FOOTBALLER’S GIRLFRIEND LEFT HEARTBROKEN AT HOSPITAL AS HIS FATHER WATCHED THE FATAL COLLISION UNFOLD ON TV
TENERIFE, SPAIN — November 9, 2026
The sudden dєatᩚh of Spanish footballer Jesús de Miguel has left his family, teammates and the football world devastated. But behind the headlines is an especially heartbreaking story of a young mother who spent agonizing hours at the hospital, hoping the father of her little girl would survive.
The 30-year-old CD Tenerife striker died on November 3, 2026, after suffering a devastating collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a Spanish second-division match.
His girlfriend, María, and their young daughter, Carla, were at the stadium when the tᩚraɢedy unfolded.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, his father was watching the match on television when he witnessed the moment that would change his family’s life forever.
HIS GIRLFRIEND WATCHED THE NIGHTMARE UNFOLD
The incident happened late in Tenerife’s match against FC Andorra on November 2.
During stoppage time, De Miguel chased a long ball near the halfway line when Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono rushed out of his penalty area to challenge him.
The goalkeeper’s knee struck De Miguel in the chest, sending the striker crashing to the ground.
Players immediately realized something was seriously wrong. They desperately called for medical assistance as medical personnel rushed onto the pitch.
Owono received a straight red card, and the match was abandoned.
María had been watching from the stands with their young daughter, Carla, who was just 16 months old.
What should have been an ordinary evening supporting her partner’s football career suddenly became a terrifying ordeal.
HOURS OF UNCERTAINTY AT THE HOSPITAL
De Miguel was rushed to the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
He suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest during the emergency response, and medical personnel managed to restore his pulse in the ambulance.
He was admitted to intensive care, where doctors continued fighting to save his life.
According to his close friend Fernando Román, María endured the agonizing hours at the hospital largely alone before other family members arrived.
Román revealed that he and his girlfriend remained in contact with María throughout the afternoon and night, trying to support her as the situation deteriorated.
He described the heartbreaking reality of a young mother waiting for news about the father of her child.
Sadly, despite medical efforts, De Miguel’s neurological condition worsened.
At approximately 8 a.m. on November 3, CD Tenerife announced that the striker had died.
He was just 30 years old.
HIS FATHER WATCHED THE COLLISION ON TELEVISION
Perhaps one of the most devastating details emerged from reports about De Miguel’s father.
According to a neighbor speaking to Spanish television, his father was watching the match at a bar in Navahermosa, the family’s hometown in Toledo.
When he saw the collision involving his son on television, he reportedly broke down in tears.
The news was so overwhelming that he immediately wanted to travel to Tenerife to be by his son’s side.
His parents eventually made the journey to the island as the family gathered around the young footballer during his final hours.
For a father watching his son suffer a life-threatening injury from thousands of miles away, the helplessness must have been unbearable.
A LITTLE GIRL WHO WILL GROW UP WITHOUT HER FATHER
Jesús and María shared a daughter named Carla, who was approximately 16 months old when her father died.
She was at the stadium with her mother on the night of the accident.
The little girl is now facing a future without the father who should have been there to watch her grow, celebrate her birthdays and share the countless milestones of childhood.
De Miguel’s close friend Fernando Román spoke about the family with deep sadness, recalling that they had even discussed taking their daughters to Disneyland together.
Those ordinary conversations about future family trips have now become painful memories.
A FOOTBALL COMMUNITY UNITED IN GRIEF
CD Tenerife released an emotional statement confirming the striker’s dєatᩚh.
The club expressed its profound sadness and offered support to his devastated family, friends and supporters.
Tributes also poured in from clubs and players across Spain.
FC Andorra expressed its condolences, while its goalkeeper Jesús Owono was left deeply affected by the tᩚraɢedy.
Spanish police opened judicial proceedings into the dєatᩚh, following the country’s procedures for investigating deaths resulting from non-natural causes.
Prosecutors indicated that criminal proceedings against the goalkeeper were considered unlikely because the collision occurred during normal match play.
The investigation and medical findings remain important to establishing the full circumstances.
Tenerife also announced a period of mourning following the loss.
A LIFE CUT SHORT AT JUST 30
Jesús de Miguel had worked for years to build his professional football career.
Born in Madrid, he began playing for Leganés’ youth and reserve teams before representing several Spanish clubs.
He joined CD Tenerife in 2025 after helping Castellón secure promotion to Spain’s second division.
He was not simply a footballer to those closest to him.
He was a partner, a son, a father and a friend whose life extended far beyond the pitch.
Now María must face the future without the man she loved, while their little daughter grows up with memories and stories of a father taken from her far too soon.
His father, who watched the terrible collision unfold on television, is left mourning a son.
And a football community is struggling to understand how one moment during a match could end in such devastating loss.
Rest in peace, Jesús de Miguel. May María, little Carla and the entire family find strength during this unimaginable time.
