Fernando Ricksen has been honoured with a special kit tribute by Fortuna Sittard. Today, September 18, marks five years since the Rangers icon sadly lost his brave battle against motor neuron disease . And the club where he started and ended his professional playing career have released a specially designed kit in tribute to the club hero.
The top features a holographic logo - never used before in Dutch professional football - which transitions from the Fortuna logo to a powerful silhouette of Ricksen. The shirt also displays the motto 'Never Give Up' on the neck of the kit which the club say refers to his 'unprecedented fighting sprit'. The red and blue top with white shorts and red and blue socks design is also a nod to his time in Glasgow with Rangers.
He captured the hearts of fans during his six-year spell. Sittard will wear the special kit TWICE this week as they take on Dutch giants Ajax tonight on the road before they host PSV this weekend. A statement on the club website read: "The specially designed kit is an ode to Fernando Ricksen and will go straight into the history books because of a unique badge.
The kit contains a holographic logo, which has never been used before in Dutch professional football. A pioneering tribute to Ricksen in which the Fortuna logo seamlessly transitions from multiple angles into a powerful silhouette of Fernando Ricksen. "Furthermore, the striking motto Never Give Up is incorporated into the neck, which refers to Fernando's unprecedented.