Christian Eriksen: The Denmark midfielder will begin rehabilitation after a fall

Christian Eriksen will begin personal rehabilitation in Denmark after collapsing during a friendly last month.

He collapsed while playing against Ukraine in Odense in June Stopped at 65 minutes and abandoned shortly after. The 34-year-old midfielder managed to walk off the field.

The former Manchester United and Tottenham midfielder was fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) – a type of pacemaker – Cardiac arrest During the Euro 2020 match against Finland in 2021.

After last month’s incident, he said it was “a different situation to what happened in 2021” and explained his ICD “did exactly what it was designed to do: protect me when I needed it”.

He also said he was “doing well” and was at home with his family.

Eriksen plays for German side Wolfsburg, who confirmed he will “soon begin a separate rehabilitation program”.

“Following discussions with VFL managing director Dieter Hecking, it has been decided that the 34-year-old will complete this in his native Denmark,” the club added.

“VfL is in regular contact with Christian and the doctors overseeing his treatment. We wish Christian all the best in his rehabilitation.”