Editing Arjen Robben (section)

== Early life ==
Robben was born in [[Bedum]], in the northeastern Netherlands. He took to football from an early age, becoming an adherent of the [[Wiel Coerver#Managerial career|Coerver Method]].<ref name="De Wiel Coerver Methode">{{cite news |title=De Wiel Coerver Methode |url=http://www.vvjps.nl/De%20Wiel%20Coerver%20Methode.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030421001118/http://www.vvjps.nl/De%20Wiel%20Coerver%20Methode.htm |archive-date=21 April 2003 |publisher=Vvjps.nl |access-date=3 August 2008 |language=nl |url-status=dead}}</ref> Robben's skill in ball control and technical footwork made him a valuable player, and he was quickly signed by regional club [[FC Groningen]]. Here, he developed his distinctive style of cutting inside from the right onto his left foot to score some quite spectacular goals.<ref name="Real Madrid C.F. player profile - Arjen Robben">{{cite news |title=Real Madrid C.F. player profile – Arjen Robben |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041476158/1193041477808/jugador/Jugador/Robben.htm |publisher=Real Madrid C.F. |access-date=3 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080806062710/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041476158/1193041477808/jugador/Jugador/Robben.htm |archive-date=6 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>