Family thankful for support as De Miguel funeral held
Summary
Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel, 30, was buried Thursday in Navahermosa, Spain, after dying from injuries sustained in a match on Monday. His family thanked supporters for their messages and asked for privacy as they grieve. Spain’s footballers’ union called for all matches this weekend to be postponed.Key Facts
- De Miguel died at a hospital at 07:00 GMT on Tuesday, after suffering a serious injury during a Spanish second-division match on Monday.
- The match between Tenerife and FC Andorra was abandoned after De Miguel collided with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono.
- Owono was sent off for the challenge and said he felt enormous pain over De Miguel’s death.
- De Miguel joined Tenerife in the summer of 2025 and was a father of one.
- His funeral took place in Navahermosa, his parents’ hometown, about 125 km from Madrid.
- Spain coach Luis de la Fuente and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez attended the funeral.
- The Spanish footballers’ union asked for all weekend matches to be postponed, saying players did not feel conditions were right to compete.
- Tenerife’s match at Granada and Andorra’s match against Mallorca had already been postponed.
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