Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during the opening of Denmark in the Euro 2020 group against Finland.
The Danish team doctor said Christian Eriksen’s heart had stopped and he had “left” before being resuscitated with a defibrillator at the European Championships.
Eriksen collapsed during the opening group match of the European Championship in Denmark against Finland on Saturday and received lengthy medical treatment before regaining consciousness.
“He was gone; we did cardiac resuscitation, it was a cardiac arrest. We recovered him after a defibrillation, “Morten Boesen told a news conference on Sunday, adding that Eriksen remained in hospital for further tests after his collapse.
“The exams that have been done so far look good,” Boesen added. “We have no explanation for why it happened.”
Eriksen, 29, collapsed suddenly in the 42nd minute as he ran near the left touchline after a serve from Denmark. When a silence fell on the crowd of 16,000 people, his teammates gathered around him while he was being treated on the field of play and then carried away on a stretcher.
The Danish players had been in contact with Eriksen via a video conference, said Peter Moller, director of the Danish football association DBU.
Coach Kasper Hjulmand said Eriksen had told him he didn’t remember much of Saturday’s collapse and that he wanted to return to the pitch.
“He would like us to keep playing,” Hjulmand said. “He said he felt he could go out and play again. Christian feels better when he has football near his feet. “
Hjulmand quoted the midfielder as saying: “I think you feel worse than me. I feel like I’m about to go to training now, guys. “
“Christian is in a good mood and is a great relief to the players after all this uncertainty,” Hjulmand said. “There’s no doubt we’ve been on the ropes.”
Messages of support for Eriksen, who plays for Inter Milan, have arrived.
The Group B match stopped and was finally restarted an hour and 45 minutes later. Finland won 1-0 with their only attempt at play.
Former Danish internationals Peter Schmeichel and Michael Laudrup have criticized UEFA’s governing body for its treatment of the incident. Players had the option to finish the game on Saturday evening or Sunday.
“Looking back, honestly, I don’t think we should go back to the field of play,” Hjulmand said. “I wondered if I could have done things differently.”
Denmark canceled a training session scheduled for Sunday, but Hjulmand said he would try to return to his normal routine on Monday.
He insisted that the players are determined to finish the tournament, with Denmark playing Belgium in Group B next Thursday.