Robin van Persie
Dutch football player and coach
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| March 30 2025 | Van Persie records his first home win as Feyenoord head coach in a league game against Go Ahead Eagles, winning 3-2. |
| March 16 2025 | Van Persie achieves his first win as Feyenoord head coach in a league game against Twente, with Feyenoord winning 6–2. |
| March 11 2025 | Feyenoord is eliminated from the UEFA Champions League after a 2–1 defeat at San Siro against Inter Milan. |
| March 5 2025 | Van Persie makes his UEFA Champions League debut as a manager, experiencing a 0–2 defeat to Inter Milan in the round of 16. |
| March 1 2025 | Van Persie's first match as Feyenoord head coach results in a goalless Eredivisie draw against NEC. |
| February 23 2025 | Van Persie returns to Feyenoord as head coach, signing a contract until the end of the 2026–27 season, replacing Brian Priske. He is assisted by René Hake, Etiënne Reijnen, and John de Wolf. |
| February 2025 | Appointed head coach of Feyenoord after initially coaching Heerenveen for eight months. |
| September 14 2024 | In his fourth game as Heerenveen head coach, the team suffered a league record 9-1 defeat away to AZ. |
| May 17 2024 | Heerenveen announced Van Persie as their new head coach, signing a two-year contract. |
| 2023 | Van Persie was promoted to co-head coach of Feyenoord's under-18 and under-19 teams, and helped the under-18 team win the Mladen Ramljak Memorial Tournament. |
| May 2021 | Feyenoord officially announced Van Persie would join the club as a field coach and co-head coach of the under-16 team for the 2021–22 season. |
| May 2020 | Van Persie became an assistant-coach to Dick Advocaat at Feyenoord, helping train the club's strikers in an unofficial role. |
| 2019 | Received Oeuvreprijs (Lifetime Achievement) at the Telegraaf Footballer of the Year Gala. |
| May 12 2019 | Van Persie played his last professional match in a 2-0 home defeat against ADO Den Haag, being replaced by Dylan Vente in the 93rd minute, as confirmed by coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst. |
| March 3 2019 | Van Persie scored his first hat-trick in the Eredivisie in a 4-0 win against Emmen. |
| October 2018 | Van Persie announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2018–19 season. |
| August 2018 | Named Eredivisie Player of the Month for August |
| August 2018 | Won the Johan Cruyff Shield and was named Eredivisie Player of the Month. |
| April 22 2018 | Van Persie scored in the KNVB Cup final as Feyenoord defeated AZ 3-0 to win their 13th trophy. |
| February 28 2018 | Van Persie scored his 300th career goal in a victory that secured Feyenoord's place in the 2017–18 KNVB Cup final. |
| January 19 2018 | Robin van Persie returned to Feyenoord by cancelling his contract with Fenerbahçe. |
| 2017 | Returns to Feyenoord for his final professional seasons, completing a career arc back to his original club. |
| 2017 | He made a single appearance for the national team with no goals scored. |
| 2017 | Van Persie made his last appearance for the Netherlands national team in a match against France during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, coming on as a substitute. |
| 2016 | Van Persie did not make any appearances for the Netherlands national team this year. |
| 2016 | Named Okan University 'Footballer of the Year'. |
| 2015 | After missing a penalty in a match against West Bromwich Albion, was stripped of his penalty-taking duties by coach Louis van Gaal. |
| 2015 | Van Persie's international appearances decreased to 5, with only 1 goal scored. |
| October 13 2015 | Scored an own goal in a crucial UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against the Czech Republic, contributing to the Netherlands' failure to qualify for an international tournament for the first time since 2002. |
| October 10 2015 | Made his 100th appearance for the Netherlands national team during a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Kazakhstan, becoming the eighth Dutchman to reach this milestone. |
| August 28 2015 | Van Persie was replaced by Arjen Robben as captain of the Netherlands national team. |
| August 23 2015 | Scored his first domestic goal for Fenerbahçe, opening the scoring in a 1-1 draw against Çaykur Rizespor. |
| August 20 2015 | Scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe, heading the only goal in an away Europa League play-off match against Atromitos. |
| August 14 2015 | Made his league debut for Fenerbahçe, entering as a 60th-minute substitute in a 2-0 win against Eskişehirspor. |
| July 2015 | Van Persie made his debut for Fenerbahçe in a Champions League third qualifying round match against Shakhtar Donetsk, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute. |
| July 14 2015 | Robin van Persie joined Turkish side Fenerbahçe on a three-year deal, signing with the number 10 shirt for a reported fee of £3.84 million. |
| January 11 2015 | Suffered an ankle injury during a 1-0 home defeat to Southampton. |
| 2014 | In the World Cup quarter-final, scored the Netherlands' first penalty kick in a 4-3 penalty shootout win against Costa Rica. |
| 2014 | He continued to be a key player for the national team with 15 appearances and 8 goals. |
| 2014 | Scored his fourth World Cup goal from a penalty kick in a 3-0 third-place play-off victory against Brazil. Notably, he was the only player since 1966 to score with left foot, right foot, head, free kick, and penalty kick in a single World Cup tournament. |
| 2014 | Became the Netherlands national football team's all-time top scorer, reaching 50 goals for the national team. |
| 2014 | Finished third place at FIFA World Cup and was top goalscorer in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification with 11 goals |
| October 26 2014 | Scored a dramatic late equaliser against Chelsea in the dying minutes of injury time, helping Manchester United earn a point. Celebrated by taking off his shirt and received a booking, which was criticized by coach Louis van Gaal. |
| September 21 2014 | Scored his first goal of the season in a 5-3 defeat to Leicester City during his fourth league appearance for Manchester United. |
| June 2014 | In the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening match, captained the Netherlands to a 5-1 win over Spain, scoring two goals including a flying header nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award. Named man of the match by FIFA. |
| June 18 2014 | Scored his third goal of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in a 3-2 victory against Australia, helping the Netherlands qualify for the knockout stage. |
| March 19 2014 | Scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 Champions League victory over Olympiacos, helping Manchester United advance to the quarter-finals 3-2 on aggregate. |
| 2013 | Won the FA Community Shield. |
| 2013 | Served as captain of the Netherlands national team and won the FA Community Shield. |
| 2013 | Won Premier League with Manchester United and the Premier League Golden Boot |
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