In the Canaries, CD Tenerife paid a vibrant tribute on Saturday to their striker Jesus de Miguel, who died on Tuesday of a heart attack after a violent collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono.
Published on: 07/11/2026 - 23:14Modified on: 08/11/2026 - 08:33
A tribute full of emotion. In the Canaries, CD Tenerife bid a heartbreaking farewell to its striker Jesus de Miguel, during a ceremony on Saturday, November 7, at the Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez stadium (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).
The man nicknamed "Demi" by supporters died at the age of 30 of a heart attack on Tuesday after a violent collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono.
Moved to tears, club captain Enric Gallego paid tribute to the memory of his ex-teammate, whose human qualities he praised.
“Demi, you will always be one of us. We all find it hard to believe that you are no longer here with us. That we will no longer see you enter the locker room, share a training session, or prepare for a match, nor hear your voice,” he regretted.
“To speak of you in the past tense is profoundly unfair. (...) You were sensitive, discreet, natural, close. Your spirit of camaraderie, your humility, your kindness and above all your joy of living, are things that we will remember all our lives,” he promised.
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Matches interrupted in tribute to the scorer
Rayco Garcia, majority shareholder of the club, announced that he would “sponsor” the player’s daughter “until she turns 18” to ensure that she “never lacks for anything”. An online fundraiser, launched by a former teammate of De Miguel, has already raised more than 120,000 euros to support his family.
Speeches from club leaders were followed by a religious ceremony during the 90-minute tribute.
This weekend, during matches played in all Spanish divisions, a minute of silence was observed in honor of De Miguel.
On Saturday evening, in Valencia, the match against Real Madrid was interrupted in the ninth minute to pay tribute to the scorer.
A video retracing the career of the Spanish striker, in the second and third divisions, was broadcast on the screens of the Mestalla stadium to the applause of the supporters and players of the two teams, who entered the pitch wearing t-shirts reading “De Miguel, 9, always in our memories”.
With AFP and Reuters
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