Jesús de Miguel: Navahermosa Mourns the Footballer

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Navahermosa in the province of Toledo is mourning Jesús de Miguel. The CD Tenerife player died at the age of 30 after suffering a heavy blow during the match against FC Andorra. On 5 November 2026, the municipality was the scene of a farewell attended by relatives, friends, neighbors and numerous representatives of Spanish football.

The report by ¡Hola! describes the day as one of the saddest in Navahermosa. From the morning, increasing numbers of people made their way to the Tanatorio to say goodbye to Jesus, as relatives and friends affectionately called him. The building was so overcrowded that many visitors had to wait outside.

An Entire Football Club and the National Team Come to Navahermosa

The guest list stretches from Madrid to Tenerife

Among the prominent guests were Florentino Pérez and Emilio Butragueño, representing Real Madrid. Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, managing director of Atlético Madrid, was also in attendance. They were joined by former national team coach and player José Antonio Camacho and former Real Madrid player Pedja Mijatović.

The national team was also represented: national team coach Luis de la Fuente and Rafael Louzán, president of the Spanish Football Federation, RFEF, attended the funeral. David Aganzo, president of the Spanish Footballers' Association, also represented AFE with a large delegation in Navahermosa.

His clubs also came

Representatives of several clubs from the Primera and Segunda División traveled to the town. A delegation from Castellón, Jesús's former club, was led by coach Pablo Hernández. His teammates from CD Tenerife arrived in Toledo together with coach Álvaro Cervera and Eric Gallego from the Canary Islands.

The participation shows how far the news reached beyond Navahermosa. Alongside prominent individuals, club delegations, the national team and AFE came together for a funeral procession of unusual breadth for a player like Jesús de Miguel.

“Football brings us together” – de la Fuente and Aganzo speak

Support for the family

National team coach Luis de la Fuente personally offered his condolences to the family. He said: “Out of pain and emotion, we offer our condolences and our respect. This is the best way to show that football brings us together. A big, tight hug to all the family members.”

David Aganzo called for a day of mourning in Spanish football. According to him, there was enough time to make up for the lost competition. He argued that the country needed to be an example on a national level. At the same time, Aganzo criticized commercial interests for making such decisions more difficult.

The funeral thus also gave rise to a debate about suspending matches. It raised a concrete question: Should Spanish clubs suspend their schedules after the death of a young professional footballer? De la Fuente and Aganzo placed the unity of football at the center of the discussion, while Aganzo explicitly cited economic interests as an argument against.

What the family says publicly – and what it asks for

The request for peace

During the funeral, the family deliberately broke its silence only briefly. In a statement read by the footballer's representative, Manuel Hernández, it thanked everyone for the many messages and expressions of sympathy. At the same time, it asked that the mourning be preserved in the peace that the situation required.

This request was at the center of the day. The guests showed their solidarity through their presence. Nevertheless, the family wanted to keep this moving moment as intimate as possible.

A birthday message six weeks earlier

Marta, Jesús de Miguel's sister, was particularly visible. The dancer was visibly overcome with grief as she arrived in Navahermosa. Only six weeks before his death, she had written to him for his 30th birthday: “Happy 30th birthday to the person with the purest and most loving heart I know. I never had a better brother.”

In her message, she also praised his discipline and consistency and wrote that dreams came true. It ended with a personal assurance: “I love you with all my heart.” This message made the family's loss feel all the more immediate.

The Mass at San Miguel Arcángel and the Municipality's Mourning

An overcrowded church

The funeral Mass for Jesús de Miguel was held at the San Miguel Arcángel parish in Navahermosa. Relatives, friends and representatives of the footballing world gathered there. The crowd was so large that dozens of people had to remain outside the church and could not enter the ceremony.

The municipality continued the mourning procession. The city council declared three days of official mourning and ordered flags to be flown at half-mast. The burial at the town cemetery was then scheduled with as much privacy as possible.

Navahermosa had not been part of his sporting career. His parents and grandparents, however, came from this municipality in Toledo. The family therefore chose this particular place to say goodbye to him.

Tenerife Remembers Him on Saturday at 6:00 p.m.

The mourning does not end with the burial in Toledo. CD Tenerife has called a memorial ceremony for Saturday at 6:00 p.m. at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López. Fans and the footballing world will be able to honor the player together there.

The farewell therefore encompasses two places: In Navahermosa, the family, neighbors and Spanish football were present at the funeral. In Tenerife, the memorial ceremony will take place at the stadium with which Jesús de Miguel was closely associated during his sporting career.