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Jonathan Richter (born 16 January 1985) is a Danish disabled professional football midfielder, who played for the Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland. He is the son of a Gambian father and a Danish mother and the twin brother of Simon Richter.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosenhøj BK | |||
| BK Frem | |||
| Brøndby IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | FC Nordsjælland | 70 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
On 20 July 2009 while playing at Hvidovre Stadion, Richter was struck by lightning which resulted in cardiac arrest. He was put into a medically induced coma.
Medical staff at Hvidovre Hospital had hoped to be able to wake Richter from the coma soon after the accident but Richter's recovery was slower than hoped. This resulted in the doctors pushing back to bring Richter out of the coma twice.[2][3][4]
Around August 1, Richter was taken out of the coma and on August 2, when doctors removed the last parts of the respirator equipment, Richter started to speak almost immediately. When club owner Allan K. Pedersen called Hvidovre Hospital to check on Richter, Richter himself told doctors to tell Pedersen that everything was good.
In late August 2009, Richter and his medical advisors decided to amputate Richter's lower left leg. This has, according to medical sources, dramatically improved Richter's general well-being.[5]
FC Nordsjælland retired Richter's number 26 after his forced retirement from football at the age of 24.[6]
Richter serves on the board of Danish team FC Græsrødderne, who compete in the fourth tier of the Danish football.[7]
References
edit- ^ [1] (in Danish)
- ^ David Andersen; Anne-Marie Madsen; Søren Lauridsen (20 July 2009). "Richters tilstand kritisk efter lynnedslag" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet.
- ^ "Danish soccer player in coma after being struck by lightning". The Canadian Press. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Richters tilstand en smule bedre". TV2 Denmark. in Danish. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Richters left leg amputated". Berlingske. Berlingske. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Congratulations FC Nordsjælland". www.qosfc.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019.
- ^ DBU. "Fodbold Club Græsrødderne". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- FC Nordsjælland profile
- Official Danish Superliga player statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
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