Stephen Kenny suffered a cardiac arrest at an airport while in charge of the U-21s.
Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny says some of his staff thought he'd died at a Stockholm airport two years ago.
The then under-21 boss was hospitalised in 2019 after suffering a heart issue.
Kenny says it was similar to that sustained by Christian Eriksen during the Euros.
He revealed doctors couldn't find a pulse and that he'd turned blue.
Kenny, who was fitted with a pacemaker and is now in good health, explained how stark the situation became: