Fill 2 Copy 11 Created with Sketch. Thursday 15 July , UK. Arjen Robben has announced his retirement for a second time aged Video Latest News. Also See: Latest football news Latest football video.
Around Sky. Groetjes, Arjen pic. Robben made his league debut for Groningen in a clash with PSV back in September, but had to be substituted after just 28 minutes due to a serious calf injury. The former Netherlands international then spent the next seven months in recovery before returning in a loss to Heerenveen in April, and ultimately finished the season with just seven appearances to his name.
Despite the unfortunate nature of his final year in the professional ranks, Robben will be remembered as one of the best players of his generation after many years of tormenting opposition defences with his raw pace and exceptional dribbling skills. The Dutchman broke onto the senior stage at Groningen before being snapped up by PSV in , and Chelsea came calling two years later after seeing him inspire the Eindhoven-based club to an Eredivisie title.
After he added a final pair of goals to his tally for the Netherlands before exiting the international stage, bundesliga. Since joining Bayern Munich from Real Madrid in summer , Robben has consistently had Bundesliga defenders suffering at the hands of He has weighed in with a stunning 92 goals and 58 assists in Bundesliga outings, winning six league titles along the way, including in each the last five seasons. Thoroughbred talent and an unfaltering zeal for the game have contributed to the freshly-retired former Netherlands international's march to the top and kept him there, but it his signature move - an angled run in from the right-hand side coupled with a curled left-footed finish - that has cemented his reputation as one of the most feared wide men of all time.
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