Jesús Owono after Jesús de Miguel’s death: ‘The hardest days of my life’

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Two days after Jesús de Miguel’s death, Jesús Owono broke his silence. The FC Andorra goalkeeper said in a statement published by the club on Wednesday, 4 November: “These are the hardest days of my life”. Alongside this statement, he described the loss as “an enormous pain.”

The Spanish newspaper El País published the club’s full statement. Owono wrote that he was finding it difficult to find the right words and understand what had happened. He was thinking of de Miguel, his family and everyone who had loved him. He ended his statement with “Rest in peace, Jesús.”

Clarín also reported that this was Owono’s first public comment since the tragedy. The personal reaction of the Andorran goalkeeper thus came as FC Andorra officially circulated the statement.

Owono Anticipates Possible Consequences and Calls for Restraint

The First Words

Owono did not limit himself to expressions of grief. He announced that there were many questions to face and said he wanted to approach everything that lay ahead with respect. This wording acknowledges the upcoming investigation and the possible consequences of the incident without assigning blame or presuming any particular explanation.

His final sentence, by contrast, clearly expresses the current situation: At present, he could think of nothing but Jesús and the pain FC Andorra was experiencing. For a player who was personally and directly involved in the fatal incident, this is not a generic expression of mourning, but a personal statement about an ongoing burden.

“These are the hardest days of my life.”

The Stoppage-Time Collision Ended in Death

What Happened on the Pitch

De Miguel, 30 years old, was a striker for CD Tenerife. The match between Tenerife and FC Andorra took place in the Spanish Segunda División on Monday, 2 November. During stoppage time, the two players went for the ball. According to the sequence of events described by Clarín, Owono unintentionally struck de Miguel in the chest with his knee.

De Miguel then fell unconscious onto the pitch. He required emergency treatment and was taken to hospital. Despite medical efforts, his death was confirmed several hours later. Owono therefore experienced the collision not as an abstract report of an opponent’s death, but as an immediate moment on the pitch.

A Minute of Silence Without Owono

FC Andorra’s Reaction

The morning after Owono’s statement was published, the Andorran players observed a minute of silence before training. Owono stayed away from the session. In this way, the club showed a direct, albeit silent, reaction to the death of its striker.

In addition, two matches from the 13th matchday of the Segunda División were postponed. The match between Granada CF and CD Tenerife, scheduled for Saturday, 7 November at 9:00 p.m., was cancelled. FC Andorra’s match against Mallorca on Sunday, 8 November at 2:00 p.m. at the Estadi de la FAF was also postponed.

As a result, not only did players and clubs respond immediately to the incident. The schedule of Spain’s second division was also altered to accommodate the tragedy.

The Courts Are Investigating the Circumstances Without Establishing Fault

What Is Already Underway

The Spanish justice authorities have opened an investigation ex officio to establish the circumstances of the death. According to El País and Clarín, such proceedings are a standard step under Spanish law when a death is classified as unnatural.

The investigation therefore does not yet mean that fault has been established. Its initial purpose is to determine how de Miguel died. Owono’s statement fits into this unresolved question: He announces that he will face the questions ahead, but at the same time asks for respect and names the pain that, for him and FC Andorra, currently eclipses everything else.

The available reports clearly document the core of the case: an unintentional collision during stoppage time, the death of the 30-year-old striker several hours later, FC Andorra’s minute of silence, two postponed matches and an official investigation. Owono’s words reveal what these events have triggered in the goalkeeper: grief, shock and a willingness to answer the open questions responsibly.