Liverpool star Diogo Jota dead at 28: What you need to know about the Portuguese footballer
Diogo Jota died on July 3 in a car crash near Zamora, in northwestern Spain.
Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota
died on July 3 in a car crash in Spain , just days after his wedding to long-time partner Jute Cardoso.
The father of three young children was also a Portugal international, earning his first senior cap in 2019 and making 49 appearances for the team.
His brother, 26-year-old Andre, who was travelling in the car with him, was also killed when the car came off a road in the province of Zamora, near the border with Portugal.
Here are some key facts about Jota.
Born: Dec 4, 1996.
Turned professional: 2013, under Pacos de Ferreira's youth setup
Joined Portuguese under-19 national team: 2014
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Goals scored for Portugal: 14
Joined Liverpool: Sept 24, 2020
Goals scored for Liverpool: 66 in 182 appearances
Jota joined Liverpool from Wolverhampton Wanderers. He
won the Premier League title , FA Cup and League Cup with Liverpool, the Championship title with Wolves in 2018 and was a two-time winner of the Uefa Nations League with Portugal. He was also an immensely popular figure in the Liverpool dressing room.
Portugal Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, writing on Facebook, said: 'The news of the death of Diogo Jota, an athlete who greatly honoured the name of Portugal, and of his brother is unexpected and tragic.
'I leave my deepest condolences to the family. It's a sad day for football and national and international sport.'
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