Danish heart specialist advises Christian Eriksen to retire

Danish footballer Christian Eriksen will not immediately resume training with his German club, Wolfsburg. The midfielder collapsed during a friendly match over a month ago, marking the second time he has fainted during a game. He previously experienced a similar incident during Euro 2021 while playing for Inter Milan.

Following his collapse, Eriksen signed with Brentford in January 2022 and has been actively playing. However, a prominent Danish heart specialist, Henning Mølgaard, has advised Eriksen to retire from professional football. Mølgaard stated that the physical strain of elite sports increases the risk of cardiac arrest for individuals with an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).

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Physical strain, especially in elite sports, increases the risk of cardiac arrest in an individual with an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).

Mølgaard expressed concern that Eriksen might experience another cardiac event in the future, suggesting it is a matter of time. "It is only a question of when. I cannot say whether it will happen in three months, three years, five years, or ten years, but it will happen again," the specialist told Bold.

Eriksen is currently undergoing rehabilitation in his home country, Denmark. Wolfsburg confirmed this on their website and wished him well in his recovery. The club stated that his return to training is uncertain and they will closely monitor his progress in the coming weeks. He was initially scheduled to join his first training session with Wolfsburg last weekend, but his return was postponed indefinitely after a meeting with Dieter Hecking, the club's head of football operations.

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It is only a question of when. I cannot say whether it will happen in three months, three years, five years, or ten years, but it will happen again.