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In Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium opened its gates free for a tribute to striker Jesús de Miguel. Several thousand came, and fans sang the chant they used for his goals.
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El País reported that a blow to the chest from Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono came on Monday. He died on Tuesday, 3 November, and the club held its tribute on Saturday, 7 November.
- 3 NovemberStriker dies in hospital
- 7 NovemberTribute at the stadium
Captain Enric Gallego, in tears, told the stadium: Today we have to do something we never could have imagined: speak of you in the past tense. It is tremendously unfair.
“Today we have to do something we never could have imagined: speak of you in the past tense. It is tremendously unfair.”
Antonio Manuel Porro Granados, the club's CEO, told The Athletic: We want to be there for her at least until she reaches adulthood. Accounts differ on how long the pledge lasts.
“We want to be there for her at least until she reaches adulthood.”
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- La RazónEnric Gallego, Tenerife captain, at the club's tribute to Jesús de Miguel: “We would never have believed we would be here for a reason like this”
- ABC TU DIARIO EN ESPAÑOLTenerife and Spanish football pay tribute to Jesús de Miguel on an emotional day
- EL MUNDOTenerife pays tribute to Jesús de Miguel in its stadium: “None of us is prepared to live through a moment like this or to find the words”
- El ConfidencialThe emotional farewell of Heliodoro Rodríguez to Jesús de Miguel: “You will always be one of us”
- EL PAÍSCD Tenerife says goodbye to Jesús de Miguel on the pitch: “We are grateful to have known you”
- LaVanguardiaTenerife's final tribute to Jesús de Miguel: “Everyone will know who you were”