Crowdfunding for Jesús de Miguel's family passes 213,000 euros after donor thanks

The death of Jesús de Miguel

Jesús de Miguel, a striker for CD Tenerife, died at 08.00 on Tuesday, 3 November. He had suffered a violent blow during the club's match against Andorra, delivered by the rival goalkeeper, Jesús Owono, and went into cardiorespiratory arrest. He died later at the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria. His wife, his parents and his son are left grieving, and players and club presidents across Spanish football have since responded with donations.

A crowdfunding campaign for the family

Fran Sol, a former CD Tenerife player who now plays for Hércules, launched a crowdfunding campaign to help the family. Sol said that a donation offers something tangible, which he believed would help the family more than sharing a photo of de Miguel online. The family's statement, issued through the Asociación de Futbolistas Españoles (AFE), confirmed that it had already received the donations and that the campaign remains open. Sol's words were:

“The money will not bring comfort, but the gesture of donating will let the family truly feel the support of the whole football world.”

The family thanked Sol by name for starting the campaign, along with everyone who donated, shared the initiative or sent messages of support.

Donations and totals

The totals reported on Thursday, 12 November, differ by timing. Europa Press cited more than 200,000 euros from more than 5,000 donations, while El Mundo reported 212,000 euros earlier that day. La Vanguardia gave the newest figure, 213,000 euros. Among the larger gifts, Christian Septien, president of Cádiz, gave 15,000 euros and Luhay Hamido, president of Ceuta, gave 3,500 euros. Pedro Porro gave 3,500 euros, Marc Bartra 3,000 euros and Borja Iglesias 2,500 euros. Many donations came from people who did not give their names.

Christian Septien (Cádiz)15,000

Pedro Porro3,500

Luhay Hamido (Ceuta)3,500

Marc Bartra3,000

Borja Iglesias2,500

Christian Septien (Cádiz)

15000 euros

Pedro Porro

3500 euros

Luhay Hamido (Ceuta)

3500 euros

Marc Bartra

3000 euros

Borja Iglesias

2500 euros

Data from the article text

Shirt auction and next steps

Elche and Betis also raised money by auctioning the shirts that both teams wore in their league match played on Sunday. The auction closed at 23:59 on the Monday after the match, drew 1,018 bids and sold all 22 shirts, which had a starting price of 50 euros each. The auction raised 9,200 euros. Elche said it will contact de Miguel's circle in the coming days to hand over the money raised. The Fran Sol campaign itself remains open for further donations.