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Robin van Persie was born on August 6, 1983 in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. Robin van Persie is listed as an association football player and association football coach. That works out to 43 years old in 2026. The listed height is 186 cm.
My Take
What fascinates me about van Persie is the contradiction he embodied: a striker of almost balletic elegance whose finest goals felt half-instinct, half-geometry, like that famous flying header. The technique and vision were undeniable, yet there was always a fragile, mercurial quality that made him compelling rather than machine-like. He coached his old club Feyenoord from February 2025 until his dismissal in June 2026, and I'm genuinely curious whether that goalscorer's intuition can be taught at all, or whether it dies in the translation. He strikes me as a man chasing the same beauty from the dugout that he once chased on the pitch, which I find quietly moving.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robin van Persie
- Name (Japanese)
- ロビン・ファン・ペルシ
- Reading
- ろびん・ふぁん・ぺるし
- Born
- August 6, 1983 (age 43)
- Origin
- Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Height
- 186 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Boar
2. Links
- Official sitehttp://robinvanpersie.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/robinvanpersie/
- Xhttps://x.com/Persie_Official
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin%20van%20Persie
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2339
3. About this entry
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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.
Frequently asked questions
When was Robin van Persie born?
Robin van Persie was born on August 6, 1983 and is 43 years old.
Where is Robin van Persie from?
Robin van Persie is from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.
What does Robin van Persie do?
Robin van Persie works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Robin van Persie?
Robin van Persie is 186 cm tall.
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