Footballer Diogo Jota revealed his ultimate social media publish lower than 24 hours earlier than his tragic loss of life in a automotive crash aged 28.
The Liverpool star is believed to have been travelling in a automotive in northern Spain along with his brother Andre, 26, who can be a footballer and feared lifeless.
Jota’s loss of life tragically got here simply two weeks after he married his childhood sweetheart and mom of his three youngsters, Rute Cardoso, in Porto.
His ultimate publish on Instagram, which was revealed simply 18 hours earlier than Mail Sport reported the information, confirmed a heartwarming video of he and Cardoso tying the knot.
The video was tragically captioned: ‘A day we’ll always remember.’
Jota additionally posted to social media platform X for the ultimate time 5 days in the past to rejoice his new marriage, posting, ‘June 22, 2025. Sure, without end,’ with a collection of wedding ceremony images.
Diogo Jota revealed his ultimate social media publish lower than 24 hours earlier than his tragic loss of life
The ultimate video which was shared to Instagram was captioned: ‘A day we’ll always remember’
Jota described himself because the luckiest man on the planet in an interview launched on Wednesday after the couple walked down the aisle in Portugal.
The crash occurred on the A-52 within the province of Zamora. The highway in Spain is a key route taken by drivers leaving northern Portugal.
Emergency providers within the Castilla and Leon area confirmed the crash.
‘The 1-1-2 Castilla y León operations room obtained a number of calls reporting a automobile accident at Km. 65 of the A-52, within the municipality of Cernadilla, Zamora. A automotive was reported to have been concerned in an accident and the automobile was on hearth,’ an announcement learn.
‘1-1-2 notified the Zamora Visitors Police, the Zamora Provincial Council Hearth Brigade, and the Sacyl Emergency Coordination Heart (CCU) of this accident.
‘From there, a Medical Emergency Unit (UME) and the Major Care Medical Employees (MAP) from the Mombuey Well being Heart had been despatched, who confirmed the loss of life of two folks on the scene.’
His loss of life was confirmed by Pedro Proenca, head of the Portuguese Soccer Federation.
He mentioned in an announcement: ‘The Portuguese Soccer Federation and all of Portuguese soccer are fully devastated by the deaths of Diogo Jota and André Silva, this morning, in Spain.
The footballer additionally posted to X for the ultimate time 5 days in the past to rejoice his new marriage
Jota described himself because the luckiest man on the planet in an interview launched on Wednesday after the Liverpool star walked down the aisle along with his childhood sweetheart in Portugal
His brother Andre was additionally a footballer and died within the crash (pictured collectively in Porto kits)
‘Way more than an incredible participant, with virtually 50 internationalizations for the Nationwide A Crew, Diogo Jota was a unprecedented individual, revered by all teammates and opponents, somebody with an infectious pleasure and a reference in the neighborhood itself.
‘On my behalf, and on behalf of the Portuguese Soccer Federation, I specific my deepest condolences to the household and associates of Diogo and André Silva, in addition to Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel, the golf equipment the place, respectively, lined up the gamers.
‘The Portuguese Soccer Federation has already requested UEFA for a minute’s silence, this Thursday, earlier than the match of our nationwide staff with Spain, within the girls’s European Championship.
‘Misplaced to 2 champs. The disappearance of Diogo and Andre Silva signify irreparable losses for Portuguese soccer and we’ll do every thing to, each day, honor their legacy’.
Jota posted continuously on Instagram within the months main as much as his tragic loss of life, penning celebratory messages after profitable each the Premier League with Liverpool and the Nations League with Portugal.
After serving to the Reds declare their second Premier League title, and twentieth high flight honour in whole, he shared a collection of pictures from the ultimate day and trophy parade with the caption: ‘No 20. Meant to be. #YNWA.’
Certainly one of pictures noticed Jota surrounded by family and friends as he celebrated the title triumph at Anfield in Might, pictured with Cardoso and his three younger youngsters.
Earlier this week, Jota despatched Cardoso what proved to be a ultimate public message on Instagram after his spouse wrote ‘my dream got here true’ following their wedding ceremony.
The Portugal worldwide and Cardoso first acquired collectively in 2012, after they had been youngsters
They’ve three youngsters, pictured on the Anfield pitch in Might after profitable the Premier League
Jota additionally posed on the Anfield pitch along with his mother and father Joaquim Silva and Isabel
‘However I am the fortunate one’: The Liverpool star’s ultimate public message to spouse Cardoso on Instagram
In response, he wrote: ‘However I am the fortunate one’.
Jota started his soccer profession at Portuguese outfit Pacos de Ferreira earlier than shifting to Atletico Madrid in 2016.
Throughout his time with the Spanish facet, he underwent two mortgage spells at Porto and Wolves earlier than finishing a everlasting switch to the Premier League membership in 2018.
Two years later, he accomplished his £41million transfer to Liverpool – the place he revamped 100 appearances for the membership en path to profitable the Premier League title final season.
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