Patrick van Leeuwen (born 8 August 1969) is a Dutch football manager who manages Zorya Luhansk.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1969-08-08) 8 August 1969 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Assen, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Zorya Luhansk (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1991 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1994 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 | (0) |
1994–1996 | Helmond Sport | ||
Teams managed | |||
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 |
Van Leeuwen joined Dutch top flight outfit Sparta (Rotterdam) at age of 16.[1] Growing up was receiving a lot of injuries and decided to obtain a coaching certification. At age of 21 Leeuwen obtained his A License at the Sports Academy in Holland. His professional playing career with Sparta (Rotterdam), where he made 16 league appearances and scored 0 goals.[2]
In 1994, van Leeuwen signed for Helmond Sport in the Dutch lower leagues.
At the age of 27, he retired.[3]
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, 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 the 2nd place in the Israeli Premier League and won the Israel State Cup.
On October 26, 2021 van Leeuwen was sacked due to a poor start to the regular season.[4]
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Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. – managers | |
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