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