eight months later to suffer a heart attack in full match of the European Championship, the Danish midfielder of Brentford Christian Eriksen jumped onto a court again this Saturdayin the English Premier League match that his team plays against Newcastle.
The Dane, to whom a defibrillator was implantedentered the pitch in the 52nd minute of the match, receiving a standing ovation from the fans of his new team.
Some fans held banners with messages of support and welcome for Eriksenwho signed for this modest Premier League team, once separated from his previous club, the Inter Milan, where he could not continue due to Italian regulations that prohibits that any athlete can practice sports professionally with a defibrillator.
The 30-year-old Dane signed until the end of this season.
Brentford, who are in the fight not to be relegated, were losing 2-0 (which was the final result) when Eriksen took the field against Newcastle who are also fighting for permanence.
The local team, moreover, played inferior since Josh Dasilva was sent off in the 11th minute.
‘I am a happy man’
“If we remove the result, I am a happy man,” said Eriksen. to channel Sky Sports. “Go through what I’ve been through and being back is a wonderful feeling”, he added.
(The coach) “Thomas (Franck) hasn’t told me much (when he came out on the pitch). I spoke with him daily in the last few weeks. He just wished me ‘good luck and enjoy the game,’” he explained.
The Dane assured that since he joined Brentford he has been experiencing very special moments: “Everyone is here: my family, my parents, my children, my mother-in-law and some of the doctors who have helped me return. Going through what they’ve been through is even harder than what I’ve been through.”
“I think everyone knows how important each match is. I think everyone is focused on being alert. No one is naive, but everyone is focused on their work. The trust is definitely there,” she continued.
On Friday, the trainer Thomas Franck He assured when announcing that the Danish entered the call for the first time and that he could have his first minutes: “It’s a great day for all of us, but especially for Christian and his family.”
Last June 12shortly before the break of the match of the first phase of the European Championship that the teams of Denmark and Finland played in the Parken in Copenhagen, the Danish captain collapsed on the ground after touching a ball.
Recovered from cardiac arrest, Christian Eriksen longs to play with Denmark in the World Cup in Qatar
Before the astonished gaze of the 32,000 spectators present at the Parken, including his wife Sabrina Kvist, Eriksen had to be revived on the pitch before being evacuated by ambulance.some scenes that moved everyone.
Eriksen is considered to have been “dead for five minutes” before he was revived by the emergency services. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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