The world of football is mourning after the death of Diogo JotaLiverpool player. And this Thursday, along with his brother André, he has suffered a car accident this morning at the A52 at Cernadilla (Zamora).
The two soccer players, aged 28 and 26, have died aboard a Lamborghini who, for reasons that are investigated, left the low highway (A52) at kilometer 65, in the Benavente sense, around 00:40 hours.
According to several lusos media, the car was able to suffer the burst of one of its tires while making an overtaking, so it got out of the road and caught fire.
Firefighters extinguished the fire, which spread to the adjoining vegetation, and collaborated with emergency health services and the Civil Guard, while emergency services could only confirm the death of young people.
Who was Diogo Jota, how old was and what teams he played
The striker Diogo José Teixeira da Silvaknown as Diogo Jota, has died at 28, an early age in which he gave him time to make history both at club level and his selection.
Born on December 4, 1996, the striker formed in Lusas lands playing in the lower categories of Gondomar and Paços Ferreria. With just 17 years old he already pointed out and debuted in the First Portuguese division to become the youngest scorer of the championship of that moment.
His talent paid his first fruits and In July 2016 he signed for Atlético de Madridwhere at that time I had a representative to Jorge Mendes. However, at 19, did not have the opportunity to debut With the rojiblanco team. The club is confident in yielding, first to Port In the 2016/17 season and then to Wolverhampton In 2017/18, being the latter where he stayed in summer of 2018 in exchange for 14 million euros.
In England it was where he found his best level. Showing off in a modest team, where he scored 16 goals in 2019/20 playing in band, attracted the look of all of Europe until the great call of the Liverpool. He fell in love with Jurgen Klopp and paid around 45 million euros of signing, where he enjoyed his last five campaigns (182 games and 65 goals) and leaving Palmarés a FA Cup (2022), two glasses of the League (2022 and 20249 and a Premier League (2024/25).
Regarding the selection of PortugalJota debuted on November 11, 2019 and had time to make history playing 49 games and conquering dos Nations League (2019 y 2025).
Who was his family, couple and his brother André
Diogo Jota ES son of Joaquim da Silva and Isabel Silva And, since he was very young, he always had the support of his family to play in the elite. But fate was very cruel to him in love since, Eleven days before the terrible accident, he had married his wifeRuth Cardoso.
They met at the institute and both formed a large family having Three children: The oldest of four years, the medium of three and the smallest that was barely born last November 2024. After three years of commitment and nine of courtship, on June 22 they got on the altar without knowing that they were going to be so little married.
His brother, André Silvahe also died in the accident at 26. Like Diogo, he was a footballer and militated in the Peñafiel of the second Portuguese division before its tragic destination. It had previously formed in other Portuguese clubs such as the Gondomar, Porto, Padroense, Pacos Ferreira, Famalicao and Boavista.
