Arjen Robben

Robben is, for me, the purest example of a player whose signature move was both completely predictable and utterly unstoppable. Everyone knew the cut inside from the right and the curling left-footed finish was coming, and defenders still could not stop it. That is greatness distilled into a single act. Beyond the dazzling pace and dribbling at Chelsea and Bayern, what impresses me is his resilience through years of injuries, always returning to decide the biggest matches. Calling him one of the finest wingers in history feels like simple accuracy. There was a romance to that left foot.

Name (English)

Arjen Robben

Name (Japanese)

アリエン・ロッベン

Reading

ありえん・ろっべん

Born

January 23, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rat

Origin

Bedum, Groningen, Netherlands

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• Dutch Footballer of the Year
• Premier League Player of the Month
• Bravo Award
• Goal of the Month
• 2010 German Footballer of the Year

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/arjenrobben/
• Xhttps://x.com/ArjenRobben
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjen%20Robben
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43913

Tags

• Groningen
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.