Spanish football is in mourning. CD Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel has died at 30, a day after a serious collision during a Segunda División match against FC Andorra.
What happened
The incident happened on Monday, 2 November 2026, at Tenerife’s Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium. Late in the game, De Miguel went for a loose ball and collided heavily with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono. The match was suspended in the 108th minute as medical teams rushed onto the pitch.
According to Spanish media, De Miguel suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest after the impact. He was taken by ambulance to the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria on the island, where he was admitted to intensive care.
The hours that followed
On Monday, Tenerife issued an official statement saying he was in intensive care and “stable, within the seriousness” of his condition. FC Andorra posted its own message the same day, sending its strength and best wishes to the player and hoping for a quick recovery.
Overnight, his condition got worse. The club reported that his neurological state had deteriorated. On Tuesday, 3 November, Tenerife confirmed that De Miguel had died.
A career in Spanish football
De Miguel was 30 and played as a forward. Local media in Salamanca also remembered him as a former player of Unionistas de Salamanca, one of the clubs where he had played earlier in his career. His death has drawn tributes from fans and clubs across Spanish football.
A sport shaken again
Collisions between goalkeepers and attackers are a regular part of football, and most end with nothing worse than a few minutes of treatment. When one ends like this, it reminds everyone how fragile the line can be between an ordinary challenge and a tragedy. Many supporters have said online that they are thinking of Owono and the Andorra players, who were also part of this awful moment.
What we know and what we don’t
At the time of writing, these details are confirmed by the club and several major outlets:
🟢 De Miguel died on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, aged 30.
🟢 He suffered a cardiac arrest after colliding with Jesús Owono during Tenerife vs Andorra.
🟢 The match was suspended in the 108th minute.
🟢 He had been in intensive care since Monday.
Some details circulating on social media, such as the exact length of the cardiac arrest and the specifics of his emergency treatment, have not been confirmed in the official sources I could find. Out of respect for the family, it is better to wait for official statements than to repeat unverified figures. Any investigation or league decision about the match has not been announced at the time of writing.
Tributes and remembrance
The football community has responded with grief and support. Expect minutes of silence, black armbands and messages from clubs and players across Spain in the coming days. Our thoughts are with De Miguel’s family, his friends, his teammates and everyone at CD Tenerife.
This article will be updated as official information becomes available.
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