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Van Persie appointed head coach of Feyenoord

Former Arsenal and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has been appointed as Feyenoord's new head coach.

The 41-year-old, who retired from playing in 2019, has left fellow Dutch side Heerenveen to take charge of the club he had two spells at as a player, making 122 appearances for them and scoring 46 goals.

Van Persie was also assistant coach at Feyenoord under Dick Advocaat and worked with their youth teams before taking charge of Heerenveen in May last year.

The former Netherlands international leaves the club ninth in the Eredivisie after winning seven of his 23 games in charge.