Christian Eriksen to play again for Denmark months after cardiac arrest

Posted Wednesday, March 16, 2022 by Marca.com

Nine months later, the midfielder will reappear with his national team

Brentford midfielder Christian Eriksen.AP

Never one to be outdone, midfielder Christian Eriksen is experiencing a second life nine months after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark. What seemed like a miracle in saving his life is now magnifying his experience as he is close to returning to play for his national team.

Many did not understand that Eriksen died on the pitch and came back to life, which made his return to professional soccer and now his return to the Danish team even more incredible after being called up by coach Kasper Hjulmand.

"Christian is in a pretty good physical condition. I saw him against Burnley last Saturday where he was the best player on the pitch. He is a player who thinks faster than most people do," Hjulmand said when questioned about Eriksen.

Eriksen back on his game for Brentford

The Danish midfielder returned to the pitch with Premier League side Brentford, the club that gave him the opportunity to prove to the world that his heart was fit to continue his soccer career after Italian Serie A regulations prevented him from playing for Inter Milan because he had to have an ICD defibrillator implanted.

On his Premier League debut, eight months after his fatal episode on Copenhagen's Parken last June 12 during the Denmark-Finland Euro 2020 match, following his first start by assisting on two goals and then his first assist against Burnley.

Denmark announces Eriksen's return

Now, Eriksen has been included in Hjulmand's list for the friendly matches that Denmark will play on March 26 against the Netherlands and on March 29, at home, against Serbia and the Federation of his country announced it with the sentence "Eriksen is back in the national team."