Former Spanish footballer Pelayo Novo died after being hit by a train: he had retired after falling from a third floor

Spanish sport mourns the death of Pelaio Novo32, hit by a train in the vicinity of Tuesday The brokerageIn Oviedo. After surviving a fall from the third floor of a hotel in 2018, he hung up his boots and became a wheelchair tennis player.

The tragic episode took place just before 20:00 this Tuesday, near La Malata park, in that Asturian city. For reasons still under investigation, he was run over by a train on the Renfe line, which goes from Oviedo to Siero.

After the Asturias emergency number 112 received a call at 19:55, personnel from the Urgent Medical Assistance Service (SAMU) and the National Police went to the scene of the accident, where they found Novo with no vital signs.

The former footballer, who between 2012 and 2018 played more than 200 games for Spanish promotion clubs such as Real Oviedo, Córdoba, Elche, Lugo, Cluj and Albacete, he had only been married for eight months with his partner, Iciar López.

“Heartbroken. We are deeply sorry for the passing of Pelayo Novo, captain of our Foundation. Family, friends: we are with you. Rest in peace Pelayo,” the club wrote. True Oviedo on his Twitter account.

For his part, Elche He lamented, “Broken with grief. We will always remember you as a warrior who gave everything for our jersey. One of our own. Rest in peace, Pelayo.”

“In a short time you’ve managed to win the affection of an entire hobby that is now mourning your terrible loss. Family and friends, you have our full support and love. Rest in peace, Pelayo,” she said. Albacete.

Pelayo Novo: the fall from the third floor that forced him to hang up his boots

On Saturday, March 3, 2018, Pelayo Novo, who was 27 at the time, narrowly escaped death: survived the fall from the third floor from an interior patio of the Abba hotel, in Huesca, where he was concentrated as part of the team of Albacete.

He was hospitalized for 51 days at the Lozano Blesa University Clinical Hospital in Zaragoza, the largest city in the region, and went through various surgeries.

Irreversible spinal cord injuries forced him to do it use crutches forever ​for this reason he abandoned football after 208 official matches and 26 goals between 2012 and 2018. However, far from becoming frustrated and abandoning the sport, he became a wheelchair tennis player.

Without going any further, he has positioned himself as one of the most important tennis players in the national men’s ranking of Spain and has also been part of the board of directors of the Asturian Tennis Federation. Moreover, it has become ambassador of the Real Oviedo Foundation.