Death
On 30 October 2013, Ricksen revealed he was terminally ill and had been diagnosed with ALS (motor neurone disease).[1] He died from problems caused by the disease on 18 September 2019 in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire at the age of 43.[2][3]
Honours
Club
- Fortuna Sittard
- Eerste Divisie: 1994–95
- AZ
- Eerste Divisie: 1997–98
- Rangers
- Scottish Premier League: 2002–03, 2004–05
- Scottish Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03
- Scottish League Cup: 2002, 2003, 2005
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
References
- ↑ Fernando Ricksen heeft ALS Archived 2016-01-08 at the Wayback Machine - Telegraaf (in Dutch)
- ↑ "Fernando Ricksen". Rangers F.C. official site. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ "Fernando Ricksen: Ex-Rangers player dies aged 43 after motor neurone disease battle". BBC Sport. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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