A Dutchman turned to work in Ukraine.

Metalist 1925 signed a contract with a new head coach. He became the 55th Dutch specialist - Patrick van Leeuwen. The term for the contract is 3 rocks.

The coaching staff from the Netherlands includes: Oleksandr Chizhov, Dmytro Kabachok, Valeriy Blokhin, Andriy Shabalin and Sergiy Volvakov.

Van Leeuwen was the coordinator and director of the Shakhtar Academy, the sports director of the Kazakh Kairat, the director of the academy and the head coach of the Israeli Maccabi (Tel Aviv), and the leader of Luhansk Zorya and Donetsk Shakhtar.

In 2020, we will become a champion of the Super Cup for Israel, and in 2021, we will become a volunteer of the Cup for Israel in 2021.. Already in the 2022/2023 season, Zorya won bronze medals in the Ukrainian championship and after that season, Patrick van Leeuwen was recognized as the longest coach of the UPL.

At the Ukrainian Championships, teams under the leadership of Patrick van Leeuwen played 39 matches, winning 25 times, losing 7 times and drawing 7 times..