Glenn van Straatum

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Glenn van Straatum
Personal information
Full name Glenn van Straatum
Date of birth January 26, 1959 (1959-01-26) (age 49)
Place of birth    Paramaribo, Suriname
Playing position Manager
(former Midfielder)
Club information
Current club Cal Victory
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1973-1978
1978-1982
Transvaal
University of San Francisco
   
National team
1976-1978 Flag of Suriname Suriname
Teams managed
2006-2007
California Victory

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (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 and Van Straatum was left jobless.

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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