At 31, Lyon midfielder Sarah Björk Gunnarsdottir became a mother on November 16.
The Icelandic international is back this week in OL training, which is an unprecedented situation for the club.
"We must show the example," said Monday to "Progress" the Lyon coach, Sonia Bompastor.
Sara Björk Gunnarsdottir could become in the coming weeks the first OL player to participate in an official match after becoming a mother.
The 31-year-old Icelandic midfielder indeed gave birth to a little Ragnar on November 16, and she will return to OL's training center this week.
She had announced that she was waiting for this happy event on April 21 on her Instagram account, a month after her last appearance in the Lyon jersey (a knockout round of the Champions League in Brondby).
Scorer in the Champions League final in August 2020
While she is under contract until June 2022 with OL, "Björky" is determined to set foot again.
"She is coming back with a lot of motivation and desire," Sonia Bompastor
told
Progrès this Monday.
On the physical level, I have no doubt, knowing her profile, that she will quickly regain her skills.
“Herself a mother of four children, the OL coach intends to warmly welcome this quasi-recruit.
“It's a big first for us, but I was very clear about this with the club: we have to set an example.
We have already started some steps to accompany him on his return.
This is important, because she will come back with a baby of a few months and she must be calm about this situation.
"
Aware of needing “the gynecologist's approval” for “the rehabilitation of the perineum” of her player, Sonia Bompastor also wishes to speak with Sara Björk Gunnarsdottir, in particular to find out whether she will prefer to leave her child or take him during the next sports events for OL.
Sixteen months after scoring in Lyon's 7th and last victory in the Champions League final against Wolfsburg (3-1), the Icelandic international should arouse a lot of curiosity in Lyon with this unprecedented return to competition.
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