Glenn van Straatum (born 26 January 1959, in Paramaribo, Suriname) is an association football manager and former Surinamese football midfielder and forward. He was appointed as the manager of the California Victory, a new expansion franchise in the USL Division 1 for 2007.[1] However, the club folded after only one season leaving Van Straatum a free-agent.

Glenn van Straatum
Personal information
Full name Glenn van Straatum
Date of birth (1959-01-26) 26 January 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cal Victory
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1978 Transvaal
1978–1982 University of San Francisco
International career
1976–1978 Suriname
Managerial career
2006–2007 California Victory
2019– Merritt College
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Van Straatum has played for SV Transvaal in Surinam (1973–1978) and at the University of San Francisco (1978–1982) and for several semi-professional teams in the San Francisco area including the Greek-Americans FC, Hellas FC, San Francisco Italian Athletic Club and San Francisco Glens in California (1978–1989). He appeared for Surinam national football team from 1976 to 1978. Van Straatum was hired as head coach at Merritt College in August 2019.

References edit

  1. ^ Woitalla, Mike (May 4, 2007). "San Francisco soccer with ties to Spain". Soccer America Daily.