Ex-Arsenal star, 28, rushed to hospital and put on a ventilator | Football | Sport
Former Arsenal star Kristoffer Olsson has been placed on a ventilator in hospital after losing consciousness at home due to suffering an ‘acute disease related to the brain’. The Sweden international, 28, is receiving treatment at Aarhus University Hospital after being rushed in last week.
Olsson’s current club, FC Midtjylland, issued a statement to explain his recent absence from their squad as they insisted that his current state is ‘not due to self-harm of any kind’.
The statement read: “Kristoffer Olsson is affected by an apparently acute disease related to the brain, which is not due to self-harm of any kind, nor is the cause due to external factors.
“A team of Denmark’s leading medical experts is currently working at high pressure to make a diagnosis and initiate the right treatment. Since admission, Kristoffer has been surrounded by his immediate family and parts of FC Midtjylland’s staff, and is being treated by specialists in the field.
“FC Midtjylland urgently requests the public to show respect and understanding, so that Kristoffer, the family and the doctors get the necessary peace of mind to ensure Kristoffer’s recovery and recovery as well as possible.
“Everyone at FC Midtjylland is of course deeply affected by Kristoffer’s sudden illness and our thoughts and full support go out to Kristoffer and his family.”
Olsson joined Arsenal as a youth prospect in 2011 and spent three years at the Emirates Stadium without making a competitive first-team appearance. He was shipped out to Midtjylland in 2014 on an initial loan deal, which became permanent at the end of that season.
The midfielder went on to represent the likes of AIK, Krasnodar and Anderlecht before returning to Midtjylland in 2022. AIK were quick to issue a statement in support of their former player, posting on social media after the news of his condition was confirmed.
They said: “We have received the tragic news that the former AIK player and golden hero Kristoffer Olsson has suffered a sudden illness and is currently on a ventilator at Aarhus University Hospital.
“Everyone in AIK Football is deeply affected by his sudden illness and our thoughts and full support go to Kristoffer and his family. Fight Koffe!”
The Swedish national team also sent their best wishes to Olsson and his family, saying: “The entire Swedish football family is thinking of you and hopes that you will recover soon. Our thoughts also go to Kristoffer’s loved ones at this difficult time.”
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