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 away in a hospice on Wednesday morning.
Rangers published a statement after his passing. 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 number of other Dutch players under manager Dick Advocaat in the summer of 2000.”
After linking Rangers in 24, ricksen won three League Cups, two Cups and two titles at a mutually spell at Ibrox.
He moved to Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2006 where he won an title and the UEFA Cup, beating Rangers at the final in 2008.
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