[105], On 19 January 2018, Van Persie agreed to return to Feyenoord after cancelling his contract with Fenerbahe. 
I have been raised liberally. [137] He scored his fourth goal of the tournament from a penalty kick in a 30 win against Brazil in the third-place play-off. He returned as a substitute for Arsenal's 10 home defeat to Newcastle United on 7 November. Jos Ras, his mother, is a painter and jewellery designer who also teaches special needs children. Due to the retirement of Bergkamp and departure of Freddie Ljungberg, Van Persie was given a starting role to play alongside Henry as a second striker upfront. In January 2009, every Arsenal goal that month was either scored or assisted by Van Persie, which earned him the club's Player of the Month award. It was his first goal at Wembley and his first in a cup final for Arsenal. 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In the 2010 World Cup qualifying process, the Netherlands graduated from Group 9 with a 100% record. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. [145], After joining Arsenal in England, Van Persie settled in Hampstead, an affluent suburb of north London. [130] In June 2013, he was appointed captain of the Dutch national team by manager Louis van Gaal. He scored his first goal of the season in the 42 loss at Eastlands to Manchester City, where he later had his head stomped on by former teammate Adebayor (an act the referee failed to notice, but the FA later charged Adebayor with violent conduct and served him with a three-game suspension).[43]. 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. He nearly played the entire match before being replaced by Dylan Vente in the 93rd minute of extra time. A big encyclopedia of your favorite celebrities! These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. [134] He was also named man of the match by FIFA. Van Persie is married to Bouchra (ne Elbali), who is Moroccan,[146] and the couple have two children, a son named Shaqueel born in 2006 and daughter Dina born in 2009. [51] The ten goals he scored between 1 January and 12 February set a new Premier League record for most goals scored in the first two months of a calendar year.[52]. In his first season with Manchester United he helped the club win the Premier League. A month later, he scored his first senior international goal in a 40 win over Finland. [12] He was an unused substitute in Arsenal's first Champions League final appearance, a 21 loss to Barcelona.[27]. She is an artist and jewelry designer. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Arsenal went 20 down at half in the first half, but Van Persie equalised before half-time. [92], Van Persie scored his first goal for the season in his fourth league appearance in a 53 defeat to Leicester City on 21 September 2014.
On 11 April 2012, after scoring the penalty against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 30 away win, he became only the second player, after Ian Wright, to score against 17 Premier League clubs in a 20-team campaign. [141] Three days later, in their final group game, Van Persie came on as a 38th-minute substitute for Jaro Riedewald away to the Czech Republic and scored an own goal which handed the Czechs victory, despite scoring later on in a 32 defeat. The man is sculptor. On 1 March 2011, he was ruled out for three weeks, which would see him miss the Champions League return leg with Barcelona. He has the entire package. [32], Van Persie opened his 200809 account on 31 August with a brace in Arsenal's 30 league victory over Newcastle United. On 2 September 2011, Van Persie scored four goals in a record-breaking 110 victory in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E over San Marino. After two injury-hit seasons followed, Van Persie fell out of favour at United and he was allowed to leave for Fenerbahe in July 2015. He signed a four-year contract, keeping him at the club until June 2016. Over eight seasons with the club he scored 96 Premier League goals, including 30 in his last season. [59] In Van Persie's fifth Champions League match of the season he scored twice in the 49th and 86th minute to lift Arsenal to a 21 victory over Borussia Dortmund and to qualify Arsenal for the knockout phase on 23 November 2011. Robin and his present spouse named Bouchra van Persie tied the knot in 2004. This made him only the fourth Dutchman to reach 50 goals in England's top division. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. [129], Van Persie ended the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign as top scorer in the UEFA section with 11 goals. [83] This goal ended City's unbeaten Premier League record in the 201213 season and also their unbeaten home record extending into the previous season.
This video does not match this idol!? During this start period, he was titled the KNVB Best Young Talent award. [26], Van Persie played the next three matches with a hole cut into his shoe to alleviate the pain until he was finally rested for Arsenal's Premier League match against West Ham United on 1 February. [40] He followed it up with a fifth Champions League goal by converting another penalty against Villarreal in a 30 victory. [91] On 19 March 2014, Van Persie scored a hat-trick in a 30 win over Olympiacos in the second leg of the Champions League second round to send United through to the quarter-finals 32 on aggregate. "[21], Van Persie was consequently benched for a number of games, starting with Arsenal's upcoming replay in the FA Cup against Sheffield United,[22] and he was reintroduced into the squad only after Henry was out with a calf injury, and his return to the first team saw him score twice in a Cup semi-final win over Blackburn Rovers. He continued scoring as he scored Arsenal's opening goal of the match in their 30 win over West Bromwich Albion on 5 November along with two assists. This meant that he had scored against all 20 current Premier League clubs. He has represented his country at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, and the 2008 and 2012 UEFA European Championships. [37] Van Persie scored Arsenal's first and third goals, while the second was a result of his cross being deflected into the net by a Plymouth player for an own goal.[38]. On 13 June, he scored as a 55th-minute substitute in a 41 Group C victory over 2006 World Cup finalists France, and started the next match against Romania, scoring off a pass from Demy de Zeeuw with an excellent volley into the back of the net. Report Us! On 8 May 2011, Arsenal lost 31 against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium. Van Persie scored the goal for Arsenal and extended his Premier League record by scoring in an eighth successive away match. Nobody is angry at me and I'm not angry at them. [25] Two days after signing the contract, however, Van Persie was again hit by injury when an opponent stepped on his foot and broke his toe during an FA Cup match against Cardiff. He hardly needs any space or time to become dangerous.". In the dying minutes of injury time, Marouane Fellaini's header from ngel Di Mara's free-kick was saved by Thibaut Courtois, and Van Persie smashed in the rebound to equalise. Before the start of the 201011 season, Van Persie changed his squad number to 10, previously worn by Arsenal and Netherlands legend Dennis Bergkamp. He again played 28 matches, but finished with two fewer goals than the previous season. Your email address will not be published. [136], In the quarter-final, Van Persie scored the Netherlands' first kick in a 43 penalty shootout defeat of Costa Rica. His season, however, ended early for the second time in his career on 21 January, when he fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot while celebrating his late equalizer in a match against Manchester United. When asked if this caused him to convert to Islam, Van Persie said, "It's not true. On 24 February, Van Persie scored a crucial penalty that earned Arsenal a 10 win over Roma in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 encounter, after he was fouled by defender Philippe Mexs. However, the Gunners lost 21, all but ending their title hopes.
[107] He also scored in the final later on 22 April as Feyenoord defeated 30 AZ Alkmaar to claim their 13th trophy. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. 2022 MLS. [125] He started every match for Oranje, though he did not increase his goal tally in the following matches. On 1 January 2011, van Persie scored his first goal of the season in a 30 away win over Birmingham City. He is a good footballer, but he scores loads of goals at the same time. However, he was later taken off in the second half with a knee injury he picked up while scoring the goal. The goal took his tally for the year to 35 goals, one short of Alan Shearer's Premier League record. [79] Five days later, with his first shot for the club,[80] he scored his first Manchester United goal, United's first in a 32 home victory over Fulham. [89] Van Persie was nominated by UEFA into the 10-man shortlist for the 201213 Best Player in Europe award. Finally, it was announced in July that he had signed a new long-term contract with his club, stating, "My heart is with Arsenal and I just can't picture myself in a different shirt. [133] He scored twice in the match, one of which was a flying header which was later nominated for FIFA Pusks Award for the most beautiful goal of the year. As Wesley Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart were preferred in the midfield, Van Persie was left to battle with Arjen Robben for the remaining spot on the wing. [44] On 14 November, however, he injured his ankle in an international friendly and was initially expected to be out for six weeks,[45] but further tests showed that he would be out of action for five months. [113] The Jong Oranje failed to qualify for the 2004 tournament and Van Persie did not participate in the latter as he was already in the senior squad for the FIFA World Cup. [68][69] He finished as the top goal-scorer in the Premier League with 30 goals,[70] and became Arsenal's 8th all-time top scorer with 132 goals. On 24 September 2011, he scored twice against Bolton Wanderers to raise his tally for Arsenal to 100 goals, becoming the 17th Arsenal player to reach this milestone. Two times he had been awarded the Golden Boot for his incredible performance with a good scoring with Arsenal. Van Persie was named Premier League Player of the Month for April.[54]. In 2010, he did his best to lead his native country to a World Cup Final against Spain in 2010. Van Persie has over 100 caps and scored 50 goals for the Netherlands, and from 2013 to 2015 he was the team's captain. After the international break, he scored both Arsenal goals against Norwich City to help the Gunners to a 21 win on 19 November 2011. [139], On 28 August 2015, Van Persie was replaced by Arjen Robben as captain of the national team. Thus he is regarded as one of the priciest footballers in the world. [144], Van Persie was born in Rotterdam to an artistic family. After entering Manchester, he became also the leader of the Dutch national football squad. [41], With only one year remaining of his contract, Van Persie was in negotiations with Arsenal about an extension for several months in 2009. After the divorce with Robins mother, he brought up his son on his own. [73], "I always listen to the little boy inside of me in these situations when you have to make the harder decisions in life. At school, Van Persie had serious problems with his behaviour and was excluded from class almost daily. [117][118], Van Persie scored a team-best four UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying goals,[119][120] and was deployed as a winger behind lone striker Ruud van Nistelrooy during the tournament after Van Basten decided to change to a 4231 formation. They purchased him for more than $31 million. [131] On 11 October 2013, he became the Netherlands' top goalscorer of all-time in an 81 defeat of Hungary, the Dutch's penultimate Group D match, where he scored a hat-trick. [31] He made his comeback in Arsenal's Champions League group stage win over Steaua Bucureti on 12 December and made his Premier League return in the win against Chelsea over the weekend. [151][152], Van Persie has a sponsorship deal with German sportswear and equipment supplier, Adidas.
Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Before entering Manchester, Robin had been going on also for the English club titled Arsenal.
I have been raised liberally. [137] He scored his fourth goal of the tournament from a penalty kick in a 30 win against Brazil in the third-place play-off. He returned as a substitute for Arsenal's 10 home defeat to Newcastle United on 7 November. Jos Ras, his mother, is a painter and jewellery designer who also teaches special needs children. Due to the retirement of Bergkamp and departure of Freddie Ljungberg, Van Persie was given a starting role to play alongside Henry as a second striker upfront. In January 2009, every Arsenal goal that month was either scored or assisted by Van Persie, which earned him the club's Player of the Month award. It was his first goal at Wembley and his first in a cup final for Arsenal. 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In the 2010 World Cup qualifying process, the Netherlands graduated from Group 9 with a 100% record. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. [145], After joining Arsenal in England, Van Persie settled in Hampstead, an affluent suburb of north London. [130] In June 2013, he was appointed captain of the Dutch national team by manager Louis van Gaal. He scored his first goal of the season in the 42 loss at Eastlands to Manchester City, where he later had his head stomped on by former teammate Adebayor (an act the referee failed to notice, but the FA later charged Adebayor with violent conduct and served him with a three-game suspension).[43]. 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. He nearly played the entire match before being replaced by Dylan Vente in the 93rd minute of extra time. A big encyclopedia of your favorite celebrities! These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. [134] He was also named man of the match by FIFA. Van Persie is married to Bouchra (ne Elbali), who is Moroccan,[146] and the couple have two children, a son named Shaqueel born in 2006 and daughter Dina born in 2009. [51] The ten goals he scored between 1 January and 12 February set a new Premier League record for most goals scored in the first two months of a calendar year.[52]. In his first season with Manchester United he helped the club win the Premier League. A month later, he scored his first senior international goal in a 40 win over Finland. [12] He was an unused substitute in Arsenal's first Champions League final appearance, a 21 loss to Barcelona.[27]. She is an artist and jewelry designer. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Arsenal went 20 down at half in the first half, but Van Persie equalised before half-time. [92], Van Persie scored his first goal for the season in his fourth league appearance in a 53 defeat to Leicester City on 21 September 2014. On 11 April 2012, after scoring the penalty against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 30 away win, he became only the second player, after Ian Wright, to score against 17 Premier League clubs in a 20-team campaign. [141] Three days later, in their final group game, Van Persie came on as a 38th-minute substitute for Jaro Riedewald away to the Czech Republic and scored an own goal which handed the Czechs victory, despite scoring later on in a 32 defeat. The man is sculptor. On 1 March 2011, he was ruled out for three weeks, which would see him miss the Champions League return leg with Barcelona. He has the entire package. [32], Van Persie opened his 200809 account on 31 August with a brace in Arsenal's 30 league victory over Newcastle United. On 2 September 2011, Van Persie scored four goals in a record-breaking 110 victory in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E over San Marino. After two injury-hit seasons followed, Van Persie fell out of favour at United and he was allowed to leave for Fenerbahe in July 2015. He signed a four-year contract, keeping him at the club until June 2016. Over eight seasons with the club he scored 96 Premier League goals, including 30 in his last season. [59] In Van Persie's fifth Champions League match of the season he scored twice in the 49th and 86th minute to lift Arsenal to a 21 victory over Borussia Dortmund and to qualify Arsenal for the knockout phase on 23 November 2011. Robin and his present spouse named Bouchra van Persie tied the knot in 2004. This made him only the fourth Dutchman to reach 50 goals in England's top division. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. [129], Van Persie ended the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign as top scorer in the UEFA section with 11 goals. [83] This goal ended City's unbeaten Premier League record in the 201213 season and also their unbeaten home record extending into the previous season.
This video does not match this idol!? During this start period, he was titled the KNVB Best Young Talent award. [26], Van Persie played the next three matches with a hole cut into his shoe to alleviate the pain until he was finally rested for Arsenal's Premier League match against West Ham United on 1 February. [40] He followed it up with a fifth Champions League goal by converting another penalty against Villarreal in a 30 victory. [91] On 19 March 2014, Van Persie scored a hat-trick in a 30 win over Olympiacos in the second leg of the Champions League second round to send United through to the quarter-finals 32 on aggregate. "[21], Van Persie was consequently benched for a number of games, starting with Arsenal's upcoming replay in the FA Cup against Sheffield United,[22] and he was reintroduced into the squad only after Henry was out with a calf injury, and his return to the first team saw him score twice in a Cup semi-final win over Blackburn Rovers. He continued scoring as he scored Arsenal's opening goal of the match in their 30 win over West Bromwich Albion on 5 November along with two assists. This meant that he had scored against all 20 current Premier League clubs. He has represented his country at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, and the 2008 and 2012 UEFA European Championships. [37] Van Persie scored Arsenal's first and third goals, while the second was a result of his cross being deflected into the net by a Plymouth player for an own goal.[38]. On 13 June, he scored as a 55th-minute substitute in a 41 Group C victory over 2006 World Cup finalists France, and started the next match against Romania, scoring off a pass from Demy de Zeeuw with an excellent volley into the back of the net. Report Us! On 8 May 2011, Arsenal lost 31 against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium. Van Persie scored the goal for Arsenal and extended his Premier League record by scoring in an eighth successive away match. Nobody is angry at me and I'm not angry at them. [25] Two days after signing the contract, however, Van Persie was again hit by injury when an opponent stepped on his foot and broke his toe during an FA Cup match against Cardiff. He hardly needs any space or time to become dangerous.". In the dying minutes of injury time, Marouane Fellaini's header from ngel Di Mara's free-kick was saved by Thibaut Courtois, and Van Persie smashed in the rebound to equalise. Before the start of the 201011 season, Van Persie changed his squad number to 10, previously worn by Arsenal and Netherlands legend Dennis Bergkamp. He again played 28 matches, but finished with two fewer goals than the previous season. Your email address will not be published. [136], In the quarter-final, Van Persie scored the Netherlands' first kick in a 43 penalty shootout defeat of Costa Rica. His season, however, ended early for the second time in his career on 21 January, when he fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot while celebrating his late equalizer in a match against Manchester United. When asked if this caused him to convert to Islam, Van Persie said, "It's not true. On 24 February, Van Persie scored a crucial penalty that earned Arsenal a 10 win over Roma in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 encounter, after he was fouled by defender Philippe Mexs. However, the Gunners lost 21, all but ending their title hopes.
[107] He also scored in the final later on 22 April as Feyenoord defeated 30 AZ Alkmaar to claim their 13th trophy. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. 2022 MLS. [125] He started every match for Oranje, though he did not increase his goal tally in the following matches. On 1 January 2011, van Persie scored his first goal of the season in a 30 away win over Birmingham City. He is a good footballer, but he scores loads of goals at the same time. However, he was later taken off in the second half with a knee injury he picked up while scoring the goal. The goal took his tally for the year to 35 goals, one short of Alan Shearer's Premier League record. [79] Five days later, with his first shot for the club,[80] he scored his first Manchester United goal, United's first in a 32 home victory over Fulham. [89] Van Persie was nominated by UEFA into the 10-man shortlist for the 201213 Best Player in Europe award. Finally, it was announced in July that he had signed a new long-term contract with his club, stating, "My heart is with Arsenal and I just can't picture myself in a different shirt. [133] He scored twice in the match, one of which was a flying header which was later nominated for FIFA Pusks Award for the most beautiful goal of the year. As Wesley Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart were preferred in the midfield, Van Persie was left to battle with Arjen Robben for the remaining spot on the wing. [44] On 14 November, however, he injured his ankle in an international friendly and was initially expected to be out for six weeks,[45] but further tests showed that he would be out of action for five months. [113] The Jong Oranje failed to qualify for the 2004 tournament and Van Persie did not participate in the latter as he was already in the senior squad for the FIFA World Cup. [68][69] He finished as the top goal-scorer in the Premier League with 30 goals,[70] and became Arsenal's 8th all-time top scorer with 132 goals. On 24 September 2011, he scored twice against Bolton Wanderers to raise his tally for Arsenal to 100 goals, becoming the 17th Arsenal player to reach this milestone. Two times he had been awarded the Golden Boot for his incredible performance with a good scoring with Arsenal. Van Persie was named Premier League Player of the Month for April.[54]. In 2010, he did his best to lead his native country to a World Cup Final against Spain in 2010. Van Persie has over 100 caps and scored 50 goals for the Netherlands, and from 2013 to 2015 he was the team's captain. After the international break, he scored both Arsenal goals against Norwich City to help the Gunners to a 21 win on 19 November 2011. [139], On 28 August 2015, Van Persie was replaced by Arjen Robben as captain of the national team. Thus he is regarded as one of the priciest footballers in the world. [144], Van Persie was born in Rotterdam to an artistic family. After entering Manchester, he became also the leader of the Dutch national football squad. [41], With only one year remaining of his contract, Van Persie was in negotiations with Arsenal about an extension for several months in 2009. After the divorce with Robins mother, he brought up his son on his own. [73], "I always listen to the little boy inside of me in these situations when you have to make the harder decisions in life. At school, Van Persie had serious problems with his behaviour and was excluded from class almost daily. [117][118], Van Persie scored a team-best four UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying goals,[119][120] and was deployed as a winger behind lone striker Ruud van Nistelrooy during the tournament after Van Basten decided to change to a 4231 formation. They purchased him for more than $31 million. [131] On 11 October 2013, he became the Netherlands' top goalscorer of all-time in an 81 defeat of Hungary, the Dutch's penultimate Group D match, where he scored a hat-trick. [31] He made his comeback in Arsenal's Champions League group stage win over Steaua Bucureti on 12 December and made his Premier League return in the win against Chelsea over the weekend. [151][152], Van Persie has a sponsorship deal with German sportswear and equipment supplier, Adidas.
Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Before entering Manchester, Robin had been going on also for the English club titled Arsenal.