Sid van Druenen

Sid van Druenen was named the seventh head coach in the history of the IUPUI men's soccer program in February 2022. van Druenen comes to IUPUI after serving in various capacities at Wright State, ultimately elevating to the program's top assistant in 2018.

He originally joined the WSU program as Director of Operations in July 2017. He helped the 2018 squad to a 13-3-3 mark and a Horizon League championship while the Raiders were ranked as high as No. 11 in the country by Top Drawer Soccer. The following season, he helped Wright State to a historic season as the Raiders won the Horizon League title and earned the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The Raiders proceeded to knock off Notre Dame in the opening round and played No. 13 Michigan to a scoreless draw before falling in penalty kicks, 5-4. WSU standout Deri Corfe was later drafted 41st overall in the 2020 MLS Super Draft by the New York Red Bulls.

van Druenen's winning background and knowledge of the Horizon League made IUPUI an attractive position.

van Druenen brings a professional background to the IUPUI program as well as he was general manager and PDL head coach for the Cincinnati Dutch Lions FC. In 2017, the Cincinnati Dutch Lions enjoyed their best defensive season in club history, yielding just 16 goals in 14 games while recording six shutouts.

He was head coach for the Dayton Dutch Lions FC in the USL PRO in 2014, which is the second highest division in the USA's professional pyramid. At the time, he was the league's youngest head coach. He began his coaching career as manager of the Dayton Dutch Lions W-League women's team.

His playing experience took him to the Netherlands and Portugal, among other stops. He played for EVV in the Netherlands and CD Boliqueime in Portugal. He holds a UEFA B licensed coach with a degree in Sports Management.

He and his wife Alexa reside in Indianapolis and have one daughter, Lily (2).