Arjen Robben ( dutch pronunciation : [ ˈɑrjən ˈrɔbə ( newton ) ] ( ) ; born 23 January 1984 ) is a dutch former professional football player who played as a winger. He is known for his dribble skills, accelerate, ball control, and his long-range shots. Robben is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the best wingers in the earth in his flower. Robben first came to prominence with Groningen, for whom he was player of the year for the 2000–01 Eredivisie season. Two years late he signed for PSV, where he became the Netherlands ‘ Young Player of the year and won an Eredivisie style. [ 4 ] The following season Robben ‘s signature was pursued by leading clubs, and after protracted transfer negotiations, he joined Chelsea in 2004. Robben ‘s Chelsea debut was delayed through injury, but upon returning to fitness, he helped Chelsea bring home two consecutive Premier League titles, and was the Premier League Player of the Month in November 2005. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] After a third season in England which was punctuated by injury, Robben signed for Real Madrid in a transfer worth €35 million.
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In August 2009, Robben transferred to Bayern Munich for a fee of around €25 million. [ 7 ] In his first season in Munich, Bayern won the league style, Robben ‘s fifth league title in eight years. Robben scored the winning goal in the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final, being named to the Squad of the Season. In 2014, he was named to the FIFPro World XI and the UEFA Team of the Year, and fourth plaza in the Ballon d’Or. [ 8 ] In Germany, he won 20 trophies, including eight Bundesliga titles and five DFB Pokals. During his long spell at Bayern, Robben was besides known for his fruitful partnership with fellow winger Franck Ribéry – together they were dearly referred to by the nickname Robbery. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Robben started in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, which the Netherlands lost to Spain. He has appeared at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 UEFA European Championships, and the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups. In the latter, he won the Bronze Ball and was named to the All-Star Team. On 15 July 2021, Robben announced his retirement from professional football. [ 11 ]
early life [edit ]
Robben was born in Bedum, a satellite town of Groningen, in the northeastern Netherlands. He took to football from an early age, becoming an adherent of the Coerver Method. [ 12 ] Robben ‘s skill in ball control condition and technical footwork made him a valuable player, and he was cursorily signed by regional club FC Groningen. here, he developed his classifiable style of cutting inside from the right onto his left animal foot to score some quite spectacular goals. [ 13 ]
Club career [edit ]
Groningen [edit ]
Groningen placed Robben in their beginning team for the 1999–2000 season. He scored three goals in league play. Manager Jan avant-garde Dijk added the winger to the beginning team before Groningen ‘s November 2000 away game against Twente, but he did not play until 3 December 2000 against RKC Waalwijk as a stand-in for the injure Leonardo department of state Santos in the 79th minute. During the winter, Robben managed to play himself into the starting batting order. In 18 starts for Groningen over the 2000–01 season, he scored two goals. [ 14 ] Robben was named player of the year for his first temper with the baseball club, and with teammate Jordi Hoogstrate, he demonstrated the lastingness of the Groningen youth academy. Robben stayed with Groningen and improved steadily during the 2001–02 season, playing in 28 matches and scoring six goals. [ 15 ] Robben transferred to PSV for €3.9 million before the 2002–03 season. [ 4 ]
PSV [edit ]
During his first gear season for PSV, the 2002–03 season, Robben played 33 matches and scored 12 goals. [ 14 ] 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 ”. [ 16 ] He helped lead PSV to their 17th Dutch title, and won the Talented Player of the Year award. [ 17 ] After this good start, PSV could not keep up with rival Ajax and were forced into a fight for moment rate in the Eredivisie. Robben travelled to London and met with Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson. Ferguson ‘s crack came in much excessively low for PSV ‘s and Robben ‘s like ; PSV president Harry van Raaij told Manchester United the most that their €7 million volunteer 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. [ 18 ] The respite of his season with PSV was disappoint : he injured his hamstring twice and missed respective games. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] By the conclusion of the season, Robben scored five times in 23 Eredivisie matches. [ 14 ]
Chelsea [edit ]
2004–05 temper [edit ]
Robben did not make his competitive debut for Chelsea until November 2004, as he was injured in a pre-season friendly catch against Roma, breaking a metatarsal bone in his right foot in a challenge from Olivier Dacourt. [ 5 ] During this meter, he told club doctors that he had noticed an unfamiliar growth on one of his testicles. The aesculapian team quickly did tests to check for testicular cancer, but he was subsequently given the all clear. [ 21 ] Robben proved to be a crucial player for the 2004–05 season ; in November 2004, he was awarded the Premier League Player of the Month award. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Robben ended the 2004–05 temper with seven goals, his second highest professional full. He was shortlisted for the PFA Young Player of the year, but was beaten by Manchester United ‘s Wayne Rooney. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Robben was badly injured in a Premier League match away to Blackburn Rovers and forced to sit out the 2005 Football League Cup Final, Chelsea ‘s entitle quarrel and advance to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Back to fitness for 2005–06, Robben was an built-in separate of the Chelsea left wing. In 28 matches, Robben contributed six goals as Chelsea won a second base back-to-back Premier League championship, the first back-to-back titles for the west London cabaret. [ 14 ]
2006–07 season [edit ]
Robben was by and by named man of the match on 23 December 2006 against Wigan Athletic, a match where he got two assists and the victorious finish. [ 25 ] Robben was inflicted with so far another injury in a match against Liverpool on 20 January 2007. [ 26 ] Robben made his come back in a 3–0 victory against Middlesbrough in February, driving in a shoot that took a deflection past Mark Schwarzer for an own goal by Abel Xavier. [ 27 ] He came on as a substitute for Claude Makélélé in the 2007 League Cup final against Arsenal and set up the fetching goal for Didier Drogba. [ 28 ] Robben scored a goal in the second rung of the Champions League against Porto, which led to Chelsea winning the tie 3–2 on aggregate. At the end of March 2007, Robben underwent a knee operation after sustaining a knee wound upon returning from international duty that was expected to rule him out for at least four weeks. [ 29 ] He only made two far appearances for Chelsea, both of which were as a substitute [ 30 ] and both of which would prove to be key games for the club. His first gear appearance since returning from injury was against Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final second gear leg which went to penalties. Robben went on to have his punishment saved by Pepe Reina, and Chelsea ultimately lost. [ 31 ] Robben ‘s final appearance for the club came against Manchester United in the 2007 FA Cup Final. Robben replaced Joe Cole at half-time, but was then substituted himself for Ashley Cole in extra prison term as Chelsea emerged victorious. [ 32 ] Spanish club Real Madrid were matter to in two of Chelsea ‘s players. then director Bernd Schuster is said to have demanded Michael Ballack, while Real Madrid ‘s then president Ramón Calderón was known to favour Robben. [ 33 ] Robben 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 ca n’t until my future is sorted. ” [ 34 ] [ 35 ] real Madrid finally secured Robben ‘s services in August 2007. [ 36 ] He told Chelsea ‘s official club web site : [ 37 ]
It was difficult to leave because I had a great time in my three years at Chelsea and I made a fortune of friends. There was no clock to say adieu because the deal was closed on the Wednesday at 10 o’clock in the evening and the surveil dawn I had to fly. If I have one day off I would want to come back and say adieu because to the fans I owe a big thank you because they were constantly good to me. In my three years I won all the prizes there are to win in England .
real Madrid [edit ]
Robben completed his move to Real Madrid on a five-year deal on 22 August 2007, [ 38 ] with the transfer fee reported as £24 million [ 39 ] [ 40 ] ( €35 million ). He made his debut on 18 September as a substitute for Raúl during a Champions League peer against Werder Bremen, which Real Madrid won 2–1. [ 41 ] His La Liga debut came on 23 September, as a substitute for Royston Drenthe in a 1–1 away draw against Real Valladolid. [ 42 ] On 10 February 2008, Robben scored his first base goal, coming at home in a 7–0 victory against Valladolid. [ 43 ] Robben proved all-important for many Real Madrid matches, making his celebrated runs down the left wing and cursorily became a inaugural choice for the exit midfield position, making 28 appearances during his introduction season and scoring five goals. real Madrid won the Liga deed with multiple games to spare, and were already the champions of Spain when they played their arch-rivals Barcelona on 7 May 2008. The Barcelona players formed a guard of honor as the Madrid team came onto the gear at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, and Robben played an authoritative part in Real Madrid ‘s subsequent 4–1 victory, scoring the champions ‘ moment goal. [ 44 ] Robben retained his key character in the Real Madrid midfield during the 2008–09 season, playing 35 times and scoring 8 goals. Although the Dutchman was one of the spanish side ‘s most crucial players in the pre-season games leading up to the 2009–10 season, having scored three goals and help set up another four, he was among the players whose place in the first base team became threatened following the arrival of Florentino Pérez and the signings of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká. Real Madrid accepted a command of around €25 million for Robben from Bayern Munich. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] Robben claimed he was “ forced ” to leave Real Madrid, saying that he “ did n’t want to go, but the clubhouse wanted to sell him ”. [ 47 ]
Bayern Munich [edit ]
2009–10 season [edit ]
On 28 August 2009, Robben moved to Bayern Munich for around €25 million. He was given the issue 10 new jersey, final careworn by his boyfriend Dutchman, Roy Makaay. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] On 9 March 2010, Robben scored the deciding goal in Bayern ‘s 2–3 frustration ( 4–4 on aggregate over two legs ) against Fiorentina, taking them through to the quarter-finals of the 2009–10 Champions League on aside goals. [ 50 ] On 7 April 2010, Robben sent Bayern into the semi-finals of the Champions League with a stun volley against Manchester United from the edge of the area into the corner of the net. The game ended 3–2 to United ( 4–4 on aggregate ), with Bayern advancing again due to away goals. [ 51 ] On 17 April 2010, he scored his first hat-trick in the Bundesliga against Hannover 96 in the Allianz Arena. The game ended 7–0 to the Bavarians. [ 52 ] On 8 May 2010, he won his first Bundesliga title with Bayern after scoring two goals in their 3–1 victory over Hertha BSC, finishing as Bayern ‘s top scorekeeper in the work. [ 53 ] A week former, Bayern played in the DFB-Pokal concluding against the former champions of the tournament, Werder Bremen, in Berlin ‘s Olympiastadion. Bayern won the game 4–0, with Robben scoring the first of his team ‘s goals from a penalty kick. Robben therefore helped the Bavarians achieve their 15th DFB-Pokal championship. On 25 May 2010, Robben was named Footballer of the year in Germany for 2010. [ 54 ] He was the one-fourth foreigner and the first Dutchman to win the title. He finished the 2009–10 season with 23 goals in 37 appearances. [ 55 ]
2010–11 season [edit ]
The 2010–11 temper started ailing for Robben, after medical tests confirmed that his hamstring had not properly healed and that he would be out for two months. [ 56 ] Bayern president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge stated that “ Of run, Bayern Munich are identical angry ” with the Royal Dutch Football Association ( KNVB ), and would be seeking compensation from them, continuing, “ once again we must pay the bill as a club after a musician is badly hurt dally for a national team. ” [ 56 ] On 15 January 2011, he returned to first base team carry through, coming on as a ersatz in the 1–1 away draw with VfL Wolfsburg. Robben was nominated for the UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder award, but the award went to his external compatriot Wesley Sneijder. He has besides been nominated for the prestigious Ballon d’Or prize and the FIFA Puskás Award, which goes to the best goal of the year, and he has besides been nominated for FIFA ‘s FIFPro World XI 2010 squad thanks to his impressive temper with Bayern Munich. He finished the 2010–11 season with 13 goals in 17 appearances. [ 57 ]
2011–12 season [edit ]
In the moment peg of the semi-finals of the 2011–12 Champions League, against his early club Real Madrid, which was then managed by José Mourinho ( who had been his director at Chelsea ), after Bayern fell behind 2–0, Robben converted a penalty to level the marry at 3–3. Bayern advanced to the final after winning the resulting penalty gunfight. [ 58 ] On 3 May 2012, it was reported that Robben had signed a modern contract with Bayern which would last until 2015. [ 59 ] Robben had an extra-time penalty saved by former teammate Petr Čech in the 2012 Champions League final at the Allianz Arena against Chelsea. Had he scored, Bayern Munich would have led Chelsea 2–1. The match, however, ended in a penalty gunfight which Chelsea won. [ 60 ] That was the fourthly major cup final that he had been on the lose side during the last two years ( FIFA World Cup final, two Champions League finals and the DFB-Pokal ). Three days belated in the same stadium, and while playing as a second-half substitute for the Netherlands in a friendly against Bayern Munich, he was jeered by some disgruntled Bayern fans every clock time he touched the ball ( due to his penalty miss in the Champions League final, and as he did not play on Bayern ‘s side during that pit ascribable to a decision taken by Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk ). [ 61 ] The peer had been organised to compensate Bayern, since Robben aggravated an injury play for the Netherlands at the 2010 World Cup, and went on to miss several months of the 2010–11 season. [ 62 ] He finished the 2011–12 season with 19 goals in 36 appearances. [ 63 ]
2012–13 season [edit ]
In the 2012–13 season, played in the german Super Cup. [ 15 ] Robben had started the temper on the bench, as coach Jupp Heynckes preferred to start Thomas Müller on the right wing, with Toni Kroos at the attacking midfielder position. Robben had played through the season as a stand-in, but earned his chance to start again after Kroos was injured during the Champions League tie against Juventus. He started on the right wing for the rest of the season, having moved Müller back to the center. Robben started against Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal and scored the game ‘s lone goal in the 43rd minute. In the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona, Robben started both games and scored in both games, including the enterprise finish in the second gear leg. Bayern would then go on to return to the final examination in Wembley Stadium. Robben atoned for his penalty miss the former season by setting up teammate Mario Mandžukić ‘s goal to open the score in the sixtieth hour then netting an 89th-minute winner in a 2–1 victory over Borussia Dortmund to give Bayern their one-fifth Champions League/European Cup title. [ 64 ] During the presentation, he was named Man of the Match by UEFA. [ 65 ] Hence, he has been called “ Mr. Wembley ” since then. [ 66 ] He finished the 2012–13 season with 13 goals in 31 appearances. [ 15 ] [ 67 ]
2013–14 season [edit ]
Robben scored his first goals of the 2013–14 temper in the 2013 DFL-Supercup, a 4–2 kill to Borussia Dortmund. [ 68 ] On 9 August 2013, his opening goal helped Bayern to a 3–1 gain over Borussia Mönchengladbach in their first match of the 2013–14 Bundesliga campaign. [ 69 ] On 17 September, he scored in Bayern ‘s Champions League opener against CSKA Moscow at the Allianz Arena. [ 70 ] He went on to score two further goals during the Champions League group stage ; in away wins against Manchester City [ 71 ] and CSKA [ 72 ] as Bayern finished as group winners. On 23 November, Robben was one of three scorers as Bayern beat title rivals Borussia Dortmund 3–0 at the Westfalenstadion. [ 73 ] On 4 December, Robben was substituted with a abstruse cut on his right stifle in a 2–0 DFB-Pokal winnings away to FC Augsburg which prevented him from taking character in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. [ 74 ] On 1 March 2014, Robben scored a hat-trick in Bayern ‘s 5–1 succeed over Schalke 04. [ 75 ] On 19 March, he signed a contract propagation with Bayern which will keep him at the cabaret until 2017. [ 76 ] On 9 April, Robben scored Bayern ‘s third goal in a 3–1 Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United, to secure qualification to the semi-finals. [ 77 ] On 17 May, Robben scored Bayern ‘s opening finish in a 2–0 extra-time frustration of Borussia Dortmund in the 2014 DFB-Pokal Final, giving him his third league and cup double in five seasons with the baseball club. His finish besides made him the first gear player to score in three discriminate DFB-Pokal finals. [ 78 ] On 13 July, after winning the third place peer at the 2014 World Cup, Louis avant-garde Gaal invited Robben to follow him to Manchester United, but the latter ruled out the move. [ 79 ] He finished the 2013–14 temper with 21 goals in 45 appearances. [ 15 ] [ 80 ]
2014–15 season [edit ]
In Bayern ‘s opening match of the 2014–15 Bundesliga season, Robben scored one goal and assisted the other as the team defeated VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 on 22 August 2014. On 1 November, he scored the winning finish from a penalty kick against Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker. On 16 December 2014, Robben scored his hundredth competitive finish for Bayern Munich in a home match against SC Freiburg. [ 81 ] On 21 February 2015, Robben scored doubly in a 6–0 win against SC Paderborn, giving him the record of having scored against every Bundesliga team he had faced. [ 82 ] He ended 2014–15 aboard teammate Robert Lewandowski as joint second-top goalscorer in the Bundesliga with 17 goals. This was in hurt of the actor missing the last two months of the season through wound. [ 83 ] He finished the 2014–15 season with 19 goals in 30 appearances. [ 15 ] [ 84 ]
2015–16 season [edit ]
Robben started his 2015–16 season by scoring the opening goal of the DFL-Supercup against VfL Wolfsburg. [ 85 ] The meet finished in a 1–1 draw, and Robben scored in the subsequent gunfight, however Bayern were defeated. [ 85 ]
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Robben ‘s foremost goal of the Bundesliga season came from a punishment kick in a 3–0 defeat of Bayer Leverkusen on 29 August. [ 86 ] however, an injury suffered six days belated when playing for the Netherlands against Iceland in qualification for UEFA Euro 2016 kept him out of Bayern ‘s future nine fixtures. [ 87 ] On 24 October, Robben returned to the Bayern team, playing 65 minutes and scoring the open goal of a 4–0 win against 1. FC Köln, the club ‘s 1,000th Bundesliga victory. [ 88 ] He made his first Champions League appearance of the season on 4 November, scoring after coming on as a alternate in Bayern ‘s 5–1 acquire over Arsenal. [ 89 ] He finished the 2015–16 season with seven goals in 22 appearances. [ 85 ] [ 90 ]
2016–17 season [edit ]
Robben, recovering from his wound, was chosen for a friendly against SV Lippstadt 08. He scored a goal, curtly before being substituted because of another injury in the 36th hour. Robben ‘s six-week injury caused him to miss respective matches. He returned to train and remained on the bench until 21 September Bundesliga match against Hertha BSC, where he came on rather of Thomas Müller and scored in the 3–0 victory. [ 91 ] Robben scored in both first and second stage of the round-of-sixteen tie against Arsenal as Bayern won 10–2 on sum. [ 92 ] [ 93 ] He finished the 2016–17 temper with 16 goals in 37 appearances. [ 94 ]
2017–18 season [edit ]
Robben trail in 2018 On 16 January 2017, Robben signed a annual extension with Bayern, keeping him at the baseball club until the end of the 2017–18 season. [ 95 ] He scored a goal with his right foot for the first base prison term since February 2015 in a 4–0 victory over 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 16 September. [ 96 ] On 18 October, Robben made his hundredth Champions League appearance in a 3–0 victory over Celtic F.C. in the group degree match of the competition. [ 97 ] On 4 November, Robben scored a stun finish in a 3–1 away win over their Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker which made him Bayern ‘s most successful non-German scorer in the Bundesliga and the most successful dutch goal scorekeeper in the Bundesliga. [ 98 ] [ 99 ] He managed to score twice in a 6–0 aside victory over SC Paderborn as Bayern went on through to the semi-final of DFB-Pokal on 6 February 2018. [ 100 ] Robben won his seventh Bundesliga title and set a dutch record by winning his 11th career domestic league title surpassing Dutch caption Johan Cruyff ‘s 10 career domestic league titles. [ 101 ] [ 102 ] He finished the 2017–18 season with seven goals in 34 appearances. [ 103 ] On 11 May 2018, Robben signed a annual shrink ; extending his persist until the end of the 2018–19 season. [ 104 ]
2018–19 season [edit ]
On 12 August, he started the season by playing in the 2018 DFL-Supercup for 58 minutes and won the deed as Bayern defeated Eintracht Frankfurt with a 5–0 victory. [ 105 ] On 27 November, Robben scored two goals in a 5–1 winnings against S.L. Benfica in the Champions League. [ 106 ] On 2 December, Robben said in an interview “ I can say that this is my last year [ at Bayern ] and it is good like that. I think it is the mighty here and now after ten years. The club moves on and I may move on. It is the end of a identical good and retentive period. ” [ 107 ] On 18 May 2019, he scored his stopping point league goal for Bayern in Bundesliga making it a 5–1 victory against Frankfurt, which meant Bayern winning their 28th Bundesliga entitle and Robben winning his eighth. [ 108 ] On 25 May 2019, Robben won his fifth DFB-Pokal as Bayern defeated RB Leipzig 3–0 in the 2019 DFB-Pokal Final. [ 109 ] He finished the 2018–19 season with six goals in 19 appearances. [ 103 ] In 201 Bundesliga matches he scored 99 goals. [ 110 ] On 4 July 2019, Robben announced his decision to retire from football. [ 111 ] [ 112 ]
return to Groningen [edit ]
On 27 June 2020, Robben announced his rejoinder to the bet on, signing with FC Groningen, the club he started his career with, [ 113 ] in an campaign to help the team recover from COVID-19 setbacks. [ 114 ] He scored his first goal for Groningen in a pre-season friendly against Arminia Bielefeld. [ 115 ] On 13 September 2020, he made his league debut for Groningen against PSV, but he was substituted after entirely 28 minutes due to injury. [ 116 ] After a closely seven-month absence, he made his come back as a substitute in a loss to SC Heerenveen on 11 April 2021. [ 117 ] Robben returned in Groningen ‘s starting line-up on 9 May ; he provided two assists in a 4–0 acquire at Emmen. [ 118 ] On 15 July 2021, Robben announced his moment and final retirement from professional football. [ 119 ]
International career [edit ]
In April 2003, he made his Netherlands external debut in a friendly match against Portugal at old age 19. [ 120 ]
euro 2004 [edit ]
Robben ‘s first participation at an international tournament came at UEFA Euro 2004 when coach Dick Advocaat called up younger players, such as Wesley Sneijder and John Heitinga. During the group stagecoach of the tournament, Advocaat substituted Robben in the 66th infinitesimal to defend a 2–1 lead over the Czech Republic. The Czechs, however, then scored two goals and won 3–2, which led to criticism about Advocaat ‘s decision. [ 121 ] In the quarter-finals, Robben scored the deciding kick in the penalty gunfight between the Netherlands and Sweden, which ensured that at the one-fifth undertake, the Dutch ultimately won a gunfight. [ 122 ]
2006 World Cup [edit ]
Robben played in his first 2006 FIFA World Cup modifier in 2006. In six games for the Netherlands, Robben scored two goals. [ 123 ] The Netherlands qualified for the 2006 World Cup and in their opening match against Serbia and Montenegro, Robben scored the winning finish in the 18th minute, and was named the Player of the match. In the match against the Ivory Coast, Robben received this award the second fourth dimension, frankincense becoming one of the eight players in the tournament to have won multiple Man of the Match awards. [ 124 ]
euro 2008 [edit ]
Robben in 2009 prior to a match against Japan During Euro 2008, new Dutch director Marco van Basten changed the side ‘s formation to 4–2–3–1, preferring the midfield trio of Rafael van five hundred Vaart, Wesley Sneijder and Dirk Kuyt, with Robben left to battle for a position with Robin van Persie on the wing. In the group peer against France, which the Netherlands won 4–1, Robben was brought on at half-time. He dragged the ball out of reach of a defender near the half-way line and paced his way ahead of three defenders, then crossed straight to Van Persie, who powered a shoot into the goal past France goalkeeper Grégory Coupet. At 2–0, Thierry Henry scored a goal for France, making it 2–1, but about immediately after the resume, Robben was played through by Sneijder and he ran at the France goal and was forced into an acute angle, but despite the angle, he shot the ball into the net past Coupet .
2010 World Cup [edit ]
Robben was selected by raw director Bert van Marwijk for the final 23-man Dutch police squad for the 2010 World Cup. [ 125 ] [ 126 ] In the team ‘s last friendly match against Hungary, equitable before its flight to South Africa on 4 June, Robben fell awkwardly and picked up a hamstring injury, causing business over his fitness for the tournament. [ 127 ] On 5 June, Van Marwijk announced that he had “ decided not to summon any alternate for Arjen. I want to give him every luck to still participate in the World Cup ”. [ 128 ] On 12 June, Robben arrived in South Africa to join the team. [ 129 ] He was an fresh substitute for the open match against Denmark as they coasted to a 2–0 victory, and again in the 1–0 victory against Japan. He came on in the 73rd moment against Cameroon in their 2–1 victory, hitting the post from which Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored from the rebound. [ 130 ] On 28 June 2010, Robben started his first base couple against Slovakia in which he went on to score the beginning goal in the irregular round off as the Netherlands won 2–1. He besides won the man of the equal award. [ 131 ] Robben scored the one-third finish with a well-placed header in the semi-finals against Uruguay which the Netherlands won 3–2 to reach the final. [ 132 ] Robben played for the full couple in the final as the Netherlands lost 1–0 to Spain. [ 133 ] Robben had Netherlands ‘s best opportunity of the catch when played in on finish by Wesley Sneijder in the 62nd moment of the match, but was denied by Iker Casillas. [ 134 ] Robben was nominated for the 2010 World Cup Golden Ball, the tournament ‘s best player, which was won by Diego Forlán .
euro 2012 [edit ]
Robben was selected to play for the Netherlands at Euro 2012. [ 135 ] [ 136 ] He started in the first base group stage match, a 1–0 loss to Denmark, in which he hit the post with a curl effort. In the following match, a 2–1 personnel casualty to Germany, he hopped over the advertise boards and walked the farseeing way round after being subbed off for Dirk Kuyt because he thought he could have inspired the Netherlands to a winnings. [ 137 ] After a 2–1 loss to Portugal, the Netherlands were knocked out with three straight defeats .
2014 World Cup [edit ]
In the Netherlands ‘ first peer of the 2014 World Cup, Robben scored two goals in a 5–1 win over Spain. [ 138 ] In the Netherlands ‘ second group stage match, a 3–2 win over Australia, Robben scored the team ‘s opening goal as they qualified for the knockout stagecoach. [ 139 ] In the round of 16 knock-out match with Mexico, the Netherlands won on a punishment awarded after Robben went down following a challenge from Rafael Márquez. The Associated Press said that Robben ‘s “ theatrical performance ” fall “ did little to defuse the debate about his reputation for diving ”. [ 140 ] Robben maintained that the penalty was correct but admitted to falling well earlier in the pit, telling a dutch television receiver channel that “ the one [ at the goal ] was a punishment, but the other one was a honkytonk in the first half. I should n’t be doing that ”. [ 141 ] In the quarter-final, Robben scored the Netherlands ‘ second complain in a 4–3 penalty gunfight get the better of of Costa Rica. [ 142 ] On 11 July, Robben was named on the ten-man short list for FIFA ‘s Golden Ball award for the tournament ‘s best musician. [ 143 ] On 28 August 2015, Robben was named captain of the Netherlands, replacing Robin avant-garde Persie. [ 144 ]
2018 World Cup [edit ]
On 10 October 2017, Robben retired from international football after the team ‘s abortive 2018 World Cup qualifying crusade. [ 145 ] He collected 96 caps between 2003 and 2017 for the Oranje and scored 37 goals. [ 146 ]
style of play [edit ]
Throughout most of his career, Robben was regarded as one of the best wingers in the populace, with ESPN stating he is “ able to take on and beat defenders at the drop of a hat, Robben ‘s ability to get to the byline and deliver in accurate crosses instils fear into any defense ”. [ 147 ] [ 148 ] Usually deployed on the properly wing, Robben frequently cuts inside on his leave metrical foot to move to a more central attacking position, and uses his rush and dribbling skills to take on defenders until he finds the outer space to make an attempt on goal. [ 149 ]
Robben is a world class player. He can, as we know from experience, decide a game on his own. To stop him, you have to double him .
– Borussia Dortmund ‘s Kevin Großkreutz on having two players mark Robben. [ 150 ]
He is predominantly a left-footed actor. [ 151 ] During a meet he will often drift to the forget wing, with his teammate, in the character of Bayern Munich, Franck Ribéry, switching over to the right. Another factor in his play expressive style is his kinship with the right-fullback. At Bayern, this partnership with Philipp Lahm has had benefits for the team ‘s efficiency and chemistry. Robben ‘s defensive exercise improved when he went to Bayern where he often tracks spinal column and covers for his partner when he pushes forward and becomes a irregular correct back. [ 149 ]
I always prefer to be honest and I said there was one dirty in the first half where I went to the ground when the adversary took his leg away at the last consequence … It had nothing to do with the crippled and the penalty was a acquit punishment. I apologise for the action in the first-half but that ‘s football …
– Robben admits to diving against Mexico in 2014, but argues that it only happened during the less-crucial beginning half. [ 152 ]
Robben has been often accused of diving, and he has at times openly admitted to the charges. [ 153 ] [ 154 ] [ 155 ] [ 156 ] In December 2011, Robben apologised for a dive against VfL Bochum in a DFB-Pokal match which earned him a yellow batting order, saying, “ I must not do things like this. ” [ 157 ] In July 2014, Robben admitted to diving in the inaugural one-half of Netherlands ‘ match against Mexico in the concluding 16 round of the 2014 World Cup, but maintained that he had not dived for the decisive punishment he won in blockage fourth dimension which Netherlands converted to win 2–1. [ 153 ] Following the incident, Robben ‘s former coach at Chelsea, José Mourinho, said that Robben ‘s focal ratio and creativity lawsuit opponents who can not stop him to foul him, but “ sometimes [ Robben ] tries to get an advantage, or to get a penalty ”. [ 158 ]
personal life [edit ]
Robben with his wife Bernadien in 2014 Robben married his girlfriend Bernadien Eillert on 9 June 2007 in Groningen. [ 159 ] The two met while in high school in the city, at the Kamerlingh Onnes, [ 160 ] and have two sons, Luka ( bear 2008 ) and Kai ( bear 2012 ) and a daughter, Lynn ( wear 2010 ). [ 161 ] [ 162 ] Robben ‘s founder, Hans, works as his agent. [ 163 ]
Robben has a sponsorship conduct with german sportswear and equipment supplier Adidas. [ 164 ] Robben features in EA Sports ‘ FIFA video game series, and was the third-highest-rated player in FIFA 15. [ 165 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Groningen
2000–01
Eredivisie
18
2
0
0
—
—
18
2
[15]
2001–02
28
6
6
4
—
—
34
10
[15]
Total
46
8
6
4
—
—
52
12
—
PSV
2002–03
Eredivisie
33
12
3
0
4
1
1
0
41
13
[15]
2003–04
23
5
2
0
8
2
1
1
34
8
[15]
Total
56
17
5
0
12
3
2
1
75
21
—
Chelsea
2004–05
Premier League
18
7
2
0
5
1
4
1
29
9
[15]
2005–06
28
6
4
1
6
0
2
0
40
7
[15]
2006–07
21
2
4
0
8
1
4
0
37
3
[15]
Total
67
15
10
1
19
2
10
1
106
19
—
Real Madrid
2007–08
La Liga
21
4
2
1
5
0
0
0
28
5
[15]
2008–09
29
7
0
0
6
1
2
0
37
8
[15]
Total
50
11
2
1
11
1
2
0
65
13
—
Bayern Munich
2009–10
Bundesliga
24
16
3
3
10
4
—
37
23
[55]
2010–11
14
12
2
1
2
0
0
0
18
13
[57]
2011–12
24
12
3
2
9
5
—
36
19
[63]
2012–13
16
5
5
4
9
4
1
0
31
13
[15][67]
2013–14
28
11
5
4
10
4
2
2
45
21
[15][80]
2014–15
21
17
2
0
7
2
0
0
30
19
[15][84]
2015–16
15
4
3
0
3
2
1
1
22
7
[85][90]
2016–17
26
13
3
0
8
3
0
0
37
16
[94]
2017–18
21
5
4
2
9
0
0
0
34
7
[103]
2018–19
12
4
2
0
4
2
1
0
19
6
[166]
Total
201
99
32
16
71
26
5
3
309
144
—
Groningen
2020–21
Eredivisie
6
0
0
0
—
1
0
7
0
—
Career total
426
150
55
22
113
32
20
5
614
209
—
International [edit ]
Appearances and goals by national team and year[167]
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Netherlands[168]
2003
3
1
2004
8
2
2005
6
3
2006
10
2
2007
4
0
2008
6
2
2009
8
1
2010
7
4
2011
1
0
2012
10
2
2013
10
5
2014
13
6
2015
2
2
2016
1
1
2017
7
6
Total
96
37
Robben scored his first ever external goal in October 2003 during a UEFA Euro 2004 modifier against Moldova. [ 169 ] He ultimately decided to retire from international duty in 2017 following their unsuccessful qualify political campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 170 ]
- Scores and results list Netherlands’ goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Robben goal.
Honours [edit ]
PSV
Chelsea
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
Netherlands
Individual
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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