Patrick van Leeuwen

Patrick van Leeuwen (born 8 August 1969) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk.

Patrick van Leeuwen
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-08-08) 8 August 1969
Place of birth Zoetermeer, Netherlands[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Zorya Luhansk (manager)
Youth career
DWO
1985–1991 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Sparta Rotterdam 16 (0)
1994–1996 Helmond Sport 41 (3)
Managerial career
2000–2006 Feyenoord (youth)
2006–2013 Shakhtar Donetsk (youth)
2013–2015 Kairat (sportive director)
2016–2020 Maccabi Tel Aviv (youth's director)
2020–2021 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2022– Zorya Luhansk
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Van Leeuwen joined Dutch top flight outfit Sparta Rotterdam aged 16.[2] Growing up was receiving a lot of injuries and decided to obtain a coaching certification. Aged 21 Leeuwen obtained his A License at the Sports Academy in Holland. His professional playing career with Sparta, where he made 16 league appearances.[3]

In 1994, van Leeuwen signed for Helmond Sport in the Dutch lower leagues.

At the age of 27, he retired.[4]

Managerial career

After retirement, he was appointed youth manager of Feyenoord, one of the Netherlands' most successful clubs. After that, van Leeuwen was appointed youth manager of Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine via Henk van Stee, before being appointed director of Kazakhstani side Kairat.

In 2020, van Leeuwen was appointed manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv, the most successful club in Israel. In 2020–21, under his management, the team finished in second place in the Israeli Premier League and won the Israel State Cup.

On 26 October 2021 van Leeuwen was sacked due to a poor start to the regular season.[5]

On 28 June 2022, he was appointed as a manager for Ukrainian FC Zorya Luhansk that temporarily plays out of Zaporizhzhia due to the Russo-Ukrainian War. During the 2022–23 season Van Leeuwen won the manager of the month award for October 2022.[6]

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Individual

References
  1. Dieleman, Tom (23 February 2023). "Zoetermeerse Patrick traint profclub in Oekraïne: 'Soms luchtalarm tijdens training'". Omroep West (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. MEGA INTERVIEW: Patrick van Leeuwen about Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Academy philosphy! Archived 2021-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. www.pl-football.com. 2 February 2019
  3. Patrick van Leeuwen at WorldFootball.net
  4. "Patrick van Leeuwen about Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Academy philosphy!". pl-football.com.
  5. "Parting ways with Patrick van Leeuwen". 26 October 2021.
  6. "Довбика визнано найкращим гравцем УПЛ у жовтні, ван Леувена – найкращий тренер місяця". SPORTARENA (in Ukrainian). 16 November 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. "Nederlandse trainer haalt oude bekende Kuwas naar Israël". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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