Stephan Van Der Heyden (born 3 July 1969) is a Belgian professional
football
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coach and former player, who is the current assistant manager of
Rangers
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* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with prot ...
.
Playing career
A midfielder during his playing career, Van Der Heyden has played for various clubs including
Beveren
Beveren () is a former 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'') ...
,
Club Brugge
(), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...
,
Germinal Beerschot
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and
Royal Cappellen in Belgium,
Roda JC
Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. The c ...
in the Netherlands,
South Melbourne
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in Australia and
Lille
Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
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
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.
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
(), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...
. 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
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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.
Club career
He also played for Patro Eisden, ...
as his assistant.
On 14 October 2021, it was announced that Van Der Heyden has been appointed as the assistant coach of the
Indian Super League
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club
Kerala Blasters
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ahead of the
2021–22 season. Kerala Blasters reached the Play-Offs ànd the ISL Final. They only lost after extra time and penalties to Hyderabad fc. On 20 October 2023, Van Der Heyden joined
Scottish Premiership
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side
Rangers
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* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with prot ...
as assistant manager to
Philippe Clement
Philippe Clement (born 22 March 1974) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
He began his professional career at Belgian clubs Beerschot and Genk be ...
.
Honours as a player
National Military Team
* Bronze medal with Belgium on WC in Naples Italy : 1987
Belgian National Team
* WC in USA 1994
KSK Beveren
* Belgian Champion 2nd Division : 1990-1991
Club Brugge
* Belgian Champion : 1991-1992 & 1995-1996
* Belgian Cup : 1994-1995 & 1995-1996
* Belgian Supercup : 1991, 1992 & 1996
Roda JC
*
KNVB Cup
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:
1996–97
Honours as Assistant Coach
Club Brugge
* Belgian Cup : 2015
* Champion : 2016
* Supercup : 2016
Rangers
* League Cup : 2023
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
20th-century Belgian sportsmen
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