Fernando Ricksen: Ex-Rangers captain dies at age of 43 after battle with motor neurone disease
Former Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen has died at age 43.
The Dutchman, who had been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at October 2013, passed out at a hospice on Wednesday morning.
Rangers released a statement after his death. It read:”Rangers is profoundly saddened to announce that former player Fernando Ricksen passed out this morning following his battle with motor neurone disease”
“Fernando spent trophy-laden seasons at Ibrox having originally joined a variety of other Dutch gamers under manager Dick Advocaat in the summer of 2000.”
Ricksen won two Scottish titles, two Scottish Cups and three League Cups at Ibrox.
He moved to Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2006 at which he won the UEFA Cup and a Russian name, beating Rangers from the final in 2008.
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