. ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁van ▁der ▁Ga ag ▁signed ▁with ▁Mother well . ▁He ▁scored ▁a ▁career - best ▁seven ▁goals ▁in ▁ 2 8 ▁games ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁full ▁season ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁Ste el men ▁narrow ly ▁avoid ▁re leg ation ▁from ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Premier ▁Division , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁E red iv isie ▁with ▁FC ▁U tre cht . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁campaign , ▁van ▁der ▁Ga ag ▁joined ▁Portugal ' s ▁C . S . ▁Mar ít imo , ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Made ira ▁club ' s ▁most ▁influ ential ▁players ▁as ▁it ▁cons olid ated ▁in ▁the ▁Prime ira ▁Liga . ▁He ▁n ett ed ▁six ▁times ▁in ▁his ▁third ▁year , ▁helping ▁the ▁team ▁finish ▁sixth ▁and ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁Van ▁der ▁Ga ag ▁retired ▁from ▁football ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁having ▁spent ▁one ▁season ▁with ▁Al - N ass r ▁FC ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁In ▁July ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Mar ít imo ▁as ▁a ▁coach ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁re ins ▁of ▁its ▁B - team . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁after ▁Carlos ▁Car val hal ' s ▁dismiss al ▁following ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁bad ▁results , ▁van ▁der ▁Ga ag ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁squad . ▁After ▁helping ▁them ▁finish ▁fifth