Former Scotland manager Craig Brown paid tribute to Goram, telling Sky Sports: “He was a great goalkeeper and a very popular man, not only with the Rangers and Scotland players, but also with the other team.
“He had so many attributes to make him such a popular single.
“He was a character, full of fun and good natured. It’s heartbreaking for a lot of people hearing this today.”
Goram was inducted into the Scotland Hall of Fame in 2010 and Brown said: “We had, in my opinion, Andy and Jim Leighton, the two best goalkeepers in Europe at the time.
“Andy was the one I chose to play at Euro 1996 and I have not regretted it because he was excellent.
“He’s a cult hero at Ibrox, undoubtedly a Rangers legend. Just to be called ‘The Goalie’ tells you everything.
“The emphasis is on ‘The’ because they felt he was ‘The’ – the best goalkeeper.
“I remember the late Tommy Burns, the Celtic manager, who said Andy Goram single-handedly won the Rangers title for one season.”