Robin van Persie born 6 August 1983, is a Dutch football player who plays for Arsenal for whom he is vice-captain and the Netherlands national team as a striker. In the national team he is occasionally deployed as a left/right winger as well. The son of 2 artists, Van Persie was encourage to follow in his parents footsteps. But he instead preferred football and joined SBV Excelsior's youth player. Disagreements with coach Bert van Marwijk culminated in a change of club and Van Persie moved to Premier League part Arsenal for 2.75 million PS in 2004. He assisted with the Netherlands qualification for the 2010 World Cup. He was frequently encouraged to become involved in the arts like his parents, but he gravitated toward football instead. His attitude made it impossible for him in the squad any longer so he will join the reserve part for the time already. During the January transfer window, the Eredvisie club opened negotiations with Arsenal, who were finding a long-term replacement for aging veteran Dennis Bergkamp. Van Persie spent most of his time on the bench during earlier side of the 2004-05 season, and made his competitive debut on 27 october by scoring arsenal's opening goal 2-1 League Cup win over Manchester City. He was an unused substitute in arsenal's first Champions League Final appearance, a 2-1 loss to Barcelona. His season ended early for the second time in his career on 21 January, whwn he fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot while celebrating his last equalizer in a game against Manchester United. Following a streak of 7 goals in 10 regular season matches, Van persie was partlined for 2 months with a knee injury suffered on International order. Van Persie opened his 2008-09 account on 31 August with brace in Arsenal's 3-0 league victory versus Newcastle United. On 24 February 2009, Van Persie scored an important penalty that earned Arsenal a 1-0 win against AS Roma in the Champions League round of 16 encounter, after he was fouled by defender Phillippe Mexes. The departure of Emmanuel Adebayor also meant that Dutchman was now the main striker in Wenger's 4-3-3 system. The jong Oranje failed to qualify for the 2004 tournament and Van persie didn't follow in the latter as he was already in the senior player for the world cup.
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ROBIN VAN PERSIE
Robin van Persie born 6 August 1983, is a Dutch football player who plays for Arsenal for whom he is vice-captain and the Netherlands national team as a striker. In the national team he is occasionally deployed as a left/right winger as well. The son of 2 artists, Van Persie was encourage to follow in his parents footsteps. But he instead preferred football and joined SBV Excelsior's youth player. Disagreements with coach Bert van Marwijk culminated in a change of club and Van Persie moved to Premier League part Arsenal for 2.75 million PS in 2004. He assisted with the Netherlands qualification for the 2010 World Cup. He was frequently encouraged to become involved in the arts like his parents, but he gravitated toward football instead. His attitude made it impossible for him in the squad any longer so he will join the reserve part for the time already. During the January transfer window, the Eredvisie club opened negotiations with Arsenal, who were finding a long-term replacement for aging veteran Dennis Bergkamp. Van Persie spent most of his time on the bench during earlier side of the 2004-05 season, and made his competitive debut on 27 october by scoring arsenal's opening goal 2-1 League Cup win over Manchester City. He was an unused substitute in arsenal's first Champions League Final appearance, a 2-1 loss to Barcelona. His season ended early for the second time in his career on 21 January, whwn he fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot while celebrating his last equalizer in a game against Manchester United. Following a streak of 7 goals in 10 regular season matches, Van persie was partlined for 2 months with a knee injury suffered on International order. Van Persie opened his 2008-09 account on 31 August with brace in Arsenal's 3-0 league victory versus Newcastle United. On 24 February 2009, Van Persie scored an important penalty that earned Arsenal a 1-0 win against AS Roma in the Champions League round of 16 encounter, after he was fouled by defender Phillippe Mexes. The departure of Emmanuel Adebayor also meant that Dutchman was now the main striker in Wenger's 4-3-3 system. The jong Oranje failed to qualify for the 2004 tournament and Van persie didn't follow in the latter as he was already in the senior player for the world cup.
