Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 August 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Zoetermeer, Netherlands[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Patrick van Leeuwen (born 8 August 1969) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who was recently the head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.
Playing career
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of 16 October 2023
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Caretaker Manager) | ![]() |
21 July 2020 | 21 August 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Caretaker Manager) | ![]() |
24 December 2020 | 21 June 2021 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 68.75 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | ![]() |
1 June 2021 | 26 October 2021 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 60.87 |
Zorya | ![]() |
28 June 2022 | 2 July 2023 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 65.63 |
Shakhtar | ![]() |
3 July 2023 | 16 October 2023 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 58.33 |
Total | 101 | 66 | 18 | 17 | 65.35 |
Honours
[edit]Maccabi Tel Aviv
Individual
- Ukrainian Premier League Manager of the Month: October 2022,[6] April 2023[8]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ Patrick van Leeuwen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Patrick van Leeuwen about Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Academy philosphy!". pl-football.com.
- ^ "Parting ways with Patrick van Leeuwen". 26 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nederlandse trainer haalt oude bekende Kuwas naar Israël". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Довбик – найкращий гравець квітня в УПЛ, ван Леувен – найкращий тренер". 15 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Patrick van Leeuwen at playmakerstats.com
- Patrick van Leeuwen at WorldFootball.net