Some Celtic fans have been talking about their former midfielder Morten Wieghorst when a video of him went viral on Twitter.
The Dane, who turned 49 yesterday, was at Celtic from January 1996 till summer 2002 when he joined Brondby on a free transfer.
Hoops-related account CelticLisboa posted a video of Wieghorst playing for Celtic.
Was Wieghorst the most talented Celtic player you've seen?
Absolutely, he was excellent
There were many better
It left many fans nostalgic and they could only rave about their former midfielder.
Skilful player who overcame serious illness to play at a good level once more
— Johncarlin1951 (@johncarlin1951) February 25, 2020
One of my favourite Celts of that time. Smashing player for us (and Dundee).
— Nessy (Cultist Group Follower) (@nessybhoy) February 25, 2020
Not so much injuries as he contracted Guillaime – Barres disease but overcame it while at Celtic@. Respect to big Morten and happy birthday
— JIm Campbell (@MICHAELEENOG) February 25, 2020
Was wonderful at times…what a rabona!!
— Robert Macphee (@smelltheglove7) February 25, 2020
A genuine talent – fond memories of him and the Danish-Weegie accent
— OorWa (@oor_wa) February 25, 2020
Been watching a lot of old games on YouTube recently and he is a player who you forget just how good he could be
— steven (@Beaumontbhoy) February 25, 2020
During his time at Parkhead, Wieghorst won the Scottish First Division title in the 1997/98 campaign. He also won the Scottish League Cup in the same year.
He was a central midfielder by trade and he had made a total of nine European appearances for the Hoops. He got one assist and got one goal during that time.
What do we think?
Wieghorst had been diagnosed with the Guillain-Barre Syndrome and as per the BBC, he was on ‘intermittent ventilatory support’ in October 2000 itself.
But the fact that the midfielder recovered from the disease to play for Celtic once again shows why fans’ respect for him is richly deserved.