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Arjen Robben
Personal information
Full nameArjen Robben
Date of birthJanuary 23, 1984 (1984-01-23) (age 24)
Place of birth   Bedum, Netherlands
Height1. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Bedum ( Gronings: Beem) is a Municipality and a Town in the northeastern Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands 81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing positionWinger (Right/Left)
Club information
Current clubReal Madrid
Number11
Senior clubs1
YearsClubApp (Gls)*
2000-2002
2002-2004
2004-2007
2007-		FC Groningen
PSV
Chelsea
Real Madrid		46 0(8)
56 (17)
67 (15)
21 0(4)   
National team2
2003-Netherlands33 0(9)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22:17, 18 May 2008 (UTC). For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. FC Groningen is a football Club from Groningen in the Netherlands. Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 25 May 2008. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
* Appearances (Goals)

Arjen Robben (born January 23, 1984 in Bedum) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a winger for Real Madrid. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Bedum ( Gronings: Beem) is a Municipality and a Town in the northeastern Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. [1] He is also a part of the Netherlands national football team and has appeared in the UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament

Robben was named F.C. Groningen's team player of the year during the Eredivisie 2000-01 season and the Netherlands' Young Player of the Year during his time at PSV Eindhoven. FC Groningen is a football Club from Groningen in the Netherlands. The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The following are the Association football events of the year 2001 throughout the world Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from [2] He was also the FA Premier League Player of the Month during the month of November 2005 at Chelsea F.C.[3][4]

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Early football life

Born in the town of Bedum in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands, Robben took to football from an early age. The Player of the Month award is a prize recognising the best Premier League player each month of the Association football season PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. Bedum ( Gronings: Beem) is a Municipality and a Town in the northeastern Netherlands. Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. He began playing with local club VV Bedum. Robben became an adherent of the Coerver Method, created and popularised by Dutch football coach Wiel Coerver. Coerver Method or the Coerver Coaching Technique is a football coaching technique created by Wiel Coerver. Wiel Coerver (born 3 December 1924 in Kerkrade, Limburg) is a Football (soccer Manager from the Netherlands [5] Robben's skill in ball control and technical footwork made him a valuable player, and he was quickly signed by local club F. C. Groningen. [6]

Club career

F. C. Groningen

F. C. Groningen placed Robben in their C-class youth team for the 1999/2000 season. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2000 throughout the world He scored 50 goals in their competitions. Manager Jan Van Dijk added the winger to the first team before Groningen's November 2000 away game against F.C. Twente, but he did not play until December 3, 2000 against RKC Waalwijk, as a substitute for the injured Leonardo dos Santos in the 79th minute. Johannes ("Jan" Hermannus van Dijk (born 10 December 1956 in Diepenveen, Overijssel) is a former football Midfielder FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the the Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. RKC Waalwijk is a football club playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. Leonardo dos Santos Silva (born 21 August, 1976 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for FC Dordrecht Over the winter, Robben managed to play himself into the starting lineup. A starting lineup in Sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins In 18 starts for Groningen over the 2000-01 season, he scored 2 goals. [7] Robben was named player of the year for his first season with the club, and with teammate Jordi Hoogstrate, he demonstrated the strength of the Groningen youth academy. Robben stayed with Groningen and improved steadily during the 2001-02 season, playing in 28 matches and scoring 6 goals. [7] Robben transferred to PSV Eindhoven for €3. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e 9 million before the 2002-03 season. [2]

PSV Eindhoven

During his first season for PSV Eindhoven, the 2002-03 season, Robben played 33 matches and scored 12 goals. Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from [7] He was named "PSV co-player of the year" along with striker Mateja Kežman, with whom he formed an attacking partnership still fondly referred to by PSV fans as "Batman And Robben", as Kezman was nicknamed 'Batman'. Mateja Kežman ( Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Кежман (born 12 April 1979 in Zemun, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia He helped lead PSV to their 17th Dutch title, and won the Talented Player of the Year award. [8]

After this good start, PSV could not keep up with rival Ajax Amsterdam and were forced into a fight for second place in the Eredivisie. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Robben travelled to London and met with Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson. Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE, (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager Ferguson's offer came in much too low for PSV's and/or Robben's liking; Eindhoven chairman Harry van Raaij told Manchester United the most that their €7 million offer would buy them was a shirt with Robben's autograph. Harry van Raaij (born 29 August 1936) was the chairman of PSV Eindhoven between 1996 and 2004 Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e Almost immediately, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich offered € 18 million (£ 12. Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (rɐˈman ɐrˈkadʲjevʲɪtɕ ɐbrɐˈmovʲɪtɕ Рома́н Арка́дьевич Абрамо́вич born on 24 October 1966 Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 1 million), and PSV accepted. [9] The rest of his season with PSV was disappointing. He injured his hamstring twice and missed several games. [10][11] By the end of the season, Robben scored five times in 23 Eredivisie matches. [7]

Chelsea

Robben celebrates winning the 2004-05 Premiership.
Robben celebrates winning the 2004-05 Premiership.

Robben did not make his competitive debut for Chelsea F.C. until November 2004, as he was injured in a pre-season friendly match against A.S. Roma, breaking a metatarsal bone in his right foot in a challenge from Olivier Dacourt. An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst The metatarsus consists of the five long Bones of the Foot, which are numbered from the medial side ( ossa metatarsalia I Olivier Nicolás André Dacourt (born September 25 1974 in Montreuil, France) is a professional football [3] Robben missed many games due to injury in 2004-05, managing to play in only 18 games, the fewest of his professional career since his debut in 2000-01 with F. C. Groningen.

On his return from injury, he received the "Barclays Man of the Match" award for his outstanding display at home to Everton and scored goals in consecutive games against CSKA Moscow, Everton, Newcastle and Fulham. Barclays PLC is a major global financial services provider operating in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia In Sport, a man of the match or player of the game or man of the series award is given to the outstanding player almost always the one who makes the most Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. See also CSKA Moscow PFC CSKA Moskva (Профессиональный футбольный клуб ЦСКА Москва or Professional Football Club — Central Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The 2004-05 season had some highlights for Robben; in November 2004, he was awarded the "Player of the Month" award for the English Premier League. [3][4] Robben ended the 2004-05 season with seven goals, his second highest professional total. He was shortlisted for the PFA Young Player of the Year, but was beaten by Wayne Rooney of Manchester United. The Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year (often called the PFA Young Player of the Year, or simply the Young Player of the Year) is an annual Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Croxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for English Premier [12][13] His early Chelsea career was punctuated by dazzling displays as one of few "out and out" wingers in the English game. His instant development of a quick and fluid front three with Ivorian centre-forward Didier Drogba and Irish winger Damien Duff was perhaps the most prevalent consequence of Robben's arrival. Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a Didier Drogba Tebily (born 11 March 1978 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian Footballer who plays for Chelsea in Damien Anthony Duff (born 2 March 1979 in Ballyboden, Dublin) is an Irish footballer. However, Robben was badly injured in a league game away to Blackburn Rovers and forced to sit out Chelsea's title run-in and progress to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club [14]

Back to fitness for 2005-06, Robben was an integral part of the Chelsea left wing. In 28 matches, Robben contributed 6 goals as Chelsea won a second consecutive FA Premier League championship, the first back-to-back titles for the west London club. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs [7]

The 2005-06 season also saw Robben receive the first two red cards of his career in the two matches against Sunderland and West Brom. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are He was also involved in an unsavoury incident with Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. José Manuel Reina Páez (born 31 August 1982 in Madrid) commonly known as Pepe Reina (his preferred nickname or José Reina, is Towards the end of a league game between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, which Chelsea won 2-0, Reina raised his hand to Robben's face after some provocative words from Robben, directly following an earlier incident in which Reina committed a foul on Eidur Gudjohnsen. Stamford Bridge is a football Stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen (born September 15 Robben fell theatrically to the turf, and Reina received a red card for "violent behaviour". As a result of the incident, Robben was branded a play-actor by various sections of the media, and Reina commented that Robben "did well enough to win an Oscar" for his theatrics. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Reina's red card was not rescinded, however. [15]

After the Fifa World Cup 2006, Robben returned to a new look Chelsea squad. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament With the arrivals of Andriy Shevchenko, Michael Ballack and Ashley Cole, Chelsea manager José Mourinho had largely shelved the 4-3-3 formation with two wingers that he had used over the past two seasons and instead began using a 4-1-3-2 formation, with midfielders Frank Lampard and Michael Essien on the flanks instead of specialist wingers like Robben. Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (Андрій Миколайович Шевченко Andrij Mykolajovyč Ševčenko; born September 29 1976 in Dvirkivschyna, Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in Görlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980 in Stepney, London) is an English footballer of Barbadian descent José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho, GOIH (ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu (born 26 January 1963 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese Frank James Lampard Jr (born 20 June 1978 in Romford, London) is an English football Midfielder currently playing for Premier Michael Kojo Essien or Mickaël Essien (born December 3, 1982 in Ghana) is a Ghanaian footballer nicknamed 'The Bison' due to his formidable This saw the winger struggle to get a position in Chelsea starting lineup at the beginning of the season.

In November 2006, Mourinho started to give Robben more playing opportunities, either as a withdrawn forward, playing off a lone target man, or as a winger, when reverting to the tried and tested 4-3-3. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing After the absence of Joe Cole due to knee injury,[16] Robben was then recognised as an important player for Chelsea with his ability to bring the ball down the flanks at speed essential in a team not especially endowed with great dribblers. Joseph John "Joe" Cole (born 8 November 1981 in Islington, London) is a professional footballer who plays for Chelsea of the English He was named man of the Match on December 23, 2006 against Wigan, a match where he got two assists and the winning goal in. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. [17] He was then sidelined for a few weeks due to a slight thigh strain.

Robben on the road with Chelsea for the Champions League
Robben on the road with Chelsea for the Champions League

In January 2007, Robben returned yet again against Wigan and with an assist and a goal to his credit Robben was again named Man of the Match. Robben was inflicted with yet another injury in a match against Liverpool F. C. dated January 20, 2007. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [18] Robben made his return in a 3-0 victory against Middlesbrough F.C. in February driving in a shot that took a deflection past Mark Schwarzer for an own goal by Abel Xavier. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Mark Schwarzer (born October 6, 1972 in North Richmond New South Wales) is an Australian football player Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier, pron ɐ'bɛɫ ʃɐvi'ɛɾ (born 30 November 1972 in Nampula, Mozambique) is a professional Robben also came on as a substitute against FC Porto making his presence felt immediately after sending in a cross that led to an equaliser scored by Andriy Shevchenko. Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known An equaliser is a term used in Football (soccer and Ice hockey to describe a goal scored by one particular team that ties the game Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (Андрій Миколайович Шевченко Andrij Mykolajovyč Ševčenko; born September 29 1976 in Dvirkivschyna, Robben came on in the 2nd half of the Carling Cup final and provided the cross for Didier Drogba to head in the winner and he also scored a crucial goal in the 2nd leg of the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League against Porto, which led to Chelsea winning the tie 3-2 on aggregate. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Didier Drogba Tebily (born 11 March 1978 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian Footballer who plays for Chelsea in

At the end of March 2007, Robben underwent a knee operation after sustaining a knee injury upon returning from international duty that was expected to rule him out for at least four weeks. [19] Robben made his return in a 2006-07 UEFA Champions League semi final encounter against Liverpool. Robben played a brief role in the FA Cup final against Manchester United on May 19, which Chelsea won. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and After the final, Robben cleared up speculation on his future at the club in an interview: "I've always said I want to stay. I will be here next season, that's for sure". Then, on August 4, Spanish media reported that Real Madrid was close to signing Robben and/or his Chelsea teammate Michael Ballack. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in Görlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. Madrid coach Bernd Schuster told Spanish radio, "Hopefully, we'll be able to announce the signing of one or two big players soon. Bernd Schuster (born December 22, 1959 in Augsburg) is a German football coach and former player " Schuster is said to have demanded Ballack, while Madrid's president, Ramon Calderon, is known to favor Robben. Ramón Calderón Ramos (born 26 May 1951 in Palencia, Spain) is a Lawyer, and the current President of Spanish Sports club [20] Robben has said to reporters of Spanish newspaper AS: "I do not know when a deal will be reached. Diario AS is a Spanish daily sports newspaper concentrating particularly on football. I would like to send a message to the Madrid fans, but I can't until my future is sorted. "[21][22]

Real Madrid eventually secured Robben's services after dishing out a huge transfer fee. Despite rumors that he really wanted to leave Chelsea, he broke his silence and acknowledged it was hard to leave Chelsea.

He told Chelsea's official club website: "It was difficult to leave because I had a great time in my three years at Chelsea and I made a lot of friends. There was no time to say goodbye because the deal was closed on the Wednesday at 10 o'clock in the evening and the following morning I had to fly. If I have one day off I would want to come back and say goodbye because to the fans I owe a big thank you because they were always good to me. In my three years I won all the prizes there are to win in England. "[23]

Real Madrid

Robben completed his move to Real Madrid on a five-year deal on 22 August 2007,[24] with the transfer fee reported as €36,55 million, £24 million,. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency [25] He became the fifth most expensive signing in Real Madrid's history, after Zinedine Zidane, Luís Figo, David Beckham and Ronaldo. Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, (born 4 November 1972 in Almada, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese footballer David Robert Joseph Beckham, and is also a member of the England national team. Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. [26] He made his debut on September 18th, in the first Champions League game of the season against Werder Bremen. Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the

On October 17th, while playing with the Dutch national team, Robben pulled a muscle in his thigh and was out for around six weeks. He made his El Clasico debut on 23 December, 2007, where he came on a substitute for Robinho in the 85th minute. El Clásico (The Classic originally called El derbi español (outside Spain is the name currently given to football matches between rivals Real Madrid Robson de Souza (born January 25 1984 in São Vicente, He had an impressive run, overcoming both Gianluca Zambrotta and Rafael Marquez down the left wing. Gianluca Zambrotta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born February 19, 1977 in Como, Lombardy, Italy) is an Italian Rafael Márquez Álvarez (born February 13 1979 in Zamora Michoacán) is a Mexican football centre back and Defensive midfielder [27] He scored his first competitive goal for Real Madrid on January 2nd, 2008, playing against Alicante CF. Alicante Club de Fútbol is a football team based in Alicante in the Valencian autonomous community. He opened the scoring, and later won the match 2-1 with Real Madrid. He scored his first La Liga goal on 10 February, 2008 against Valladolid. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or He was positioned on both the right and left wing, Real Madrid went on to win the game 7-0. Since then he has cemented his place in the Real Madrid starting team. Against CA Osasuna Madrid were losing 1-0 but then a Higuain free-kick was headed brilliantly by Robben into the net in the 84th minute. Club Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Pamplona in Navarre Real Madrid eventually won the game 2-1 to win their 31st Spanish League title in the club's history. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal This is the fourth league title Arjen Robben has won at the age of 24 and he has won the league every time for the first season of each club he has played for except his first major club Gronigen. He then also went on to score another header against Barcelona on the 21st minute, taking the score up to 2-0, after a first goal from Raul.

International career

Robben (left) with Wesley Sneijder training for the Netherlands.
Robben (left) with Wesley Sneijder training for the Netherlands. Wesley Sneijder ( (born June 9, 1984) is a Dutch footballer. He played for Ajax (2002–2007 and currently plays for Real

Robben has played in 33 games for the Netherlands, scoring 9 goals. The first international experience of Robben's career came in Euro 2004, as the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. During Euro 2004 Dutch coach Dick Advocaat substituted Robben in the 66th minute to defend a 2-1 lead over the Czech Republic. Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat (born September 27, 1947 in The Hague) is the Dutch coach of the Russian football team FC Zenit The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. However, the Czech team then scored two goals and won 3-2, which led to criticism about Advocaat's decision. [28] In the same tournament, it was Robben who scored the deciding penalty in the shootout between Holland and Sweden, which ensured that at the fifth attempt, the Dutch finally won a penalty shootout. The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. [29]

Robben played in his first World Cup Qualifiers in 2006. In six games for the Netherlands, Robben scored two goals. [30] The Netherlands qualified for the World Cup in 2006 and in Holland's opening match against Serbia and Montenegro, Robben scored the winning goal in the 18th minute, and was named the Man of the Match. The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia In the match against Côte d'Ivoire, Robben received this award the second time, thus becoming one of the eight players in the tournament to have won the Man of the Match Award more than once. The Côte d'Ivoire national football team (sometimes written " Ivory Coast " in English nicknamed Les Éléphants (The Elephants, is the national team of [31]

Personal life

Arjen Robben married Bernadien Eillert on 9 June 2007 in Groningen,[32] whom he met at high school in Groningen at the Kamerlingh Onnes. [33] His father, Hans, acts as his agent.

Awards and honours

Robben and teammate Petr Čech celebrate their second Premiership title.
Robben and teammate Petr Čech celebrate their second Premiership title. Petr Čech ( (born 20 May 1982 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic is a Czech international football
Trophies

PSV Eindhoven

2002–03
2003–04

Chelsea

2004–05, 2005–06
2005, 2007
2005
2007

Real Madrid

2007–08
Personal honours

Career statistics

(Correct as of 19 May 2008)

ClubSeasonLeagueCup[34]EuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Groningen2001-02226-------226-
PSV Eindhoven2002-033312----41-3713-
2003-04236----82-318-
Chelsea2004-05187961-51-2999
2005-0628626126014075
2006-0721265017113338
Real Madrid2007-0821432115012855
Career totals2205127


International goals[35]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12003-10-11Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, NetherlandsFlag of Moldova Moldova5-05-02004 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
22004-02-18Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of the United States USA1-01-0Friendly match
32004-02-18Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, SpainFlag of Andorra Andorra0-20-32006 FIFA World Cup qualification
42005-04-06Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Romania Romania1-02-02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
52005-08-17Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Germany Germany1-02-2Friendly match
62005-08-17Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Germany Germany2-02-2Friendly match
72006-06-11Zentralstadion, Leipzig, GermanyFlag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro1-01-02006 FIFA World Cup
82006-08-16Lansdowne Road, Dublin, IrelandFlag of Ireland Republic of Ireland0-20-4Friendly match
92008-06-01Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Wales Wales1-02-0Friendly match

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  34. ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
  35. ^ Gespeelde wedstrijden. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition KNVB. Retrieved on 2007-05-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.

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Awards
Preceded by
Flag of the Netherlands Robin van Persie		Dutch Football Talent of the Year
2002 – 2003		Succeeded by
Flag of the Netherlands John Heitinga
Preceded by
Flag of the Netherlands John Heitinga		Dutch Football Talent of the Year
2003		Succeeded by
Flag of the Netherlands Wesley Sneijder
Persondata
NAMERobben, Arjen
ALTERNATIVE NAMESRobben, Arjen
SHORT DESCRIPTIONfootballer
DATE OF BIRTH1984-1-23
PLACE OF BIRTHBedum, Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. Robin van Persie (born August 6 1983 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League team The title Dutch Footballer of the Year ( Voetballer van het Jaar) has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga (born November 15, 1983 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch football player John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga (born November 15, 1983 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch football player The title Dutch Footballer of the Year ( Voetballer van het Jaar) has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. Wesley Sneijder ( (born June 9, 1984) is a Dutch footballer. He played for Ajax (2002–2007 and currently plays for Real Bedum ( Gronings: Beem) is a Municipality and a Town in the northeastern Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
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