Who was Diogo Jota, Portuguese player killed in a car accident in Spain; See trajectory

Player’s car caught fire on the road after leaving the track on Thursday (3). The athlete’s brother was also in the vehicle and died. Who was Diogo Jota, a Portuguese player killed in a car accident in Spain the Portuguese player Diogo Jota, striker of the Portuguese team and Liverpool, England, and his brother, also athlete André Silva, died in a car accident on Thursday (3) in Spain. The accident occurred in the province of Zamora, in northeastern Spain, during the early hours of local time (late Wednesday night for Brasília). (See more details about the accident below) Jota was 28 years old and was at the height of her career: she was champion of the English Championship for Liverpool and the League of Nations, the Portugal National Team, in April and June, respectively. See below who he was and his trajectory as a player. ✅ Click here to follow the G1 international news channel on WhatsApp who was Diogo Jota the striker Diogo Jota celebrates the title of the European Nations League won by Portugal on June 9, 2025 in the end against Spain Annegret Hilse/Reuters Diogo José Teixeira da Silva was born in December 1996 in Porto, in the central region of Massarelos. He began his career for the Paços de Ferreira team, who currently disputes the second Portuguese division, and made his professional debut in 2014 at the age of 17. Jota passed Porto, Wolverhampton, England, until he arrived at Liverpool in 2020 during the pandemic. In the English giant, he lived the peak of his career and won an English championship, an England Cup and two English league heels. During his professional career, Jota played 447 matches and scored 150 goals. Jota’s last goal was in a classic against Everton, Liverpool’s rival team in April. Often summoned for the Portuguese team, Jota last month won the League of Nations, in the end against Spain decided on penalties after a 2-2 draw – that was his last match. The striker scored 14 goals in 47 games for the Portuguese team. Jota had married less than two weeks ago on June 22. He leaves his wife and three children, 4 years old, 2 years old and a six -month -old baby. Car crash video shows images of the scene of the accident that killed the player Diogo Jota in Spain authorities in Spain gave details, during the morning of Thursday, about the accident. According to the Spanish Civil Guard, the car where Jota and his brother André were left the track after the tire bursts. André, who was 26, was also a soccer player and worked as a striker for Penafiel, Portuguese second division team. In a statement, the Guard said the vehicle was traveling through A-52, Spain’s National Highway, at the time of the Sanabria region. During an overtaking, one of the tires burst, throwing the car out of the track, which caught fire in the sequence. According to the authorities, the two died at the scene. “A vehicle left the track on the sidewalk on the left. The investigation points to a traffic accident due to the burst of a tire during an overtaking. As a result of the accident, the car burned down, and both occupants died,” the Civil Guard said in a statement. Portuguese striker Diogo Jota against PSG by the European Champions League on March 11, 2025 Jason Cairnduf/Reuters, according to the note, the authorities await the outcome of corporate examinations, but only Diogo Jota and his brother were in the car. According to CNN Portugal, Diogo Jota and his brother roamed an excerpt from a trip between Portugal and the United Kingdom. They went by car because Jota had recently been through lung surgery, and doctors advised him to travel by plane. There was still no information on what caused the tire explosion until the last update of this report. The local deputy mayor, Ángel Blanco García, said the bodies would be subjected to DNA identification. The Portuguese Football Federation regretted the death of the two athletes. See below: The Portuguese Football Federation and all Portuguese football are completely devastated by the death of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, this dawn, in Spain. Much more than the fantastic player, with almost 50 internationalizations for the National Team A, Diogo Jota was an extraordinary person, respected by all colleagues and opponents, someone with contagious joy and reference in the community itself. The Portuguese Football Federation expresses the most felt condolences to the family and friends of Diogo and André Silva, as well as Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel, the clubs where, respectively, aligned the players. The Portuguese Football Federation has already requested UEFA a minute of silence, this Thursday, before the departure of our team with Spain, in the women’s European. We lost two champions. The disappearance of Diogo and André Silva represent irreparable losses for Portuguese football and we will do everything to honor their legacy daily. Map shows where player Diogo Jota suffered a car accident on July 3, 2025. He and his brother died at the scene. Art/ G1

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