Christian Eriksen tribute wall erected in Copenhagen, Denmark.
COPENHAGEN (AP) — Christian Eriksen was discharged from the hospital on Friday and immediately went to visit his Denmark teammates nearly a week after suffering cardiac arrest during a European Championship match.
The Danish soccer federation wrote on Twitter that Eriksen was released from the Rigshospitalet in central Copenhagen after a "successful operation." The federation previously said Eriksen would be fitted with an ICD, an implantable device that can function as both a pacemaker and defibrillator.
Christian Eriksen has been discharged from the hospital. More here ⬇️#ForDanmark pic.twitter.com/jzF338XiC1
— DBU - En Del Af Noget Større (@DBUfodbold) June 18, 2021
The 29-year-old Eriksen had been in the hospital since collapsing on the field during his team's opening Euro 2020 match against Finland on Saturday. His heart stopped, and he had to be resuscitated with a defibrillator.
A tribute was held for him during Denmark's second game against Belgium on Thursday, when play stopped after 10 minutes for a minute's applause in the stadium.
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This combo image issued by the DBU shows Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen gesturing from his hospital bed and the message that he sent to accompany the photo, thanking supporters for their "sweet and amazing" well-wishes after his collapse at the European Championship.
The Danish federation said Eriksen went to see the team Friday at its training base in Helsingor, outside Copenhagen, and would then go home to spend time with his family.
"It was really great to see the guys again after the fantastic game they played last night," Eriksen said in the tweet. "No need to say that I will be cheering on them on Monday against Russia."
Denmark lost its first two games but still has a chance to advance to the round of 16 with a win over Russia in its final Group B game.
Photos: Soccer player Christian Eriksen's collapse stuns Denmark
Danish fans react after Denmark's Christian Eriksen collapsing during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Eriksen collapsed on the pitch and received medical assistance before being taken to a hospital. (Friedemann Vogel/Pool via AP)
A view of a mural for Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen near to Rigshospitalet, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday, June 14, 2021. Eriksen is currently receiving treatment in a hospital after he collapsed on the field with cardiac arrest during the team's opening game against Finland on Saturday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Paramedics use a stretcher to take out of the pitch Denmark's Christian Eriksen after he collapsed during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
Denmark fans react after the game was suspended after Denmark's Christian Eriksen needed medical assistance after collapsing on the pitch during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Stuart Franklin/Pool via AP)
Denmark fans react after the game was suspended after Denmark's Christian Eriksen needed medical assistance after collapsing on the pitch during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Stuart Franklin/Pool via AP)
A Danish fan reacts after the game was suspended after Denmark's Christian Eriksen needed medical assistance after collapsing on the pitch during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Stuart Franklin/Pool via AP)
Paramedics run after Denmark's Christian Eriksen collapsed during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
Denmark fans react as Christian Eriksen receives medical treatment after collapsing during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
Denmark's team captain Simon Kjaer right, talks to a woman wearing a team jersey of Denmark's Christian Eriksen who was taken away from the field on a stretcher after collapsing on the pitch during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Stuart Franklin/Pool via AP)
Paramedics using a stretcher to take out of the pitch Denmark's Christian Eriksen after he collapsed during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Friedemann Vogel/Pool via AP)
Players react after the game was suspended after Denmark's Christian Eriksen needed medical assistance after collapsing on the pitch during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Stuart Franklin/Pool via AP)
Paramedics use a stretcher to take out of the pitch Denmark's Christian Eriksen after he collapsed during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Friedemann Vogel/Pool via AP)
Denmark's Christian Eriksen lies on the ground after collapsing during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Friedemann Vogel/Pool via AP)
The Swedish team poses next to a sign that reads "Get Well Christian" referring to Denmark's Christian Eriksen, during a training session at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (Julio Munoz/Pool via AP)
Denmark's manager Kasper Hjulmand, left, reacts at the training ground during a training session of Denmark's national team in Helsingor, Denmark, Monday, June 14, 2021. It is the first training of the Danish team since the Euro championship soccer match against Finland when Christian Eriksen collapsed last Saturday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Denmark's captain Simon Kjaer arrives at the training ground during a training session of Denmark's national team in Helsingor, Denmark, Monday, June 14, 2021. It is the first training of the Danish team since the Euro championship soccer match against Finland when Christian Eriksen collapsed last Saturday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Players exercise at the training ground during a training session of Denmark's national team in Helsingor, Denmark, Monday, June 14, 2021. It is the first training of the Danish team since the Euro championship soccer match against Finland when Christian Eriksen collapsed last Saturday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Messages to soccer player Christian Eriksen written on the wall at Football Village in Copenhagen, Monday June 14, 2021. The Denmark midfielder fell face-forward onto the field with cardiac arrest during the team’s opening game against Finland on Saturday. Eriksen was resuscitated with a defibrillator and in a stable condition in a Copenhagen hospital on Monday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Netherlands supporters hold a placard referring to Denmark's Christian Eriksen before the Euro 2020 soccer championship group C match between Netherlands and Ukraine at the Johan Cruyff ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool via AP)
A front-page of a newspaper shows the shocked Danish soccer team escorting player Christian Eriksen, at a newsstand at the central station in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, June 13, 2021. Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during the European Championship game against Finland and needed CPR from medical staff before regaining consciousness. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
