Spanish Goalkeeper โฃRaรบl Ramรญrez Dies After โOn-Field Collision
Colindres goalkeeper Raรบl Ramรญrez, 19, has died after suffering a severe head injury during a match against Revilla on Saturday, September โ28, 2025. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) andโฃ the Royal Cantabrianโค Football Federation (RFCF) confirmed the tragic news on โฃMonday, September 29, โ2025. Ramรญrez was declared โคto be inโค a state of brain death by โคthe RFCF.
The incident has sent shockwaves through Spanish football, promptingโ an outpouring of griefโข and tributes from clubs โacrossโ all divisions. Ramรญrez’s death underscores the inherent risks within the sport and hasโ lead to โขthe declaration of three days of mourning byโ the RFCF, with โขa minute โขof silence to be observed โin all matches ofโข the upcoming division round. His โfamily has made the โdecision to โขdonate hisโข organs, a gesture the RFCF publicly acknowledged.
According to the RFCF, Ramรญrez sustained the injury during a collision duringโ the match. “Theโข RFCF Communicate that the goalkeeper of CD Colindres Raรบl โRamรญrezโ is inโ a โstate of โbrain death,” the federation stated โฃin a socialโค media post.
Clubs have swiftly expressed โtheir condolences. rayo Vallecanoโฃ postedโ on X (formerly Twitter), “From Rayo Vallecanoโ we transmit our most condolences to the relatives and friends of Raรบl Ramรญrez, goalkeeper of the Cdcolindres, โคwho died at the ageโ ofโค 19.”โ Real Racing Club similarly shared their sorrow, stating, “From โฃRacing we join the pain of Cantabrian football โand we want to โขmove our โmost โคsincere condolences to the familyโ and friends of Raรบl Ramirez andโฃ the Cdcolindres.”