Obituary: Striker Jesús de Miguel dies the day after a head collision during a Liga 2 match

Spanish striker Jesús de Miguel died in hospital on Tuesday at the age of 30, the day after a violent collision with goalkeeper Jesús Owono during Tenerife’s 2-2 Liga 2 match against Andorra. He lost consciousness and reportedly suffered cardiac arrest while being transferred to hospital; his neurological condition worsened overnight. Tenerife announced his death at 9:31 a.m. Tuesday, saying he had died an hour and a half earlier. Born in Madrid, de Miguel joined Tenerife in July 2025 and helped the club earn promotion to the second division last spring.