Sweden midfielder Kristoffer Olsson is hoping to make a full return to elite-level soccer as he continues to recover from an acute brain condition that kept him in a hospital for a month.
FILE - Midtjylland’s Kristoffer Olsson appeals a decision by the referee during the Europa League playoff first leg soccer match between Sporting CP and Midtjylland in Lisbon, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Danish team FC Midtjylland says Sweden midfielder Kristoffer Olsson has made ”significant” physical progress as he continues his rehabilitation from an acute brain condition.
He said he is now making steady progress in his recovery, and has already started kicking a ball around at the rehab center.Former France soccer player Karembeu says two of his relatives have been killed in New Caledonia“I played a bit of football here the other day, with a member of staff,” Olsson was quoted as saying. “She was in goal.”
“Of course you want to return as quickly as possible and fight to get there,” he said. “But I’m not stressing over that, it will take the time it takes. But I can move well, I can run, and my memory is good. I’m getting better with each day.”
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