Glenn van Straatum

Glenn van Straatum

Personal information
Full name	Glenn van Straatum
Date of birth	(1959-01-26) January 26, 1959
Place of birth	Paramaribo, Suriname
Position(s)	Manager (former 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

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 San Francisco Glens in California (1978-1989). He appeared for Surinam national football team from 1976-1978. Van Straatum was hired as head coach at Merritt College in August 2019.