Feyenoord family mourns death of Christian Gyan

Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 5:45 PM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 17:59

The football world mourns the death of Christian Gyan. The former defender suffered from cancer for some time and it was revealed on Wednesday that he had died at the age of just 43. The Feyenoord family is saddened by the death of Gyan, who was very popular with Het Legioen in De Kuip during his time as a player. In addition to Feyenoord, former teammates Pierre van Hooijdonk and Jean-Paul van Gastel, among others, react to the death of the Ghanaian.

On Wednesday it can be read on the club site that Feyenoord ‘was informed with great sadness of the death of Christian Gyan’, who was under contract in South Rotterdam for ten years. “At that time, he conquered many hearts of the legion. The little Ghanaian was not only extremely successful in his Feyenoord period by winning a national title (1999), the UEFA Cup (2002) and the Johan Cruijff Scale, he also grew into a cult hero and huge crowd favorite.”

“The fact that Gyan acquired hero status and was not forgotten in Rotterdam after his playing career became clear after it became known in Michel van Egmond’s book ‘King’ about Gyan that the happiness of the public’s favorite was threatened in various ways,” Feyenoord continues. tribute to Gyan. “A number of Feyenoord supporters then decided to set up a fundraising campaign. Feyenoord itself also supported this initiative by handing over its share of the proceeds from the sale of the book in its entirety to Gyan.”

“The fact that Gyan’s death also stirs up a lot among supporters can be seen from the many reactions that were shared on social media after today’s sad news. With Gyan, Feyenoord loses a former player with a real Feyenoord heart, a favorite of Gyan. the legion and above all a fantastic person”, Feyenoord concludes the coverage surrounding Gyan’s death.