In June 2021, Gertjan Verbeek was appointed manager at Almere City, and Rijsdijk again became an assistant.

[2] In August 2021, Rijsdijk returned to Sparta Rotterdam to help manage their youth academy.

After Steijn moved to Ajax, Rijsdijk was appointed senior manager with Sparta in the Eredivisie on 1 July 2023.

[3] After a disappointing start to the 2024/2025 season, Sparta announced in November 2024 that Rijsdijk was released as the club's manager.

[4] In January 2025, Risdijk returned to Almere City as head coach on a six-month contract until the end of the season.