Van persie was named last weekend as new coach of Feyenoord after last month’s sacking of the Dane Brian Priske.
The 41-year old Van Persie’s playing carer began and ended at Feyenoord and he received a warm welcome on his return to De Kuip, where had been a youth team coach until the end of last season, when he left for a first head coach job at Hereenveen.
The goalless draw against Nec Nijmegen left Feyenoord in fourth place in the standings, missing out on a chance to go above Utrecht into third place.
Van Persie and Feyenoord now turn their attention to their Champions League last 16 game against Inter Milan. They host the Italian giants in the first leg on Wednesday.