The Portuguese player was 28 years old and was traveling with his brother, André Felipe, who also died. Diogo Jota had married 11 days ago with Cardoso Rute, with whom he had three children.
Diogo Jota, Portuguese soccer player of the 28 -year -old Liverpool, died in the early hours of this Thursday in a traffic accident in the province of Zamora in Spain.
In the same vehicle where Diogo Jota was traveling, he was also his brother, who also lost his life.
The Liverpool player died when the vehicle in which He was traveling with his brother André, 26 and also a professional footballer, from Penafiel, He suffered a way out that triggered a fire in the median.
As witnesses of the he was reported, The car was in flames, which spread to the vegetation in the area. Various sources suggest that one of the vehicle’s tires He could have puncturedso it left the road, generating the incident.
Diogo Jota He married just 10 days ago, With his fiancee cardoso, last June 22.
Death of Diogo Jota: Soccer pain messages
Diogo Jota28 years, He arrived at Liverpool in 2020 from the Wolverhampton in exchange for 44.7 million euros. Since then he has played 182 games With the ‘reds’ in which he has marked 65 goals And he has distributed 26 assists. At that time he has conquered three titles with the ‘reds’: A premier (2024-25), A FA Cup (2021-22) And a cup of the league (2021-22).
The Portuguese international had a brief step through Atlético. The rojiblancos signed him from Paços Ferreira In 2016 by 7 kilos. Marked in a friendly against Crotone (0-2)but he did not debut in the official party. That same summer He left on loan to Porto. Then I would also go to loan, to the Wolverhampton before leaving definitively transferred in 2018 for 14 million.
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