Van Bommel is the son of Mark van Bommel, a 79-cap Dutch international and PSV club legend, and the grandson of former Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk. He spent seven years in PSV's youth academy ...

psv埃因霍温则在职业联赛后夺得了21次荷甲冠军，加上职业化前的3座，在联赛冠军次数上仅次于霸主阿贾克斯，远远领先于另一个霸主球队费耶诺德。