🚁 From 2. Bundesliga to new heights: keeper gets helicopter welcome | OneFootball

Just recently he was still playing for Hertha BSC in Germany’s second division, and now he was flown into the stadium by helicopter at the presentation of his new club: goalkeeper Tjark Ernst is going through some pretty wild days right now. It was recently made official that he is leaving the German capital for the Netherlands — joining top club Feyenoord Rotterdam.

Every year, the club celebrates the so-called Feyenoord Festival, one of the biggest fan events in Europe. The highlight of the festivities is the helicopter that lands on the pitch at De Kuip stadium with the new signings on board.

This year, that included goalkeeper Ernst, whom we know very well from the 2. Bundesliga. So he too was flown in — right onto the pitch of the arena, where 50,000 fans were waiting for him and cheering him on loudly.

For him personally, it was certainly spectacular, but for Dutch fans the helicopter flight has been a tradition for 31 years. That is according to a report by the Berliner Kurier.

This year too, the atmosphere was excellent at this special season-opening festival, with beats, singing, and fireworks. When the helicopter touched down on the center spot, a red carpet was rolled out at the door. Alongside the former Hertha keeper, three other new signings walked across it as well: Mika Mármol, Nacho Ferri, and Charles Vanhoutte.

Tjark Ernst was already wearing his green goalkeeper jersey and addressed a few warm words to the 50,000 spectators. He said he is really looking forward to the fans and is enjoying this special welcome. “Feyenoord is such a big club. I want to create memories for you in the new season,” the Berliner Kurier quoted him as saying.

Not a bad way to do it — fly in your new players by helicopter and make quite an impression right away, right?

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