
Photo: Елена Рыбакова / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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. Now back at Feyenoord as a coach, 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.
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 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Boar
- Origin
- Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Robin van Persie born?
Born August 6, 1983 (age 42).
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 183 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.