Gouveia played college football for Brigham Young University and was a member of their 1984 National Championship team.
Gouveia was also a member of the Hawaii State Football Championship Team, Wai'anae High School, 1980.
[2] Gouveia sustained a knee injury in training camp as a rookie and did not play during the 1986 NFL season.
Gouveia played a majority of his NFL career with the Redskins and was a member of both their 1987 and 1991 Super Bowl Championship teams.
[3] He was re-named the linebackers coach for the final game of the 2015 season after Mason was assigned to an administrative role.