After six months

Severe brain disease! Olsson back at home

Swedish international footballer Kristoffer Olsson has returned to his own four walls six months after suffering from a serious brain disease. The 29-year-old from Danish champions FC Midtjylland reported this on Instagram on Monday evening. 

Olsson had suddenly lost consciousness at home at the end of February and was taken to Aarhus University Hospital. There he was on artificial respiration for some time.

Hopes for a comeback in top-level football
The midfielder was diagnosed with an extremely rare inflammation of the cerebral vessels caused by several small blood clots in the brain. Olsson was then transferred to a rehabilitation center for neurological disorders, where he gradually regained his motor and verbal skills. He hopes to be able to play top-class soccer again at some point. Olsson was one of the leading players at Midtjylland and has played 47 international matches for Sweden - the last of which was last November.