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Feyenoord Parts Ways With Manager Robin van Persie After Second-Place Finish and Champions League Qualification
The Dutch club dismissed the former striker two weeks after appointing a new technical director and general manager. Van Persie won 30 of 58 matches and secured second place in the Eredivisie.
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Feyenoord dismissed manager Robin van Persie after 16 months in charge. The 42-year-old former Arsenal and Manchester United striker won 30 of his 58 games and led the club to second place in the Eredivisie during his only full season. The Rotterdam side finished 19 points behind champions PSV Eindhoven yet still qualified for the Champions League.
Feyenoord announced the decision on Sunday, 57 minutes before publication of the report. ” Rigaux added that an internal review examined the style of play and a declining points trend in both the Eredivisie and Europe. “The conclusion was that it is better to start the next season with a new head coach,” Rigaux stated.
Robert Eenhoorn was named general manager on the same day Rigaux joined the club. Van Persie had two spells as a player at Feyenoord, scoring 46 goals in 122 appearances. After retiring he served as assistant coach under Dick Advocaat and worked with the club’s youth teams.
He left Feyenoord to take charge of Heerenveen in May 2024 and returned nine months later. Van Persie spent eight years at Arsenal from 2004, helping the club win the FA Cup, then joined Manchester United in 2012 and won the Premier League in his first season there. uk reported the sacking and quoted Rigaux directly.
