Full name Glenn van Straatum Name Glenn Straatum Role Soccer player | Years Team 1973-1978 Transvaal Position Coach | |
Date of birth (1959-01-26) January 26, 1959 (age 56) Playing position Education | ||
Glenn Van Straatum (born January 26, 1959 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a soccer 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. However, the club folded after only one season leaving Van Straatum a free-agent.
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 SF Glenns in California (1978-1989). He appeared for Surinam national football team from 1976-1978.
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