Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel died after an on-field collision during a Spanish second-division match on Monday, the club announced. His death was confirmed Tuesday, according to Fox News, a day after he was critically injured in the game.
The Daily Mail reported that de Miguel, 30, suffered a severe blow to the chest in a collision with a goalkeeper, leading to cardiac arrest and the match being abandoned. The BBC also reported that the Tenerife forward died after an on-field collision. Fox News said authorities had opened an investigation. Fox reported that teammates called him “Demi” and that he had played for clubs in Spain’s lower divisions.