Tenerife has paid tribute to Jesús de Miguel after the striker died following a collision during a match against FC Andorra.
The club's loss has brought grief across Spanish football. It has also prompted an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
De Miguel was 30. He died on November 3, 2026, a day after the match, according to Associated Press reporting.
What has been reported about the collision
De Miguel and Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono collided while challenging for the ball. Owono was sent off, and De Miguel required emergency treatment before being taken to hospital.
AP reported that De Miguel suffered cardiac arrest following the collision. It also reported that police opened an investigation into possible involuntary manslaughter.
An investigation does not establish guilt or determine intent. The circumstances and any legal responsibility must be assessed through the relevant proceedings.
Tenerife remembers its striker
On its official website, Tenerife remembered De Miguel's career as well as his character. The club's retrospective credited him with 200 appearances and 53 goals across Segunda B, Primera Federación and Segunda División, including two promotions to the second tier.
The figures describe the career covered by the club's tribute, rather than every match he ever played.
Tenerife also recorded a solemn public tribute at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium on November 7.
Those commemorations place the player and the community grieving him at the center of the story.
A false statement also circulated online
Following the death, a statement presented as an apology from Owono spread on social media.
VerificaRTVE reported on November 3 that the account posting it did not belong to the goalkeeper. FC Andorra told the broadcaster that the statement was false.
The message should therefore not be quoted as Owono's words.
That correction matters during an emotional event, when an apparently personal statement can travel quickly and shape public judgment.
A loss beyond the result
A fatal incident leaves questions that a match report cannot answer. Medical findings and legal conclusions require evidence, and speculation cannot replace either.
What Tenerife's public tributes make clear is the loss felt by the club. Behind the discussion of a challenge and an investigation was a player whose career, relationships and place in his community deserved to be remembered with care.