{"product_id":"2006-07-feyenoord-player-issue-shirt","title":"Feyenoord 2006-07 Player Issue Kappa Home Shirt Vintage","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eFeyenoord 2006-07 Player Issue Shirt — Kappa x FORTIS, De Kuip in your wardrobe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eIn 2006-07, \u003cstrong\u003eFeyenoord Rotterdam\u003c\/strong\u003e was going through a pivotal period in its history, seeking to regain its former glory in the Eredivisie under the guidance of \u003cstrong\u003eKappa\u003c\/strong\u003e and its long-standing sponsor \u003cstrong\u003eFORTIS\u003c\/strong\u003e. What you're looking at is a \u003cstrong\u003ePlayer Issue shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e — not a replica for the stands, but a piece tailored for professional players, designed for real competition. That changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eShirt details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:2;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006-2007\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClub:\u003c\/strong\u003e Feyenoord Rotterdam\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Home\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKit Manufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kappa\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor:\u003c\/strong\u003e FORTIS\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eState:\u003c\/strong\u003e LITTLE PULLS, LITTLE SPOT — authentic wear of a worn vintage shirt, not one that slept in a display case\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhat this shirt represents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e2006-07 Feyenoord season\u003c\/strong\u003e was part of a difficult decade for the South Rotterdam club. After the glorious years of the early 2000s — UEFA Cup 2002, Bert van Marwijk on the bench, De Kuip on fire — the club sought to rebuild and remain competitive against the Eredivisie heavyweights, led by PSV Eindhoven and Ajax Amsterdam. It was a time of reconstruction, not easy trophies, and that can be felt in every stitch of this shirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eIn the locker room that season were players trained in the club's tough school or who had passed through the major stages of Dutch football. Names like \u003cstrong\u003eSalomon Kalou\u003c\/strong\u003e, who left for Chelsea the previous summer, had left a void. The 2006-07 generation relied on solid players like \u003cstrong\u003eDirk Kuijt\u003c\/strong\u003e, who also left for Liverpool in August 2006 — a huge loss for the club just before this shirt was manufactured. Feyenoord had to rebuild, and this shirt is a direct witness to that period of transition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eMoments etched into this shirt\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe season without a safety net, post-Kuijt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDirk Kuijt left Feyenoord for Liverpool in the summer of 2006 for approximately 10 million euros — a blow precisely when these shirts were coming out of the Kappa workshops. The club had to reinvent itself offensively, and every home game at De Kuip became a test of collective character rather than individual genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDe Kuip as a fortress\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWith over 51,000 seats and one of the most electric atmospheres in European football, the Feijenoord stadium — known as \u003cstrong\u003eDe Kuip\u003c\/strong\u003e — remained one of the temples of continental football in 2006-07. Playing at home with this shirt on your back meant carrying the weight of 70 years of history on your shoulders every time you stepped onto the pitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKappa and Feyenoord: a solid partnership\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKappa\u003c\/strong\u003e had been supplying Feyenoord for several seasons at that time, and the quality of Kappa's \u003cstrong\u003ePlayer Issue shirts\u003c\/strong\u003e from this era is recognized by all serious collectors. The finishes, the fabric treatment, the embroidered rather than flocked details — everything was designed for the highest level, and it still shows and feels today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eAuthentic vs. Replica\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003ePlayer Issue shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e is nothing like what the average fan buys at the club shop. The cut is different — closer to the body, designed for the movements of a professional footballer. The materials are of better quality, the badges and logos are often embroidered with more care, and the quantities produced are infinitely smaller than mass-market replicas. This is exactly what you have in your hands here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic vintage Feyenoord shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e in Player Issue version from 2006-07 is a rarity on the market for \u003cstrong\u003ecollector football shirts\u003c\/strong\u003e. The few units that circulate today come either from former players or from discreetly sold professional stock — each piece has a story behind it, even if it doesn't reveal its name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eVintage size guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage shirts from the 2000s\u003c\/strong\u003e, especially Player Issue versions, are cut according to the standards of the time — and they fit much smaller than modern shirts. Today's M in your usual brand may not correspond to this Kappa M from 2006. The cuts are more fitted, less oversized, designed to hug the body of an athlete in action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eBefore you commit, get out the measuring tape. Measure your chest circumference and compare it with the actual dimensions of the shirt — we can provide them upon request. A well-fitting shirt is also a shirt that is better preserved over time. And if you buy it to frame or display it, the size doesn't matter: what counts is the object itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhy you need it in your collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eFeyenoord 2006-07 Kappa home shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e in Player Issue version ticks all the boxes for a grail for a collector of \u003cstrong\u003evintage Dutch football shirts\u003c\/strong\u003e. It's a pivotal era for the club, a Kappa collaboration nearing the end of its cycle with the club, a FORTIS sponsor that would disappear from the European banking landscape a few years later with the 2008 financial crisis — all elements that make this shirt unique in its historical context. Player Issue shirts of this generation are becoming increasingly rare on the secondary market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThis one is in 8\/10 condition, with some light pulls and a small spot — the honest wear of a shirt that has lived, not a fake or overvalued piece. There aren't many in this condition on the market right now: either they are ruined by years of poor storage, or they are simply unobtainable. An 8\/10 Player Issue is the sweet spot for the collector — worn enough to be authentic, clean enough to be proudly displayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eTo go further\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"line-height:2.2;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feyenoord\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eFeyenoord — Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.footballkitarchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eFootball Kit Archive — Shirt History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eUEFA — European Football\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eIf Feyenoord and the Eredivisie of the 2000s speak to you, this shirt won't wait long — Kappa Player Issue shirts from that era don't come around twice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feyenoord","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":54008718000403,"sku":"352369","price":69.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4839\/3235\/files\/eng_pm_2006-07-FEYENOORD-PLAYER-ISSUE-SHIRT-M-352369_1.jpg?v=1775330245","url":"https:\/\/supporterid.com\/en\/products\/2006-07-feyenoord-player-issue-shirt","provider":"SUPPORTER ID®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}