Jesús de Miguel and Jesús Owono: A Tragedy That Leaves Questions Unanswered in Spanish Football...
The match took place on November 2 at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López Stadium. The score was tied 2–2, and stoppage time was underway when De Miguel and Owono challenged for a long ball. Owono left his area to clear it, and the two players collided.
De Miguel fell to the pitch and received immediate medical attention. He suffered cardiorespiratory arrest and was taken to a hospital in Tenerife. Emergency services tried to revive him during transport, but his condition worsened in the intensive care unit.
The referee sent Owono off, and the match was suspended. Spain’s National Police opened an investigation to determine whether the death could have criminal consequences as a possible case of negligent homicide.
Jesús de Miguel Alameda was a 30-year-old Spanish footballer who played as a forward for CD Tenerife. He died while competing for the ball during an official second-division match.
His professional life was defined by the daily work of a player competing in professional football and representing Tenerife. Beyond his statistics, his story is now linked to a sudden death during a sport he played as his profession.
Jesús Owono was FC Andorra’s goalkeeper in the match against Tenerife. During the play, he left his area to try to stop the attack and clear the ball. The impact struck De Miguel in the upper part of his body. Available reports describe the incident as a challenge for the ball, not as an intentional act of aggression.
After the collision, Owono was deeply affected and, according to Spanish media reports, remained in the locker room in tears. The case also changed his life immediately, because an action during a match became linked to the death of another player.
The pain felt by the family, teammates, and supporters deserves respect. Owono also deserves the right for the play to be assessed through evidence, video footage, and legal standards, rather than through immediate reactions alone.
The investigation will need to examine the speed of the play, the ball’s trajectory, the way Owono left his area, the contact between both players, and whether the rules were followed. The red card reflects the referee’s decision during the match, but it does not by itself establish criminal responsibility.
From Sens Culture’s editorial perspective, this tragedy forces a difficult question: was Jesús Owono responsible for a reckless action, or was it a terrible accident that occurred during a challenge for the ball? The answer must come from the facts and the investigation as football confronts a loss that cannot be repaired.
Here is the video of the moment of this terrible accident, let us know in the comments your opinion.
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