Overview
- Feyenoord removed Robin van Persie from his role effective immediately following an internal evaluation announced by new general director Robert Eenhoorn and technical director Dévy Rigaux.
- The club’s review cited a mix of declining results, poor on-field quality, a long list of injuries and locker-room tensions as reasons for not keeping Van Persie.
- Two assistant coaches — Etiënne Reijnen and goalkeeper coach Jyri Nieminen — have already left and the futures of René Hake and John de Wolf remain unresolved, creating short-term staff uncertainty.
- Media and pundits are already naming possible successors, with Oliver Glasner, Arne Slot, Alfred and Dick Schreuder, Wouter Vrancken and Sébastien Pocognoli mentioned as speculative options, and Feyenoord must pick a coach before the squad reunites for preseason on June 29.
- Van Persie was appointed in February 2025 and won Champions League qualification during his tenure, but critics point to a low points-per-game record and stagnant progress this season, and commentators are split over whether the dismissal was necessary.