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Van Persie sacked by Feyenoord after 16 months
Key takeaways
- Robin van Persie won 30 of his 58 games in charge of Feyenoord
- Feyenoord have sacked manager Robin van Persie after just 16 months in charge of the Eredivisie club.
- The 42-year-old departs just two weeks after Devy Rigaux's appointment as technical director and Robert Eenhoorn as general manager.
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Robin van Persie won 30 of his 58 games in charge of Feyenoord
Feyenoord have sacked manager Robin van Persie after just 16 months in charge of the Eredivisie club.
The former Arsenal and Manchester United striker guided the club to a second-place finish and Champions League qualification in his only full season as manager, though they finished 19 points behind winners PSV Eindhoven.
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