Sandor van der Heide
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Ysbrechtum, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1988 | LSC 1890 | ||
| 1988–1990 | Sneek Wit Zwart | ||
| 1990–1994 | Heerenveen | ||
| 1994–1997 | Cambuur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Cambuur | 88 | (24) |
| 2001–2002 | Waldhof Mannheim | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Cambuur (loan) | 24 | (7) |
| 2002–2007 | ONS Sneek | (56) | |
| 2007–2012 | Cambuur | 130 | (36) |
| 2012–2014 | ONS Sneek | 40 | (22) |
| Total | 282 | (145) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2014 | ONS Sneek (player-assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Cambuur (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | IJsselmeervogels | ||
| 2017–2019 | De Graafschap (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Cambuur (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sandor van der Heide (born 30 March 1978) is a Dutch football manager and former player.
Born in Ysbrechtum, Friesland, Van der Heide joined Cambuur, signing a professional contract in 1997.
He made his Cambuur debut in a 4–1 Eerste Divisie win over Telstar on 23 August 1997, coming on as a substitute for René van Rijswijk.[1]
Coaching career
In March 2012, it was announced that Van der Heide would retire from professional football and join ONS Sneek as a playing assistant manager.[2]
In May 2014, van der Heide returned to Cambuur as assistant manager to Henk de Jong, while also remaining active as an advisor at ONS Sneek.[3] On 10 November 2015, he stepped down as assistant manager at Cambuur and continued in a scouting and analysis role for the club.[4] A few days later, he left the club entirely and was appointed manager of IJsselmeervogels.[5]
On 23 January 2017, Van der Heide also accepted a part-time role as assistant manager to Henk de Jong at De Graafschap, as he was still managing IJsselmeervogels at the time.[6] However, on 17 August 2017, he decided to leave IJsselmeervogels with immediate effect, citing the difficulty of combining both roles.[7] He was subsequently appointed full-time assistant manager at De Graafschap.[8]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Van der Heide once again returned to Cambuur as assistant manager to Henk de Jong.[9] In the autumn of 2020, and again during the spring of 2021, he suffered from burn-out symptoms, which led to prolonged periods of absence during the 2020–21 season—a campaign in which Cambuur won the Eerste Divisie and secured promotion to the Eredivisie.[10][11]
Personal life
After stepping back from day-to-day football coaching after leaving Cambuur in 2021, Van der Heide became active as an entrepreneur. Outside football, he owns several escape rooms as well as a beach club.[12]