COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Alex Van der Sluijs Second Season Wilmington College
(419) 783-2588 avandersluijs@defiance.edu
Alex Van der Sluijs begins his second season as the men’s and women’s soccer coach for Defiance College in 2011. Van der Sluijs is in the process of rebuilding the program and looks to improve upon the records of both the men’s and women’s teams. Van der Sluijs also served as a graduate assistant for Defiance during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Prior to his career at Defiance, Van der Sluijs attended Wilmington College, where he was a three-year starter on the men’s soccer team. The two-time Ohio Athletic Conference Forward of the Year earned First-Team All-OAC and All-Great Lakes Region honors three times, after spending one season as a member of the Wright State program. Van der Slujis has also played professionally for the Cincinnati Kings in 2007 and the Dayton Dutch Lions in 2010. Van der Sluijs spent the 2007 season as an assistant coach for Wilmington, while also having served as a coach and trainer for the Lakota United Soccer Club, Thunder United Soccer Club and Midwest Soccer Academy. Van der Sluijs graduated from Wilmington in 2007 with degrees in communication arts and sport management, and recently graduated with a master’s of education from Defiance College.
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Men’s Soccer 2011