41 families are bereaved. This Sunday evening, a railway accident involving two high-speed trains plunged Spain into deep sadness. While 41 people died in this tragedy in Andalusia, the identities of the victims are slowly being confirmed.
Among these is the father of a professional footballer. In a press release released this Tuesday evening, the Getafe club, which plays in La Liga, confirmed the death of David Cordon Cano, the father of the young 18-year-old defender Davinchi. “We deeply regret confirming the news that we would never have wanted to publish,” wrote the club from the southern suburbs of Madrid. We met you seven months ago and in a short time, you won us over with your simplicity, your sympathy and your generosity. We will miss you so much! »
The 50-year-old Spaniard attended the match between Getafe and Valencia before taking the train to Huelva. Victim of a torn meniscus, his son Davinchi did not participate in the meeting but attended it alongside his father.
Having left on one of the trains involved in the accident, the victim had been missing since Sunday. “Christ, I put my faith and my will in you: whatever happens, I believe in you and in your eternal love,” Davinchi wrote on Instagram on Monday while waiting for news from his father.
Also a footballer, David Cordon Cano was notably part of the Spanish national beach soccer team, winning two European championship titles in 2001 and 2004. He was even named best player of this edition.
