Alberth Elis: Honduras striker rejoins Olimpia 11 months after serious head injury
2025-01-19
Category: sports

Honduras international Alberth Elis is set to resume his career in his home country, 11 months after sustaining a serious head injury during a league match in France.The forward, 28, has signed a one-year contract, external with Olimpia, one of the leading sides in Honduras, with whom he started his professional career.Elis had emergency surgery and was placed in an induced coma after colliding with an opponent while playing for Bordeaux in a French second-tier match in February 2024.He spent a month in hospital before being discharged.
In an interview with The Athletic, external in November, Elis said: "When I woke [from the coma] I didn't remember that I was a footballer."I didn't remember that I was in France, I didn't remember that I was Honduran. The doctors thought it was going to be difficult for me to be well again."The first two weeks were difficult, because mentally I wasn't 100%. But day by day, I started to get better."Elis also revealed that he required help to recover his reading and writing skills, which he "lost in large parts" after his injury.During his rehabiliation, as he contemplated his return to action, he was then left without a club as Bordeaux's financial problems led to them taking amateur status and dropping down to the fourth tier.Elis previously had spells playing in Mexico, the United States and Portugal before moving to France.