Football photography file Liverpool Diogo Jota, who plays the Portuguese national team. (Getty Images) Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota (28 years) and his brother Andre Felipe, 26 and who plays for the Penafiel football club in Portugal, died early on Thursday morning in a traffic accident in Spain Zamora. The information was confirmed by the Spanish civil guard. Jota traveled with his brother on the A52 motorway through Cernadilla overnight. According to local media on Wednesday around 12:30, after an initial investigation, it is believed that the Lamborghini they traveled could suffer a tire explosion and try to overtake. This caused the car to go off the road, which turned out to be fatal. The car ended in flames and the fire proved to be fatal for both Portuguese footballers.The Spanish Citizen Guard, the fire brigade of Zamora Province and an emergency medical unit reported on the scene, along with the medical staff, but could not revive them.Liverpool’s player traveled with his brother just a few days after he married his partner, Rute Cardoso, 22 June. Jota and Cardoso have been together since 2012. The football player leaves three children.Jota joined Liverpool in 2020 from Wolverhampton for 44.7 million euros. Since then he has played 182 games for Merseyside Club, scored 65 goals and provided 26 assists. During this time he won three titles with Reds: Premier League title (2024-25), FA Cup (2021-22) and League Cup (2021-22).He also had a short charm in Spain with Athletico Madrid. Rojiblancos signed it from Paços Ferreira in 2016 for EUR 7 million. During the friendly game he scored, but was not picked up for a team of seniors. The summer lent to Porto. Then he went, also for a loan, to Wolverhampton, before this movement became permanent for 14 million in 2018.Portugal PM, President of Football Association Express condolences
A file of a photo of Portuguese Diogo Jota during a friendly against Finland. (Getty Images)
Luís Černá Hora, the Portuguese Prime Minister, wrote on the social media: “The news of the death of Diogo Jota, an athlete who has very honored the name of Portugal and his brother, is unexpected and tragic. I expand my deepest confusion.Pedro Proença, president of the Portuguese Football Association, wrote on the social media: “The Portuguese football Federation and the whole Portuguese football community are completely destroyed by the death of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, today in Spain.“The name and name of the Portuguese football Federation I express my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Diogo and André Silva, as well as Liverpool FC and FC Pefiel, clubs where players played.”“Portuguese football; Federation has already asked UEFA for a minute of silence this Thursday, before the game of our team against Spain at the European Women’s Championship. We lost two champions every day.
