Sandor van der Heide (born 30 March 1978) is a Dutch
football
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manager
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and former player, currently working as an assistant manager for
SC Cambuur
SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...
.
Career
Born in
Ysbrechtum
Ysbrechtum ( nl, IJsbrechtum) is a village 1 km from the city of Sneek in Friesland, Netherlands. It had a population of around 690 in January 2017.
Ysbrechtum contains the , an old estate (house), estate.
History
The village was first ment ...
,
Friesland
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, Van der Heide joined
SC Cambuur
SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...
, signing a professional contract in 1997.
He made his Cambuur debut in a 4–1
Eerste Divisie
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win over
Telstar
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on 23 August 1997, coming on as a substitute for
René van Rijswijk.
Coaching career
In March 2012 it was announced, that van der Heide would retire from professional football and join
ONS Sneek
ONS BOSO Sneek is a Dutch football club from Sneek, playing in the Derde Divisie.
Club history 20th century: Foundation and move
Oranje Nassau Sneek was founded on 4 April 1932 and initially played its matches at the Sportpark Leeuwarderweg. In ...
as a playing assistant manager.
In May 2014, van der Heide returned to
SC Cambuur
SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...
as assistant manager of
Henk de Jong
Henk de Jong (born 27 August 1964, in Drachten) is a Dutch football manager, who most recently managed Dutch Eredivisie side SC Cambuur.
Managerial career
After several years of being manager in amateur football and assistant manager in profes ...
but also stayed in a role as an advisor at
ONS Sneek
ONS BOSO Sneek is a Dutch football club from Sneek, playing in the Derde Divisie.
Club history 20th century: Foundation and move
Oranje Nassau Sneek was founded on 4 April 1932 and initially played its matches at the Sportpark Leeuwarderweg. In ...
. On 10 November 2015, he stopped as assistant manager and continued as a scout and analyzer for the club. A few days later, he left the club and became manager of
IJsselmeervogels
IJsselmeervogels () is a Dutch amateur football club. With seven national amateur titles IJsselmeervogels is the most successful amateur club in the Netherlands. The Reds come from Bunschoten
Bunschoten () is a municipality and a town in th ...
. On 23 January 2017, he also accepted an offer from
De Graafschap
VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football.
It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. ...
, becoming
Henk de Jong
Henk de Jong (born 27 August 1964, in Drachten) is a Dutch football manager, who most recently managed Dutch Eredivisie side SC Cambuur.
Managerial career
After several years of being manager in amateur football and assistant manager in profes ...
's assistant manager on part-time, because he still was the manager of
IJsselmeervogels
IJsselmeervogels () is a Dutch amateur football club. With seven national amateur titles IJsselmeervogels is the most successful amateur club in the Netherlands. The Reds come from Bunschoten
Bunschoten () is a municipality and a town in th ...
. However, van der Heide decided to leave
IJsselmeervogels
IJsselmeervogels () is a Dutch amateur football club. With seven national amateur titles IJsselmeervogels is the most successful amateur club in the Netherlands. The Reds come from Bunschoten
Bunschoten () is a municipality and a town in th ...
with immediate effect on 17 August 2017 because he couldn't combine the two jobs. He was then hired on full-time by
De Graafschap
VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football.
It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. ...
.
Ahead of the 2019-20 season, he once again returned to
SC Cambuur
SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...
as assistant manager of
Henk de Jong
Henk de Jong (born 27 August 1964, in Drachten) is a Dutch football manager, who most recently managed Dutch Eredivisie side SC Cambuur.
Managerial career
After several years of being manager in amateur football and assistant manager in profes ...
.
Henk de Jong en Sandor van der Heide terug bij SC Cambuur
cambuur.nl, 20 March 2019
References
External links
Sandor van der Heide
at Cambuur.nl
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heide, Sandor Van Der
1978 births
Living people
Dutch footballers
Dutch expatriate footballers
Men's association football midfielders
SC Cambuur players
SV Waldhof Mannheim players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Derde Divisie players
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Footballers from Friesland
People from Sneek
ONS Sneek players
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany