| Ruud ter Heide | |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Enschede, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.89m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 2001–2003 |
| Clubs1: | Twente |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs2: | Eintracht Nordhorn |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 24 |
| Years3: | 2004–2005 |
| Clubs3: | Werder Bremen II |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2005–2008 |
| Clubs4: | AGOVV Apeldoorn |
| Caps4: | 102 |
| Goals4: | 51 |
| Years5: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs5: | Cambuur |
| Caps5: | 49 |
| Goals5: | 17 |
| Years6: | 2010 |
| Clubs6: | → FC Emmen (loan) |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 12 |
| Years7: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs7: | FC Emmen |
| Caps7: | 69 |
| Goals7: | 28 |
| Years8: | 2012 |
| Clubs8: | → FC Zwolle (loan) |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Totalcaps: | 313 |
| Totalgoals: | 141 |
Ruud ter Heide (born 15 October 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Enschede, Overijssel, Ter Heide started his career with FC Twente. He made five appearances from 2001 until 2003. In the 2003–04 season, he played with German team Eintracht Nordhorn where he made 30 appearances and scored 24 goals. In the 2004–05 season, he moved to SV Werder Bremen where he scored seven goals in 31 appearances. He moved back to the Netherlands with AGOVV Apeldoorn in 2006.
In early 2010, he was loaned to FC Emmen for the remainder of the season. He signed a permanent deal with the club on 4 June 2010.[1]
On 5 July 2018, ter Heide was, together with his brother Frank, sentenced to 12 years in prison for stabbing two brothers, wounding one of them fatally.[2]