What we know
What we know: Spanish police investigating possible involuntary manslaughter after soccer player dies following on-field collision
Compiled Nov 3
What we know
- Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel died after suffering cardiac arrest from an on-field collision in a Spanish second-division match
- De Miguel was 30 years old
- He was struck in the chest by Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during added time while challenging for the ball near midfield
- Owono was shown a straight red card for the incident
- The match, tied 2-2, was abandoned after the incident
- De Miguel made his professional debut in 2015 with Leganés B and joined Tenerife last year
What we don’t know yet
- Spanish police are investigating possible involuntary manslaughter
Open questions
- Will Owono face criminal charges over the collision?
- What specifically triggered the cardiac arrest—was it the chest impact itself?
- Will the match be replayed or the result stand as abandoned?
- What safety measures, if any, will result from this incident?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.