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Swedish soccer star Kristoffer Olsson needs artificial ventilation.
A mysterious brain disease has put the national player out of action.
Midtjylland – The Swedish football nation is in deep mourning.
After the incurable cancer of legendary coach Sven-Göran Eriksson recently became known, another shock follows: Kristoffer Olsson, national player and central midfielder for FC Midtjylland, is in hospital due to an “acute brain disease” and has to be artificially ventilated .
Olsson suffers from “acute brain disease”
Olsson, who has been playing for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland since 2022, was unexpectedly absent from the two games against Brödnby IF and Aarhus GF that took place after the winter break.
The reason for his absence was initially unclear.
But now the club has revealed the background: “The 28-year-old Swedish international lost consciousness in his apartment on Tuesday, February 20th and was transferred to Aarhus University Hospital,” according to the official statement from FC Midtjylland.
Olsson is now being treated there as an inpatient and is being artificially ventilated.
The cause of his condition is a mysterious and “acute brain disease” that occurred without any external influence.
The mysterious illness has piqued the interest of a group of “leading Danish medical experts” who are now working on Olsson’s diagnosis.
FC Midtjylland is “deeply affected” and asks “for respect and understanding so that Kristoffer, his family and the doctors have the necessary peace of mind to ensure Kristoffer’s healing and recovery as best as possible.”
Concern for Kristoffer Olsson: The Swedish international lost consciousness due to an acute brain disease and is currently receiving artificial ventilation.
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FC Midtjylland offers its players professional help
The news of Olsson's condition deeply affected his friends and teammates.
Muamer Tankovic, a long-time friend and teammate of Olsson, was visibly shaken to
Sportbladet
: “It hurts a lot,” he said.
Tankovic, who currently plays for Paphos FC in Cyprus, was “devastated” to learn of Olsson’s collapse.
"I pray to God to watch over 'Koffe' and make sure Kristoffer wakes up and is healthier than ever," he added.
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According to Joel Andersson, another of Olsson's teammates, the situation in the team is "difficult." FC Midtjylland has offered the players professional psychological help.
Andersson did not want to comment further on Olsson's condition "out of respect for his family", but emphasized that he was "a fantastic person".
Teammates and former clubs are dismayed by the diagnosis
The “terrible news” of Olsson’s illness has also deeply affected the Swedish Football Association.
In an official statement, the association expressed its condolences and stressed that “the entire Swedish football family” was with Olsson and his family.
Olsson's former clubs, including AIK Solna, RSC Anderlecht, FC Arsenal and FK Krasnodar, also expressed their dismay.
Former HSV striker Marcus Berg and Newcastle star Alexander Isak expressed their support for Olsson on Instagram.
“Fight, my brother!
I pray for your recovery,” Isak wrote.
Peter Wettergren, who until recently worked as an assistant to the now-sacked national coach Janne Andersson, expressed his
dismay at Olsson's fate to the Swedish
Fotbollskanalen .
“So sad,” he said.
Gustav Svensson, who played with Olsson for “Blagult” from 2017 to 2021, also expressed his concern: “He’s a fantastic guy.
“This is of course terrible news,” said Svensson.
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