Sandor van der Heide (born 30 March 1978) is a Dutch football manager and former player.
Playing career 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.
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.Sandor van der Heide hâldt op, omropfryslan.nl, 19 March 2012
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.Sandor van der Heide weg bij ONS Boso Sneek, tweenul.nl, 26 May 2014 On 10 November 2015, he stepped down as assistant manager at Cambuur and continued in a scouting and analysis role for the club.Van der Heide direct weg als assistent van SC Cambuur, ad.nl, 10 November 2015 A few days later, he left the club entirely and was appointed manager of IJsselmeervogels.Van der Heide tekent bij IJsselmeervogels, lc.nl, 17 November 2015
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.Sandor van der Heide per direct assistent van Henk de Jong bij De Graafschap, gelderlander.nl, 23 January 2017 However, on 17 August 2017, he decided to leave IJsselmeervogels with immediate effect, citing the difficulty of combining both roles., voetbal247.nl, 17 August 2017 He was subsequently appointed full-time assistant manager at De Graafschap.Sandor van der Heide full-time at De Graafschap, degraafschap.nl, 18 August 2017
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Van der Heide once again returned to Cambuur as assistant manager to Henk de Jong.Henk de Jong and Sandor van der Heide return to SC Cambuur, cambuur.nl, 20 March 2019 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.
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.
Honours Cambuur Eerste Divisie: 2020–21
References
External links Sandor van der Heide at Cambuur.nl