Hundreds attend funeral of Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel; Pérez and De la Fuente present

Hundreds attended the funeral of Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel, 30, who died Tuesday after a collision with Andorra's goalkeeper during a Segunda División match.

Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old striker for Tenerife, died on Tuesday following a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a Segunda División match on Monday. The incident occurred as de Miguel was watching the ball come toward him; he was struck in mid-air and suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest. Despite emergency evacuation to Tenerife hospital and intensive care treatment, his neurological condition deteriorated and he could not be saved.

Hundreds of mourners, including Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez and Spain national team coach Luis de la Fuente, attended his funeral Thursday in Navahermosa, his family's village southwest of Madrid. His Tenerife teammates, dressed in dark suits, carried his coffin into the church. The municipality declared three days of mourning and lowered all flags to half-mast.

De Miguel had only turned professional in 2024, scoring 16 goals in 35 matches for Castellón before helping Tenerife secure promotion to Segunda División this season. The Spanish footballers' union (AFE) requested that all professional matches scheduled for the weekend be postponed as a mark of respect, citing that players unanimously felt psychological and human conditions were not suitable for normal competition.