After a successful career with Vitesse Arnhem in his native Netherlands, and well into his 30s, he moved to Manchester United, also experiencing relative recognition despite playing sparingly and being used mostly as a backup; he made 61 appearances in six seasons for the Red Devils, of which 37 were in the Premier League.[2] He scored his only goal in the last game of his career for AGOVV Apeldoorn, before retiring at the age of 44, and becoming a coach.