Men’s national team player Kristoffer Olsson is being treated in hospital in Denmark. The Swedish national team management follows the course of events closely and expresses its support for Kristoffer Olsson and his relatives.
– You feel so genuinely sad at the heart of the news about how a young person can be affected in this way. All our thoughts go out to Kristoffer and his family. It feels so incredibly sad, says the Swedish Football Association’s head of football Kim Källström.
The men’s national team’s midfielder Kristoffer Olsson is being treated on a respirator in a hospital in Denmark due to an acute medical condition related to the brain.
His club FC Midtjylland informed about the serious condition on Tuesday morning and the management of the men’s national team is following the course of events closely.
The difficult situation that Kristoffer Olsson and his family have found themselves in affects us all, and SvFF sends its thoughts to Kristoffer and his family via football manager Kim Källström and national team manager Stefan Pettersson.
– It is heavy news that has reached us and we hope that everything will end well. We are thinking of Kristoffer and his family and are following developments. We are sure that the club is doing everything to help him in this difficult situation and we are here as support if there is something we can contribute with, says Stefan Pettersson.
– You feel so genuinely sad at the heart of the news about how a young person can be affected in this way, says Kim Källström.
Kristoffer Olsson made his debut in the A national team in 2017 and has played 47 international matches.
– We have encountered each other as players throughout our careers, he as a young player on his way up in Arsenal and we have played against each other in the Allsvenskan. We follow the development closely and we will give all the support we can contribute. We hope for a quick recovery, says Kim Källström.
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Information from FC Midtjylland:
Announcement about Kristoffer Olsson