Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel has died aged 30 after a collision with Andorra's goalkeeper in Monday night's abandoned Segunda División match.
Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel has died at the age of 30, hours after a collision in Monday evening's Segunda División match against Andorra.
The club said he died at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday 3 November. Its statement began: "Heartbroken, with a lump in our throats and unable to believe this is true." It also asked for privacy on behalf of his family.
According to Metro and the Daily Mirror, De Miguel had come on in the 59th minute with Tenerife 2-0 up. Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono ran out of his goal to clear a long ball, and his knee collided with De Miguel, who suffered head and chest injuries. The referee showed Owono a red card, the third dismissal of the match, and the game was abandoned at 2-2 in stoppage time.
Tenerife said on Monday night that De Miguel was stable in hospital. An update in the early hours of Tuesday said his condition had worsened neurologically. Reports in Spain, cited by the Daily Mirror, claimed he suffered a cardiac arrest, was resuscitated and was placed in intensive care. The cited reports do not specify the medical cause of his death.
The Daily Mirror reported that he signed for Tenerife in 2025 and scored 11 goals in 29 games as they won promotion. This season he had played 81 minutes across 11 appearances, all as a substitute. Monday was set to be his longest.
The scoreline, the sendings-off and the four-point gap in the table are details for another day. Today the only number that matters is 30.
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Meanwhile at the desk
No scorecard today. A striker who put 11 goals in 29 games into a promotion season, and a club that asked for privacy for his family.
Whether the abandoned match is replayed or the 2-2 stands is an open question, and the facts so far say it can wait. The statement asked for privacy, and that comes first.
