CD Tenerife: striker Jesus de Miguel dies after mid-match collision
CD Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel, 30, has died after colliding with Andorra’s goalkeeper in a Spanish second division match, the club announced.
Collision between Andorra's goalkeeper and Tenerife's striker during the match
CD Tenerife announced on Tuesday that striker Jesus de Miguel has died, hours after being taken to hospital following a violent collision with the opposing goalkeeper during a Spanish second division match.
The 30-year-old was struck in mid-air by Jesus Owono, goalkeeper of the Andorra club. According to CD Tenerife, he died at 08:00 on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
The club’s statement conveyed deep grief and disbelief.
“There are no words of consolation, absolutely nothing can ease this feeling of deep sadness. We stand beside his grieving family, his loved ones and all the CD Tenerife supporters mourning this loss,” the club said.
The collision happened in the 97th minute of the 12th-round fixture, with the score level at 2-2, forcing the match to be halted. De Miguel lay motionless on the pitch for some time before being rushed to hospital in Tenerife.
Doctors there initially described his condition as “stable, though serious”. Before the death was announced, the hospital said the player’s condition had “worsened from a neurological standpoint”.
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