Edward Sturing

Edward Jeroen Sturing (born 13 June 1963) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Vitesse. Sturing played as a defender and earned three caps for the Netherlands national team.

Edward Sturing

Sturing in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Edward Jeroen Sturing
Date of birth	(1963-06-13) 13 June 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1987	De Graafschap	123	(1)
1987–1998	Vitesse	329	(3)
Total		452	(4)
International career
1989–1990	Netherlands	3	(0)
Managerial career
1999–2003	Vitesse (assistant/caretaker)
2003–2006	Vitesse
2008–2009	Vitesse (assistant/caretaker)
2009–2010	Volendam
2012–2013	Gençlerbirliği (assistant)
2013–2014	Kayseri Erciyesspor (assistant)
2014–2016	Jong Vitesse (assistant)
2016–2020	Vitesse (assistant)
2018	Vitesse (caretaker)
2020	Vitesse (caretaker)
2023–2024	Vitesse
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Sturing played for De Graafschap and Vitesse, with whom he won the Eerste Divisie championship in 1989. He was also voted best player of the Eredivisie in the 1989–90 season. After his playing career, Sturing worked at Vitesse as assistant coach and manager. From June 2009 until February 2010, he also served as manager of Volendam. He became assistant at Gençlerbirliği and Kayseri Erciyesspor from 2012 to 2014, before returning to Vitesse, where he was once again an assistant manager. Besides that position, Sturing also participates in representative and ceremonial tasks for the club.

The North Stand at Vitesse's GelreDome was named in his honour in 2016.

Honours

Player

Vitesse

• Eerste Divisie: 1988–89
• KNVB Cup runner-up: 1989–90

Manager

Vitesse

• Eredivisie European competition play-offs: 2017–18

Individual

• Golden Boot: 1989–90

External links

• Edward Sturing at Wereld van Oranje (in Dutch)
• Edward Sturing at Beijen.net (in Dutch)