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Patrick van Leeuwen

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Patrick van Leeuwen
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-08-08) 8 August 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Zoetermeer, Netherlands[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (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 (sport director)
2016–2020 Maccabi Tel Aviv (youth director)
2020–2021 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2022–2023 Zorya Luhansk
2023 Shakhtar Donetsk
2024– Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick van Leeuwen (born 8 August 1969) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ukrainian First League club Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.

Playing career

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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

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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] FC Zorya Luhansk placed 3rd in the 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League season and qualified to the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League play-off round of the competition. Patrick van Leeuwen was recognized as the best manager of the 2022–23 season by the Ukrainian Premier League.[7]

On 20 August 2024, Patrick van Leeuwen became the head coach of FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv that was playing the Ukrainian First League. He signed a three-year contract.[8] Patrick van Leeuwen was tasked to lead the club to the Ukrainian Premier League promotion.[9] On 18 May 2025 he was "suspended" from performing his duties as the head coach.[10]

Managerial statistics

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As of 16 October 2023
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Caretaker Manager) Israel 21 July 2020 21 August 2020 2 2 0 0 100.00
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Caretaker Manager) Israel 24 December 2020 21 June 2021 32 22 7 3 068.75
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 1 June 2021 26 October 2021 23 14 4 5 060.87
Zorya Ukraine 28 June 2022 2 July 2023 32 21 4 7 065.63
Shakhtar Ukraine 3 July 2023 16 October 2023 12 7 3 2 058.33
Total 101 66 18 17 065.35

Honours

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Maccabi Tel Aviv

Individual

References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ "«Зоря» знайшла заміну найкращому тренеру УПЛ сезону-2022/23". Ukrainian Premier League (in Ukrainian). 5 July 2025. Archived from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  8. ^ Екстренер Шахтаря очолив Металіст 1925
  9. ^ "Екстренер Шахтаря очолив клуб Першої ліги і отримав амбітне завдання". sport.nv.ua. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  10. ^ "У нього був провал і в «Шахтарі». «Металіст 1925» відсторонив від роботи головного тренера". ua-football.com. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse trainer haalt oude bekende Kuwas naar Israël". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Довбик – найкращий гравець квітня в УПЛ, ван Леувен – найкращий тренер". 15 May 2023.
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