Ruud ter Heide (born 15 October 1982) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
striker.
Career
Born in
Enschede
Enschede (; local ) is a list of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Overijssel and the Twente region of the eastern Netherlands. The east of the urban area reaches ...
,
Overijssel
Overijssel (; ; ; ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name comes from the perspective of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht, Episcopal principality of Utrecht ...
, Ter Heide started his career with
FC Twente
Football Club Twente (), sometimes known internationally as FC Twente Enschede, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub E ...
. He made five appearances from 2001 until 2003. In the 2003–04 season, he played with German team
Eintracht Nordhorn
Eintracht Nordhorn was a German association football club from the city of Nordhorn, Lower Saxony. The club was founded in 1945 as ''Sportverein Nordhorn'' and adopted the name ''Eintracht Nordhorn'' in 1947. A separate football club known as ' ...
where he made 30 appearances and scored 24 goals. In the 2004–05 season, he moved to
SV Werder Bremen
Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...
where he scored seven goals in 31 appearances. He moved back to the Netherlands with
AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's men's first squad plays in 2024–25 in the Derde ...
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.
Personal life
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.
References
External links
Voetbal International Profile
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1982 births
Living people
Dutch men's footballers
Footballers from Enschede
Men's association football forwards
AGOVV players
FC Twente players
SC Cambuur players
FC Emmen players
SV Werder Bremen II players
PEC Zwolle players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Dutch sportspeople convicted of crimes