Patrick van Leeuwen

Patrick van Leeuwen (born 8 August 1969) is a Dutch football manager who last managed Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Patrick van Leeuwen
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-08-08) 8 August 1969
Place of birth Assen, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Van Leeuwen started his playing career with Dutch top flight outfit Sparta (Rotterdam), where he made 16 league appearances and scored 0 goals.[1]

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

At the age of 27, he retired.[2]

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, 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.[3]

References
  1. Patrick van Leeuwen at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Patrick van Leeuwen about Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Academy philosphy!". pl-football.com.
  3. https://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/2021/10/parting-ways-patrick-van-leeywen/


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