Sid van Druenen was named an assistant coach for the Wright State men's soccer program in August of 2018. Van Druenen started with the Raiders as director of operation in July of 2017, then moved to volunteer assistant coach after the 2017 season. He also boasts many years as a player and coach at different levels.
2019 - During his second season as the programs assistant coach, van Druenen helped continue on the success of his first season. A historic season that would see a trio of firsts: first Horizon League Championship, first NCAA Championship appearance and first NCAA Championship win (over Notre Dame) while advancing to the second round of the NCAA Championship, battling 13th-seeded Michigan through a scoreless 110 minutes before a final verdict was decided by penalty kicks. While also, helping record the sixth consecutive double-figure wins season (11-8-4). 2019 would also see multiple accolades from the Horizon League and Deri Corfe selected 41st overall with the 15th selection in the second round of the 2020 Major League Soccer Super Draft by the New York Red Bulls.
2018 - During his first season as assistant coach, van Druenen would help the Raiders to their best regular season record in program history (13-3-3) and claiming a regular season Horizon League championship. The same season would a Raider team ranked as high as No. 11 in the country by Top Drawer Soccer and see seven Raiders honored by the Horizon League.
Before coming to WSU, he was General Manager and PDL head coach for the Cincinnati Dutch Lions FC where he was responsible for all soccer-related aspects of the club while assisting in the day to day operations and club management activities.
Prior to that, he was head coach for the Dayton Dutch Lions FC in the USL PRO in 2014, the second highest division in the USA's professional pyramid where he was the youngest head coach. In 2012, van Druenen was appointed manager of Dayton Dutch Lions W-League women's team, leading the team to a division championship, getting nominated for coach and organization of the year.
Van Druenen played youth and semi-professional soccer in the Netherlands for EVV and in Portugal for CD Boliqueime. He holds a UEFA B licensed coach with a degree in Sports Management.
