Wright State University

Ervin J. Nutter Center
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, OH 45435

Division 1 Ohio Midwest

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Alex Van der Sluijs

Alex Van der Sluijs joined the Wright State men's soccer coaching staff in April 2022.

Van der Sluijs joined the Raiders after a four-season stint as the head men's soccer coach at Wilmington College, while he also spent seven years at Defiance College, including serving as the school's head men's and women's soccer coach.

At Wilmington College, Van der Sluijs guided the Fightin' Quakers to four consecutive winning seasons and was named the 2021 OAC Coach of the Year after leading the team to 12 wins, its most victories in a season in 15 campaigns. Under his tutelage, Wilmington earned 19 All-OAC awards, including garnering the OAC Forward and Defender of the Year honors in 2021. Additionally, forward Yusef Muqtadir garnered First Team All-OAC recognition and earned Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. During his time at Defiance, Van der Sluijs guided the men's program to its first winning season in 11 years, and its most-ever conference wins, in the 2013 campaign. On the women's side, Van der Sluijs led Defiance to the program's first-ever winning season in 2012. He currently still has the second-most wins in both Defiance men's and women's program history.

Van der Sluijs returned to Wilmington College following three years at Chaminade Julienne High School in Dayton, where he served as head boys' soccer coach and led the Eagles to three consecutive winning seasons. A 2007 graduate of Wilmington, Van der Sluijs was a three-time First Team All-OAC selection as a player and was named OAC Forward of the Year on two occasions. He was a key offensive figure on a team that won Wilmington College's most recent OAC regular season title in 2004.

Van der Sluijs resides in Beavercreek with his wife, Paige, son, Yori and daughter, Annika.

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Chris Garcia

Chris Garcia joined Wright State men's soccer as an assistant coach in July 2023.

Garcia joined the Raiders after a four-year stint as head coach at Saint Elizabeth University and played collegiately at Seton Hall.

At Saint Elizabeth, Garcia took over a program that had been 1-17 and guided the program to two consecutive winning seasons and back-to-back playoff appearances, earning playoff berths for the first time in the program's history. He was also the first coach at Saint Elizabeth to qualify a team to the ECAC tournament and was named the 2022 CSAC Coach of the Year after leading the program to 11 wins, the team's most season victories in a season in program history. Off the field, he led the team to their highest overall team GPA (3.1) in school history.

Prior to Saint Elizabeth, Garcia was a volunteer assistant coach at Seton Hall for one season on both the men's and women's sides. He earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations from Seton Hall and played on the men's soccer team for four years, earning Big East All-Academic Team honors in 2010 and 2014. Garcia is also a product of the New York Red Bulls Academy where he trained with the first team several times alongside of players like Thierry Henry and Rafael Marquez before he was recruited to Seton Hall.

Garcia has earned his UEFA "A" License from the Irish FA, his U.S. Soccer "B" License, and the Premier Diploma through United Soccer Coaches and plans to apply for his U.S. Soccer "A" License.