Arjen Robben

Profile Football Stars | Arjen Robben | In August 2009, Robben transferred to Bayern Munich for a fee of around € 25 million, scoring two goals on his debut.  Arjen Robben, is a Dutch footballer who plays for the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.  The Following season Robben's signature was pursued by the leading English clubs, and after protracted transfer Negotiations he joined Chelsea in the 2004 close season.In his first season in Munich, Bayern won the league title, Robben's fifth league title in eight years, and got to the Champions League final.

Groningen placed Robben in their first team for the 1999-2000 season. He scored three goals in league play. Robben stayed with Groningen and improved steadily during the 2001-02 season, playing in 28 matches and scoring six goals. Robben was transferred to PSV for € 3.9 million before the 2002-03 season.

During his first season for PSV, the 2002-03 season, Robben played 33 matches and scored 12 goals. Robben traveled to London and met with Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson. By the end of the season, Robben scored five times in 23 Eredivisie matches.

Real Madrid eventually secured Robben's services in August 2007. On 10 February 2008, Robben scored his first goal, this time at home in a 7-0 victory against Valladolid.  Robben has played in 52 games for the Netherlands, scoring 16 goals. Robben was also nominated for the 2010 World Cup Golden Ball, the tournament's best player, the which was won by Diego Forlán.

Personal information
Full name Arjen Robben
Date of birth 23 January 1984 (age 28)
Place of birth Bedum, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Winger

Club information
Current club Bayern Munich
Number 10

Youth career
1996 vv Bedum
1996 - 2000 Groningen

Senior career
years Team
2000 - 2002 Groningen 50 (8)
2002 - 2004 PSV 56 (17)
2004 - 2007 Chelsea 67 (15)
2007 - 2009 Real Madrid 50 (11)
2009 - Bayern Munich 54 (35)

National team
2003 - Netherlands 53 (17)

Honours

Club
PSV
     Eredivisie (1): 2002-03
     Johan Cruijff Shield (1): 2003

Chelsea
     Premier League (2): 2004-05, 2005-06
     FA Cup (1): 2007
     League Cup (2): 2005, 2007
     FA Community Shield (1): 2005

Real Madrid
     La Liga (1): 2007-08
     Supercopa de España (1): 2008

Bayern Munich
     Bundesliga (1): 2009-10
     DFB-Pokal (1): 2010
     DFB-Supercup (1): 2010-11

Netherlands
     FIFA World Cup (Silver Medalist) (1): 2010

Individual
     Netherlands' Young Player of the Year (1): 2003
     Premier League Player of the Month (1): November 2004
     PFA Team of the Year (1): 2005
     Premier League Goal of the Month (1): December 2005
     Bravo Award (1): 2005
     Goal of the Month in Germany (3): January 2010, March 2010, April 2010
     Der Kicker Player Of The Year (1): 2010
     Footballer of the Year (Germany) (1): 2010
     UEFA Team of the Year (1): 2010 -11