Stephan Van Der Heyden (born 3 July 1969) is a Belgian professional
football coach and former player, who is the current assistant manager of
Rangers.
Playing career
A midfielder during his playing career, Van Der Heyden has played for various clubs including
Beveren
Beveren () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders which comprises the towns of Beveren, Doel, Haasdonk, Kallo, Kieldrecht, Melsele, Verrebroek and Vrasene.
The port of the Waasland (Dutch: ''Waaslandhaven'') is in Beveren ...
,
Club Brugge,
Germinal Beerschot
Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were ...
and
Royal Cappellen in Belgium,
Roda JC
Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisi ...
in the Netherlands,
South Melbourne
South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at ...
in Australia and
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...
in France. He has also made a handful of appearances for the
Belgian national teams in the junior and senior levels. He was in the Belgium squad for the
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...
.
Coaching career
After retiring from professional football in 2003, he returned to the game as a coach in 2010. He started his coaching career at
Sporting Lokeren before returning to former club
Club Brugge. At Brugge, He began as part of their scouting team. In June 2013, he was appointed as the club’s assistant coach and continued with them for the next four years. In 2017, he signed with Macedonian club
Vardar Skopje
FK Vardar Skopje ( mk, ФК Вардар Скопје), or simply Vardar, is a football club based in the capital city of Skopje, North Macedonia. The club was founded in 1947 and currently competes in the Macedonian Second Football League. The ...
to take on the role of assistant coach once again. The following year, he started working with
Jordan national team head coach
Vital Borkelmans
Vital Philomene Borkelmans (born 10 June 1963) is a Belgian football coach and a former left fullback who mainly played for Club Brugge (350 matches with that club), in the Belgian First Division. He also played for Patro Eisden, SV Waregem, ...
as his assistant.
On 14 October 2021, it was announced that Lokeren has been appointed as the assistant coach of the
Indian Super League
The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...
club
Kerala Blasters
Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established i ...
ahead of the
2021–22 season. On 20 October 2023, Van Der Heyden joined
Scottish Premiership
The Scottish Premiership, known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottis ...
side
Rangers as assistant manager to
Philippe Clement
Philippe Clement (born 22 March 1974) is a Belgian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Ligue 1 club Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, ...
.
Honours
Roda JC
*
KNVB Cup:
1996–97
References
External links
*
soccer camps by Stephan Van Der HeydenKerala Blasters FC announced the appointment of Stephan van der Heyden as their new assistant coach*
1969 births
Living people
Belgian men's footballers
Belgian football managers
Footballers from East Flanders
Men's association football midfielders
K.S.K. Beveren players
Club Brugge KV players
Belgium men's international footballers
Beerschot A.C. players
Lille OSC players
Roda JC Kerkrade players
Belgian Pro League players
Eredivisie players
1994 FIFA World Cup players
Royal Cappellen F.C. players
People from Sint-Gillis-Waas
Kerala Blasters FC non-playing staff
Club Brugge KV non-playing staff
Rangers F.C. non-playing staff
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in France
{{belgium-footy-midfielder-stub