This January 13, a man whose career left a mark beyond football announced his retirement. It’s about the defender Simon Kjaer, that, being the captain of the national team Denmarkon June 12, 2021, is essential to save the life of Christian Eriksen.
This is part of the story of how the rapid intervention of Kjaer will be decided when Eriksen had a cardiac arrest during the Euro 2020 match (played in 2021 due to the pandemic) against Finland. The former was the protector of Milan He was the first to help his partner and alert medical services.
Kjaer tried to calm down Sabrinapair of Eriksenand led the rest of the team to form a circle and protect the midfielder’s privacy while he was treated on the pitch.
Eriksen He was stabilized and transferred to a hospital, where he was implanted with an ICD (automated defibrillator) and after a few months he was able to resume his career, first in Brentford and then on Manchester United. It cannot enter Interwhere the medium won the ‘scudetto’, as Italian rules do not allow playing in a DAI.
No team since he left Milan (where he won the 2021-22 ‘scudetto’) at the end of last season, Kjaer He announced on Monday at the age of 35 that he will end his playing career despite having offers from teams participating in the Champions League.
Awarded the FIFA Fair Play award for his performance on June 12 in Denmark-Finlandthe defender retired after playing for FC Midtjylland, Palermo, Wolfsburg, Roma, Lille, Fenerbahçe, Sevilla, Atalanta and Milan. In Denmark, he played 132 games (5 goals scored), the second most games played with the Danish team after Eriksen’s own 140.
Source: La Verdad
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