Christian Eriksen, a 29-year-old Danish player, put the football world on edge after collapsing during the match between Denmark and Finland for the first date of Group B of the Eurocup.
However, after being revived and transferred to a medical center where control tests are still being carried out, this Tuesday the footballer spoke for the first time after what happened.
By means of a message that he published in his account Instagram, Eriksen thanked for the support he received during these days.
(Keep reading: ‘Eriksen was gone’: Danish doctor recounts moment of anguish).
“Thank you very much for your good wishes and all the messages of support that I received from different parts of the world. Your support meant a lot to me and my whole family. I am fine, but I still have to remain hospitalized for further tests,” he wrote in the post’.
(Read us from the app EL TIEMPO? here you can see the post).
It should be noted that Eriksen suffered a faint in the minute 43 of the first half of the match between your national team and the Finnish team.
After what happened, the match referee and several players tried to help Eriksen, who only regained consciousness after the timely assistance of the paramedics.
Subsequently, the ’10’ of the Danish team was transferred to a hospital in the Copenhagen city, in Denmark, to continue with the corresponding medical treatment.
Finally, the match between Denmark and Finland was resumed, and ended 1-0 in favor of the Finnish team. With this result, Denmark is located in third place in its group, which is led by Belgium and Finland, with three points. The Danes’ next game will be against the Belgian team.
Christian Eriksen’s sports career
Christian Eriksen was born on February 14, 1992, in the city of Middelfart, in Denmark.
On 2010 he made his professional football debut in the Ajax jersey and was subsequently transferred to Tottenham in 2013. Team in which he was until the beginning of 2020, when he signed for Inter Milan.
Eriksen made his debut for his country’s national team on March 3, 2010. To date, he has accumulated 106 games disputed with Denmark and 36 goals.
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