Stephan Van Der Heyden Explained

Stephan Van Der Heyden
Birth Date:1969 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium
Height:1.84m (06.04feet)
Currentclub:Rangers (Assistant Manager)
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1987–1991
Years2:1991–1996
Years3:1996–1997
Years4:1997–1998
Years5:1998–1999
Years6:1999–2001
Clubs1:Beveren
Clubs2:Club Brugge
Clubs3:Roda JC
Clubs4:Lille
Clubs5:Roda JC
Clubs6:Germinal Beerschot
Caps2:130
Caps3:27
Caps4:16
Caps5:25
Goals2:15
Goals3:2
Goals4:1
Goals5:1
Nationalyears1:1991–1994
Nationalteam1:Belgium
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2010–2011
Managerclubs1:Sporting Lokeren (assistant manager)
Manageryears2:2011–2013
Managerclubs2:Club Brugge (scout)
Manageryears3:2013–2017
Managerclubs3:Club Brugge (assistant manager)
Manageryears4:2017–2018
Managerclubs4:Vardar Skopje (assistant manager)
Manageryears5:2018–2021
Managerclubs5:Jordan (assistant manager)
Manageryears6:2021–2022
Managerclubs6:Kerala Blasters (assistant manager)
Manageryears7:2023–
Managerclubs7:Rangers (assistant manager)

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.[1]

Playing career

A midfielder during his playing career, Van Der Heyden has played for various clubs including Beveren, Club Brugge, Germinal Beerschot and Royal Cappellen in Belgium, Roda JC in the Netherlands, South Melbourne in Australia and Lille 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.

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 to take on the role of assistant coach once again. The following year, he started working with Jordan national team head coach Vital Borkelmans as his assistant.[2]

On 14 October 2021, it was announced that Van Der Heyden has been appointed as the assistant coach of the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters ahead of the 2021–22 season.[3] [4] 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 side Rangers as assistant manager to Philippe Clement.[5]

Honours as a player

National Military Team

Belgian National Team

KSK Beveren

Club Brugge

Roda JC

1996–97[6]

Honours as Assistant Coach

Club Brugge

Rangers Fc

External links

Notes and References

  1. KeralaBlasters. 1459846874291081221. Join us in welcoming our new Assistant Coach, @VoetbalSteph, to the team!. 14 November 2021. 14 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114122352/https://twitter.com/KeralaBlasters/status/1459846874291081221. live.
  2. Web site: Mohamed. Farzan. ISL 2021-22: Kerala Blasters FC announce Stephan Van Der Heyden as their assistant coach. 2021-11-14. www.sportskeeda.com. en-us.
  3. Web site: 2021-11-14. Kerala Blasters appoint Stephan Van Der Heyden as assistant coach. 2021-11-14. Khel Now. en-US.
  4. Web site: OFFICIEEL: Na Borkelmans gaat Van der Heyden Vukomanovic helpen. 2021-11-14. www.voetbalprimeur.be. nl-NL.
  5. News: Rangers Confirm Stephan Van Der Heyden as Assistant Manager . Rangers Football Club . Rangers.co.uk . 20 October 2023 .
  6. Web site: 1997: RODA JC WINT BEKERFINALE NA DOELPUNTENFESTIVAL. totoknvbbekker.nl. 8 March 2018 . 18 October 2020.