The former professional soccer player New Pelayoknown for having played for Albacete and Oviedo, passed away on Tuesday, February 28 at La Corredoría after beinghit by a train that covered the Oviedo-Sierno route, as reported by Cadena Ser.
The accident that ended the life of the athlete happened around 7:55 p.m. and, although the emergency services 112 and SAMU quickly moved to the scene, the toilets they were unable to save the 32-year-old’s life.
Novo was well known in the professional football world, to which he dedicated his life until 2018, when he suffered a serious accident when he fell from the third floor of the Hotel Albba in Huesca, where he was concentrating with his team. Albacete Football.
This event changed the course of his life forever, since, after staying admitted for more than 50 days at the Zaragoza Hospital and as many months in the Toledo Paraplegics Center, Pelayo managed to recover the mobility of his entire body except that of his legs, which forced him to spend the rest of his days in a wheelchair that has accompanied him until the moment of his death. his death.
But, although the road became arduous for the footballer, Pelayo never stopped fighting and improving himself. The Asturian drew strength from within and decided to continue dedicating himself to his great passion: sport. Pelayo changed soccer for wheelchair tennis and in this modality he managed to occupy number 12 in the ranking of our country.
“If the injury had been higher up, I would have lost mobility in more parts of the body. Right now I don’t have mobility in my feet, ankles and buttocks, but the secret is to think about what you can do,” the athlete explained to El stringer of the Chain Being when he had already recovered from the fall and was focusing on his next challenge.
The sports world says goodbye to Pelayo Novo
Pelayo left his mark on the world of Spanish sports and since the news of his death hit the press, countless personalities and teams have wanted to publicly say goodbye to him and send their condolences to his family.
He Real Oviedo, the house that saw him grow up and where Pelayo presided over a non-profit foundation, has ensured that all the members of the club are “heartbroken” and has held a minute of silence this Wednesday during training of the team in his memory; Córdoba CF has lamented his death, assuring that, as a former player of his club, the Cordobesistas will never forget him; and, for its part, La Liga has also wanted to add its condolences to the ex-soccer player’s family, echoing the statement from the Asturian club with which Pelayo always maintained ties.
