Death of Jesús de Miguel, Tenerife player, after a collision

Footballer Jesús de Miguel has died in hospital, his club CD Tenerife announced, according to Voetbalnieuws.

Jesús de Miguel has passed away. The 30-year-old CD Tenerife player died in hospital from a collision that occurred on Monday during a match against Andorra FC, the club confirmed on Tuesday, according to Voetbalnieuws.

According to El Español, the forward had suffered a cardiac arrest after contact with Andorra's goalkeeper. He was resuscitated in the ambulance and then admitted to intensive care, before his neurological condition worsened.

The match was stopped after the incident, reports the Evening Standard. ABC also reports the player's death in hospital.

Sources

  1. ABCMuere en el hospital el jugador del Tenerife Jesús de Miguel tras el duro choque con el portero del Andorra (new window)abc.es
  2. Evening StandardJesus de Miguel: Tenerife player dies in hospital one day after goalkeeper collision (new window)standard.co.uk
  3. VoetbalnieuwsTenerife-speler De Miguel na harde botsing met keeper overleden in ziekenhuis (new window)voetbalnieuws.nl
  4. El EspañolMuere Jesús de Miguel, jugador del Tenerife, tras sufrir este lunes un paro cardíaco por una patada del portero del Andorra (new window)elespanol.com