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Jesus de Miguel dies after football collision

Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel dies following collision with goalkeeper during Spanish match.

Nov 3, 2026

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Jesus de Miguel dies after football collision

Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel dies following collision with goalkeeper during Spanish match.

In brief

Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel dies following collision with goalkeeper during Spanish match. Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel died after head and chest injuries from a collision with goalkeeper Jesus Owono during a Spanish second division match. Originally reported by BBC Sport.

Tenerife striker dies

Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel died after head and chest injuries from a collision with goalkeeper during a Spanish second division match.

Collision details

De Miguel suffered head and chest injuries in a heavy collision with goalkeeper Jesus Owono during a Spanish second division match against FC Andorra on Monday.

Health deterioration

Health deterioration

De Miguel's condition was stable but serious on Monday, but his health deteriorated on Tuesday morning and he died at 07:00 GMT.

Mourning across Europe

A minute's silence was held before Tuesday evening's Champions League matches across Europe and repeated for Wednesday's fixtures and all Europa League and Conference League matches this week.

Tenerife mourning

Tenerife will commence six official days of mourning with all club activities suspended, and players, staff and officials will attend De Miguel's funeral in Navahermosa, Toledo.

Fan tributes

Fan tributes

Fan David Tejera said De Miguel's 'effort' and 'passion' for Tenerife would endure, calling him 'already part of the blue and white history'.

Tenerife and Andorra match

Tenerife and Andorra were tied 2-2 seven minutes into stoppage time when Owono ran towards the center circle to clear a long ball and collided with De Miguel.

Owono's reaction

Owono received a straight red card before the match was abandoned, and deactivated his Instagram account after the incident.

Global tributes

Global tributes

Global football stars including Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Rafael Nadal left messages on Instagram expressing condolences and wishing De Miguel rest in peace.

The big picture

Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel died after head and chest injuries from a collision with goalkeeper Jesus Owono during a Spanish second division match.

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