football...

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/tr...

Nice photo in the Coventry newspaper of Jonathan playing for Coventry City in the EPL in the 90's when he still had hair:

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11698/9718...

Nice photo in Phoenix strip on the UK Sky Sports website:

Interview from Scottish media 19 months ago remembering Celtic's first ever participation in the UEFA Champions League in his time there in the 1990's:

 http://www.sundaypost.com/sport/football/big-inter...

Jonathan being sent off playing for Preston vs. West Brom a decade ago in the Championship:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/footbal...

I think Jonathan will be back here one day because he genuinely loves NZ.

Here are his playing and coaching details on Linkedin, including his coaching qualifications:

https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=267462342...

Speaking French and German will no doubt come in handy in the Premier League!

Qualifications
UEFA ‘A’ License SFA Part One 2009
UEFA ‘B’ SFA 2005
UEFA ‘C’ Welsh FA: Leaders Award 1996
FFA Goalkeeping License Level 2 (Advanced) 2013
FFA Goalkeeping License Level 1 (Advanced) 2012
WFA Goalkeepers Award 2003
NZF Introduction To Goalkeeping 2007
Coach Educator NZF Senior Level 1 and 2 2009
Coach Educator NZF Junior & Youth Qualified Coach Educator 2008
F.A. Psychology for Soccer Level 1 2005
F.A. Futsal Beginners and Level 1 2011

Cheers for the info! Is this enough for him to be a head-coach in the A-League, or would he need to add more qualifications?

I think currently would need at least a UEFA A or equivalent (which it looks like he may not yet have completed)

I'm sure he'll pick that up sooner rather then later no he's in the Premiership.  

Like Big Pete, I really hope he ends up back here and who knows... Premiership clubs have a tendency to remove the whole coaching team when a manger gets the sack....

Shark, he really did have hair in the past??

https://soundcloud.com/piney6/jonathan-gould

Spotted Gouldie on the bench today during West Brom's FA Cup loss to Villa on ESPN.

Seems strange to see him all those thousands of miles away involved in those huge games with superstar players (not so much with Villa v West Brom but certainly when West Brom play the big sides in the Premier League).

Pitch invasion by hundreds of Villa fans during extra time.

Escalated into an invasion by thousands of Villa fans after the final whistle.

Come back here Jonathan where it's safer and much quieter....

Replacement perhaps?

Good luck to @ThomasFawdry who has taken up an exciting offer elsewhere in the World #goalkeeping #NewZealand

— MBGK Academy (@mbgoalkeeping) March 11, 2015

He looks about 12 years old:

Looking reassuringly grown up on Instagram:

Assume it's an NZ Football gig.  Phoenix souces eithe played a very straight face or actually know nothing.

Pherhaps taking over from Gothard whos moving to the Nix permanently??? 

Is that confirmed?

Des Buckingham is currently taking the keepers.

That's what I thought was happening atm.

Did for the first week.