 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Achterberg akatanga kusaina Tranmere Rovers muna 1998, mushure mekuedzwa kwakabudirira semutsivi weEverton akasungwa Steve Simonsen. Akakurumidza kusarudzwa kuchikwata chekutanga nekuda kwekukuvara kwaDanny Coyne, achiita kutanga kwake kurwisa Swindon Town musi wa25 Gunyana 1998. Achterberg akabva awana nzvimbo yake semuchengeti wevarindi vekutanga veRovers mushure mekunge Coyne aendeswa kuGrimsby Town muna 1999. Achterberg akava rutivi rweboka remakwikwi eGiant-Killing Cup iro rakakunda vakwikwidzi vakadai saEverton, Southampton uye mamwe mapoka makuru. Zvisinei mushure mekuramba kusaina chibvumirano chitsva akadonhedzwa naJohn Aldridge ye2000 Football League Cup Finaluye akatsiviwa naJoe Murphy. Achterbergs proficiency in goal was exemplified by the 20 clean sheets he kept during the 2003-04 season under the stewardship of Brian Little. Achterbergs proficiency in goal was exemplified by the 20 clean sheets he kept during the 2003-04 season under the stewardship of Brian Little. Achterbergs proficiency in goal was exemplified by the 20 clean sheets he kept during the 2003-04 season under the stewardship of Brian Little. Imwe yemitambo yake isingakanganwiki yaive yekurwisa Millwall mumutambo weFA Cup quarter final kuThe New Den iyo yakatepfenyurwa paBBC 1. Mutambo uyu wakapera usina zvibodzwa, asi wakanga uchitongwa zvikuru neMillwall uye John akakwanisa kuchengetedza chirango kubva kuna Kevin Muscat, kunyangwe aifanira kutamba kuburikidza nekukuvara. 