Dutch football league rival Heerenveen announced today
Dutch First Division side Heerenveen announced the appointment of coach Robin van Persie on Friday, confident of his ambitions and ambitions.
This will be Van Persie’s first major coaching role, having spent his last spell as coach of Feyenoord’s U-18 side, while also reportedly working with the first team under Arne Slott. Coach Liverpool.
Van Persie (40) has played for Arsenal and Manchester United, scoring 50 goals in 102 appearances for the Netherlands.
⚪️🔵🇳🇱 Robin van Persie signed today as the coach of Heerenveen.
He is admired and highly rated in the industry as a future top head coach. pic.twitter.com/1te1Dhynjs
– Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 17, 2024
Van Persie will take over, replacing his predecessor Case van Vonden at Heerenveen, who finished the season no better than tenth in the season that ends on Sunday and will miss next season’s European Club Championship.
The club’s general manager, Ferri de Haan, said in a statement on their website: “Robin impressed us immediately, even though he is early in his coaching career. He is ambitious, passionate and eager to learn. I think he knows how to motivate and inspire players.”
Van Persie said in a statement on Friday: “The career of a coach is wide and full of challenges, and I have practiced it with great passion and joy.”
“I want to continue my development and the role of coach fits perfectly with this goal,” he added. So I’m happy with the opportunity Heerenveen has given me.
