Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie born 6 August 1983 is a Dutch coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation he is one of the alltime top scorers for the Netherlands mens national team Van Persie made his senior debut for Feyenoord during the 200102 season which culminated with victory in the 2002 UEFA Cup Final he was also named Dutch Football Talent of the Year After five years with Feyenoord he fell out with manager Bert van Marwijk and he joined English club Arsenal in 2004 for 275 million as a longterm replacement for compatriot Dennis Bergkamp At Arsenal Van Persie won the 2004 FA Community Shield and the 200405 FA Cup He scored a club record of 35 goals in 2011 and was club captain for the 201112 season prior to joining rivals Manchester United in July 2012 In his first season he won the 201213 Premier League and finished as the leagues top scorer with 26 goals winning his second consecutive Premier League Golden Boot award After two injuryhit seasons followed Van Persie fell out of favour at Manchester United and he was allowed to leave for Fenerbahçe in July 2015 During his spell in Turkey Van Persie featured regularly in his first season but saw limitations in playing time in the following two campaigns after suffering with injuries with both club and player agreeing to a buyout in January 2018 after which he rejoined Feyenoord on a free transfer By the end of the season he had helped his boyhood team win the Dutch Cup his first trophy since the 2013 FA Community Shield After representing the Netherlands at under17 under19 and under21 level Van Persie made his senior international debut in 2005 in a friendly match against Romania A month later he scored his first senior international goal in a 40 win over Finland Van Persie has over 100 caps and has scored 50 goals for the Netherlands making him tone of their alltime top scorers He has represented his country at the 2006 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2008 and 2012 UEFA European Championships From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia