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{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stephan Van Der Heyden
| image = 
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|7|3}}
| birth_place = [[Sint-Gillis-Waas]], [[Belgium]]
| height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] (Assistant Manager)
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1987–1991
| years2 = 1991–1996
| years3 = 1996–1997
| years4 = 1997–1998
| years5 = 1998–1999
| years6 = 1999–2001
| clubs1 = [[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]]
| clubs2 = [[Club Brugge]]
| clubs3 = [[Roda JC]]
| clubs4 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
| clubs5 = [[Roda JC]]
| clubs6 = [[Germinal Beerschot]]
| caps1 = 
| caps2 = 130
| caps3 = 27
| caps4 = 16
| caps5 = 25
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 15
| goals3 = 2
| goals4 = 1
| goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1991–1994
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs1 = [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Sporting Lokeren]] (assistant manager)
| manageryears2 = 2011–2013
| managerclubs2 = [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] (scout)
| manageryears3 = 2013–2017
| managerclubs3 = [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] (assistant manager)
| manageryears4 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs4 = [[FK Vardar|Vardar Skopje]] (assistant manager)
| manageryears5 = 2018–2021
| managerclubs5 = [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] (assistant manager)
| manageryears6 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs6 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] (assistant manager)
| manageryears7 = 2023–
| managerclubs7 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] (assistant manager)
}}

'''Stephan Van Der Heyden''' (born 3 July 1969) is a Belgian professional [[Association football|football]] coach and former player, who is the current assistant manager of [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=KeralaBlasters|number=1459846874291081221|title=Join us in welcoming our new Assistant Coach, @VoetbalSteph, to the team!|access-date=14 November 2021|archive-date=14 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114122352/https://twitter.com/KeralaBlasters/status/1459846874291081221|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Playing career==
A midfielder during his playing career, Van Der Heyden has played for various clubs including [[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]], [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]], [[Beerschot A.C.|Germinal Beerschot]] and [[Royal Cappellen F.C.|Royal Cappellen]] in Belgium, [[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]] in the Netherlands, [[South Melbourne FC|South Melbourne]] in Australia and [[LOSC Lille|Lille]] in France. He has also made a handful of appearances for the [[Belgium national football team|Belgian national teams]] in the junior and senior levels. He was in the Belgium squad for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]].

==Coaching career==
After retiring from professional football in 2003, he returned to the game as a coach in 2010. He started his coaching career at [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Sporting Lokeren]] before returning to former club [[Club Brugge KV|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 [[FK Vardar|Vardar Skopje]] to take on the role of assistant coach once again. The following year, he started working with [[Jordan national football team|Jordan national team]] head coach [[Vital Borkelmans]] as his assistant.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohamed|first=Farzan|title=ISL 2021-22: Kerala Blasters FC announce Stephan Van Der Heyden as their assistant coach|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-isl-2021-22-kerala-blasters-fc-announce-stephan-van-der-heyden-assistant-coach|access-date=2021-11-14|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us}}</ref>

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 FC|Kerala Blasters]] ahead of the [[2021–22 Kerala Blasters FC season|2021–22 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-14|title=Kerala Blasters appoint Stephan Van Der Heyden as assistant coach|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2021-22-kerala-blasters-stephan-van-der-heyden-assistant-coach/|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=OFFICIEEL: Na Borkelmans gaat Van der Heyden Vukomanovic helpen|url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.be/nieuws/1005558/officieel-na-borkelmans-gaat-van-der-heyden-vukomanovic-helpen.html|access-date=2021-11-14|website=www.voetbalprimeur.be|language=nl-NL}}</ref> 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 F.C.|Rangers]] as assistant manager to [[Philippe Clement]].<ref>{{ cite news | url=https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-confirm-stephan-van-der-heyden-as-assistant-manager/3kbrW4DVjDP6yfW2LUw5re   | title=Rangers Confirm Stephan Van Der Heyden as Assistant Manager  | publisher=Rangers Football Club | work=Rangers.co.uk | date=20 October 2023 }}</ref>

==Honours as a player==
'''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'''
*[[KNVB Cup]]: [[1997 KNVB Cup Final|1996–97]]<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.totoknvbbeker.nl/100-finales/1997-roda-jc-wint-bekerfinale-na-doelpuntenfestival
|title=1997: RODA JC WINT BEKERFINALE NA DOELPUNTENFESTIVAL
|publisher=totoknvbbekker.nl
|date=8 March 2018 |accessdate=18 October 2020}}</ref>

==Honours as Assistant Coach==
'''Club Brugge'''
* Belgian Cup : 2015
* Champion : 2016
* Supercup : 2016
'''Rangers'''
* League Cup : 2023

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{WorldFootball.net|stephan-van-der-heyden}}
*[http://www.Voetbal-Fun.be/youth soccer camps by Stephan Van Der Heyden]
*[https://twitter.com/KeralaBlasters/status/1459846874291081221 Kerala Blasters FC announced the appointment of Stephan van der Heyden as their new assistant coach]
*{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{Belgium Squad 1994 World Cup}}

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[[Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen]]


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