Ruud ter Heide

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In this Dutch name, the surname is ter Heide, not Heide.
Ruud ter Heide
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-10-15) 15 October 1982 (age 39)
Place of birth Enschede, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Twente 4 (0)
2003–2004 Eintracht Nordhorn 30 (24)
2004–2005 Werder Bremen II 31 (7)
2005–2008 AGOVV Apeldoorn 102 (51)
2008–2010 Cambuur 49 (17)
2010 → FC Emmen (loan) 16 (12)
2010–2013 FC Emmen 69 (28)
2012 → FC Zwolle (loan) 12 (2)
Total 313 (141)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ruud ter Heide (born 15 October 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career[]

Born in Enschede, Overijssel, Ter Heide started his career with FC Twente. He had 5 caps from 2001 until 2003. In the 2003–04 season, he played with German team Eintracht Nordhorn where he got 30 caps and 24 goals. In the next season (2004–05), he switched to SV Werder Bremen where he got 31 caps and 7 goals, he scored no goals in the next season (2005–06). He played once again in the Netherlands and this time with the AGOVV Apeldoorn since 2006. He has 37 caps and 19 goals up to date with the club, with whom he is currently numbered 9.

In the early days of 2010, he was loaned to FC Emmen for the remainder of the season. Ter Heide impressed Emmen with his goalscoring abilities, so they signed him for the club on 4 June 2010.[1]

In April 2010, he was linked to a move to Scottish side Dundee United and English team Middlesbrough, who are currently in the Football League Championship.[2][3]

Personal life[]

On 5 July 2018, Ruud ter Heide was, together with his brother Frank, sentenced to 12 years in prison for stabbing two brothers, wounding one of them fatally. The brothers ter Heide both remained silent throughout the entire trial.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Emmen legt huurlingen Ter Heide en Poldervaart vast". vi.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Boro offered deal on striker Ruud ter Heide". Sunday Sun. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Dundee United face Middlesbrough competition for Dutch striker". STV. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Oud-Cambuur-speler Ruud ter Heide moet twaalf jaar de cel in voor dodelijke steekpartij". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

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