It's fair to say Gustaf Lagerbielke's two years on the books at Celtic didn't go entirely to plan.
The central defender made just 10 appearances for the Parkhead club after joining from Elfsborg in the summer of 2023.
"I think if I summarise the two years, I would say that I learned a lot," said the Swede as he returned to Glasgow ahead of Braga's game at Parkhead on Thursday night. "Both what it means to be part of a big club like Celtic and a lot of football stuff.
"Then also in life, moving to another country and meeting new people and all of that. Then why it didn't work out, I would say it depends what you mean. During my season when I played we won two titles. I met some incredible people and I learned a lot. I would say it was successful."
A late winner in the Champions League was a particular highlight. "
Feyenoord night was a good night," he continued. "Scoring and winning for the first time in a while.
Read more
"It was a very big moment, that's for sure. It's difficult to rank them but it was a very special night. Also winning the titles. Those were the biggest highlights."
Now playing his football for Braga, Lagerbielke still keeps in touch with some of his old friends from Glasgow.
"I met almost all of them in pre-season," he revealed. "This summer I went on holiday to visit Odin Holm for example. There are a few players I still have good contact with."
The defender knows fellow countryman and summer Celtic signing Benjamin Nygren from the national team setup.
"I think he's a very good player," said Lagerbielke. "He's shown it with the national team and he's shown it so far with Celtic. He's also a good friend of mine so I'm happy to see that he's been playing well here."
Celtic supporters are planning 29 minutes of silence in protest against the hierarchy in the match against Lagerbielke's Braga.
"It's not something that I think we will be so focused on," he admitted. "The game, that will be everything we focus on. It might be [an advantage]. Hopefully it is."
Braga boss Carlos Vicens weighed in on the protests.
"The players will be aware because we will talk about it tomorrow," he said. "But more than a distraction, it has to be something that doesn't have an impact on us.
"We don't know what the impact it will have on the players for Celtic, but for us it can be a distraction. We need to be focused on what we need to be focused on, which is our performance and that will be the focus tomorrow."
