Van Persie Set To Be Heerenveen Head Coach

Former Arsenal and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie is close to becoming the new head coach of Eredivisie side Heerenveen.

The former Netherlands international has recent experience being youth coach at Feyenoord.

Heerenveen are currently in 10th place in the Dutch topflight.

In May 2020, a year after his retirement, Van Persie became an assistant-coach to Dick Advocaat at his former club Feyenoord, where he would help train the club’s strikers in an unofficial role.

Feyenoord announced in May 2021 that Van Persie would officially join the club from the start of the 2021–22 season in a supporting role as a field coach, while also becoming the co-head coach at the club’s under-16 team.

For the 2023–24 season, Van Persie was promoted to co-head coach of the club’s under-18 team, as well as the under-19 team in the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League.