Robert Doeland - Director of Coaching

Robert Doeland provides an expert level of player development from his global soccer experience and upbringing in the Dutch player development system. He climbed the ladder in Holland, where he played professionally for 1st division side H.F.C Haarlem in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. After coming to the United States, he continued his playing career as a number one goalkeeper with Sonoma County Sol and Napa 1839.

Well known as a top goalkeeper and coach, Coach Doeland served as the goalkeeper coach at Dominican University from 2015-2018 & Holy Names University from 2021 through 2023. In his time coaching in Northern California he has worked with many top youth clubs and players in the bay area, including NorCal PDP, Napa United, Solano Surf, Vacaville United, TKDFC and Suisun City Rush. He has gotten to know the US youth system through this process as a head coach, goalkeeper trainer, and goalkeeping director, prior to launching his renowned Dutch Academy, Top Klasse DFC and his positions as Founder, Director and CEO of Suisun City Rush.

Along with his own coaching duties and club responsibilities Coach Doeland also provides coaching education for diverse soccer organizations around the country, focusing on the foundation how to build a successful soccer organization from the grassroots up to the U-19 level. He holds a USSF C License and is currently finishing the USSF B License this year.