Zonderland started his managerial career with
JOS He also led the club to promotion to the
Eerste Divisie by winning the
Tweede Divisie in the 1968–69 season. In 1971, he was contracted by
Feyenoord as assistant manager. On two occasions, he acted as interim manager: in 1973, after
Ernst Happel left the club, and in 1976, when
Antoni Brzeżańczyk departed. Zonderland then became manager of Eerste Divisie club
FC Den Bosch, a post he fulfilled for two seasons between 1976 and 1978. He subsequently became general director, a position he would hold for nine years aside from a temporary return as manager from 1980 to 1981. == Later career ==