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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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers (Assistant Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | Beveren | ||
| 1991–1996 | Club Brugge | 130 | (15) |
| 1996–1997 | Roda JC | 27 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Lille | 16 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Roda JC | 25 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Germinal Beerschot | ||
| International career | |||
| 1991–1994 | Belgium | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Sporting Lokeren (assistant manager) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Club Brugge (scout) | ||
| 2013–2017 | Club Brugge (assistant manager) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Vardar Skopje (assistant manager) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Jordan (assistant manager) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Kerala Blasters (assistant manager) | ||
| 2023– | Rangers (assistant manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
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]
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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
Club Brugge
- Belgian Cup : 2015
- Champion : 2016
- Supercup : 2016
Rangers
- League Cup : 2023
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