Arjen Robben
Personal information
Full name	Arjen Robben
Date of birth	January 23, 1984 (1984-01-23) (age 24)
Place of birth	Bedum, Netherlands
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger (Right/Left)
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid
Number	11
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (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-	Netherlands	31 0(8)
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Arjen Robben (born January 23, 1984 in Bedum) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a winger for Real Madrid.^[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. is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Bedum (Gronings: Beem) is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Soccer redirects here. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) Biggest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Finland (Solna, Sweden; 4 July 1912) Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972) Biggest defeat England Amateur 12 - 2 Netherlands (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1934... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...

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.^[2] He was also the FA Premier League Player of the Month during the month of November 2005 at Chelsea F.C.^[3][4] 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 football (soccer) events of the year 2001 throughout the world. ... PSV redirects here. ... The Player of the Month award is a prize recognising the best Premiership player each month of the association football season. ... Ongoing events • Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal • Al Jazeera bombing memo • Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak • Black sites scandal • Conservative leadership race (UK) • Fuel prices • Irans nuclear program • Jilin chemical plant explosions • Kashmir earthquake • Malawi food crisis • Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal • New Delhi bombings investigation • Niger food crisis • North Indian cyclone... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ...

Early football life

Born in the town of Bedum in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands, Robben took to football from an early age. 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.^[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] Bedum (Gronings: Beem) is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Capital Groningen Queens Commissioner J.G.M. (Hans) Alders Religion (1999) Protestant 29% Catholic 7% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   2,336 km² (8th) 623 km² Population (2006)  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Density 574,042 (9th) 246/km² (9th) Anthem Grunnens Laid ISO NL-GR Official website www. ... Coerver Method or the Coerver Coaching Technique is a football coaching technique created by Wiel Coerver. ... It has been suggested that Coerver_coaching_method be merged into this article or section. ...

Club career

F.C. Groningen

F.C. Groningen placed Robben in their C-class youth team for the 1999/2000 season. 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. Over the winter, Robben managed to play himself into the starting lineup. 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 €3.9 million before the 2002-03 season.^[2] The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2000 throughout the world. ... Johannes (Jan) Hermannus van Dijk (born December 10, 1956 in Diepenveen, Overijssel) is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for FC Groningen and Go Ahead Eagles during his professional career (1975-1992). ... FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... RKC Waalwijk is a football club playing in the Dutch Eredivisie. ... Leonardo dos Santos Silva (born 21 August 1976 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for FC Dordrecht. ... A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ...

PSV Eindhoven

During his first season for PSV Eindhoven, the 2002-03 season, Robben played 33 matches and scored 12 goals.^[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'. He helped lead PSV to their 17th Dutch title, and won the Talented Player of the Year award.^[8] PSV redirects here. ... Mateja Kežman (Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Кежман) (born 12 April 1979 in Zemun, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian footballer, playing predominantly as a striker. ...

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. Robben travelled to London and met with Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson. 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. Almost immediately, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich offered € 18 million (£ 12.1 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] Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced /ˈʌɪjaks/), is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... For other persons named Alex Ferguson, see Alex Ferguson (disambiguation). ... Harry van Raaij (born 29 August 1936) is/ was the chairman of PSV Eindhoven Category: ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ... Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (IPA: ; Russian: ; born on 24 October 1966 in Saratov, Russian SFSR, USSR) earned his money after taking investment advice from Sir Oliver Bienias and Lord James Orchard. ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ... GBP redirects here. ...

Chelsea

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.^[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. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The 2004-05 season of the FA Premier League began in August 2004 and ended in May 2005. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... A friendly match is generally a match where there is no competitive value of any kind, and most times quality of play is valued over the result. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ... The metatarsus consists of the five long bones of the foot, which are numbered from the medial side (ossa metatarsalia I.-V.); each presents for examination a body and two extremities. ... Olivier Nicolás André Dacourt (born September 25, 1974 in Montreuil, France) is a professional football player who currently plays midfielder for Inter Milan in Italys Serie A. He has also played for Everton F.C., RC Lens, Leeds United and AS Roma. ... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ...

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. 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.^[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. 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.^[14] Barclays Bank is the fourth largest bank in the United Kingdom. ... In sport, a man of the match or player of the game or man of the series award is given to the outstanding player in a particular match or series. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... PFC CSKA Moscow (Russian: or Professional Football Club - Central Sports Club of Army (Moscow)) is the football section of the CSKA sports club of Moscow, Russia. ... For the Australian club, see Newcastle United Jets. ... Current season For details on the current season, see Fulham F.C. season 2007-08 Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... The PFA Young Player of the Year is awarded at the end of every English football season, by the members of the Professional Footballers Association, the players union. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... MUFC redirects here. ... Côte dIvoire (often called Ivory Coast in English; see below about the name) is a country in West Africa. ... Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born March 11, 1978 in Abidjan, Côte dIvoire) is a footballer from Côte dIvoire who currently plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League. ... Damien Anthony Duff (born March 2, 1979 in Ballyboden, Dublin) is an Irish footballer. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club are an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... UEFA Champions League, which replaced the European Champions Cup, is a seasonal club football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ...

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.^[7] The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see list of professional sports leagues. ...

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. He was also involved in an unsavoury incident with Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina. 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. 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. Reina's red card was not rescinded, however.^[15] Current season Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in North-East England. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) are an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... José Manuel Reina Páez (born 31st August 1982 in Madrid), is commonly known as Pepe Reina (his preferred nickname), or José Reina. ... Stamford Bridge is a football stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. ... Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen, known in the English-language media as Eidur Gudjohnsen (born 15 September 1978 in Reykjavík), is an Icelandic football player who is currently a striker for the English Premiership club Chelsea and the captain of the Iceland national team. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

After the Fifa World Cup 2006, Robben returned to a new look Chelsea squad. 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. This saw the winger struggle to get a position in Chelsea starting lineup at the beginning of the season. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: , born 29 September 1976, Dvirkivschyna, Kiev Oblast) is a Ukrainian football striker who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. ... Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in Görlitz, Saxony) is a German football player. ... Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980, Stepney, London) is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. ... José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho, GOIH (pron. ... For Frank Lampard Jr. ... Michael Essien (born December 3, 1982 in Ghana) is a Ghanaian International footballer. ...

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. 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. 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.^[17] He was then sidelined for a few weeks due to a slight thigh strain. This article is about association football players. ... This article is about association football players. ... For the rock band roadie and chronicler who was murdered, see Joe Cole (roadie). ... is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ...

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.^[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. 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. 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. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Middlesbrough Football Club (commonly known as Boro) are an English football club based in Middlesbrough. ... Mark Schwarzer (born October 6, 1972 in Sydney) is an Australian football (soccer) player. ... Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier, pron. ... FC Porto emblem (Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... 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 (Ukrainian: , born 29 September 1976, Dvirkivschyna, Kiev Oblast) is a Ukrainian football striker who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born March 11, 1978 in Abidjan, Côte dIvoire) is a footballer from Côte dIvoire who currently plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League. ... The UEFA Champions League 2006-07 was the 52nd edition of the European championship football club tournament and 15th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. ...

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. 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. Madrid coach Bernd Schuster told Spanish radio, "Hopefully, we'll be able to announce the signing of one or two big players soon." Schuster is said to have demanded Ballack, while Madrid's president, Ramon Calderon, is known to favor Robben. ^[20] Robben has said to reporters of Spanish newspaper AS: "I do not know when a deal will be reached. I would like to send a message to the Madrid fans, but I can't until my future is sorted."^[21][22] The knockout stage of the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League started on 20 February 2007 and culminated with the final match at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on 23 May. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Real Madrid redirects here. ... Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in Görlitz, Saxony) is a German football player. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ramón Calderón (© Realmadrid. ... AS is a Spanish daily sports newspaper, concentrating particularly on football. ...

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,. ^[25] He became the fifth most expensive signing in Real Madrid's history, after Zinedine Zidane, Luís Figo, David Beckham and Ronaldo. ^[26] He made his debut on September 18th, in the first Champions League game of the season against Werder Bremen. Real Madrid redirects here. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ... GBP redirects here. ... Zidane redirects here. ... Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, (born 4 November 1972 in Almada, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese footballer. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Werder Bremen is a German football club playing in Bremen in the northwest German federal state of the same name. ...

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. He had an impressive run, overcoming both Gianluca Zambrotta and Rafael Marquez down the left wing.^[27] He scored his first competitive goal for Real Madrid on January 2nd, 2008, playing against Alicante CF. 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. 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. Real Madrid eventually won the game 2-1 to win their 31st Spanish League title in the club's history. 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. El Clásico (English: ), the rivalry between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, is legendary. ... Robson de Souza (born January 25, 1984 in São Vicente, São Paulo), nicknamed Robinho, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid C.F. and the Brazilian national team. ... Gianluca Zambrotta, Cavaliere OMRI[1] (born February 19, 1977 in Como) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... Rafael Márquez (born February 13, 1979 in Zamora, Mexico) is a Mexican football player, who currently plays for F.C. Barcelona of the Spanish first division. ... Alicante Club de Fútbol is a football team based in Alicante in the autonomous community of Land of Valencia. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ... (Professional Football League), commonly known as the Primera División or simply La Liga, is the top professional football league in Spain. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ... Club Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Pamplona in Navarra, founded in 1920. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

International career

Robben playing for the Netherlands

Robben has played in 27 games for the Netherlands, scoring 8 goals. The first international experience of Robben's career came in Euro 2004, as the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. During Euro 2004 Dutch coach Dick Advocaat substituted Robben in the 66th minute to defend a 2-1 lead over 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.^[29] The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between June 12 and July 4, 2004. ... 2002 World Cup redirects here. ... Dick Advocaat (born September 27, 1947 in The Hague, Netherlands) is the Dutch coach of the Russian football team Zenit. ...

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. 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.^[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.

Trophies

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• Eredivisie: 1
  

2002–03

• Johan Cruijff-schaal: 1
  

2003–04

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• English Premier League: 2
  

2004–05, 2005–06

• Football League Cup: 2
  

2005, 2007

• FA Community Shield: 1
  

2005

• FA Cup: 1
  

2007

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• La Liga: 1
  

2007–08

Personal honours

• U-21 European Footballer of the Year (2005)
• Netherlands' Young Player of the Year(2003)

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Career statistics

(Correct as of 19 May 2008)

International goals^[35]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2003-10-11	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Moldova	5-0	5-0	2004 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
2	2004-02-18	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	USA	1-0	1-0	Friendly match
3	2004-02-18	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain	Andorra	0-2	0-3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	2005-04-06	Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Romania	1-0	2-0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	2005-08-17	Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Germany	1-0	2-2	Friendly match
6	2005-08-17	Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Germany	2-0	2-2	Friendly match
7	2006-06-11	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany	Serbia and Montenegro	1-0	1-0	2006 FIFA World Cup
8	2006-08-16	Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	0-2	0-4	Friendly match

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v • d • e Netherlands squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 van der Sar • 2 Jaliens • 3 Boulahrouz • 4 Mathijsen • 5 van Bronckhorst • 6 Landzaat • 7 Kuyt • 8 Cocu • 9 van Nistelrooy • 10 van der Vaart • 11 Robben • 12 Kromkamp • 13 Ooijer • 14 Heitinga • 15 de Cler • 16 Maduro • 17 van Persie • 18 van Bommel • 19 Vennegoor of Hesselink • 20 Sneijder • 21 Babel • 22 Timmer • 23 Stekelenburg • Coach: van Basten

Awards
Preceded by Robin van Persie	Dutch Football Talent of the Year 2002 – 2003	Succeeded by John Heitinga
Preceded by John Heitinga	Dutch Football Talent of the Year 2003	Succeeded by Wesley Sneijder