Former soccer player Luga Pelayo Novo dies after being run over by a train

The one who was a Lugo player, pelayo new (Oviedo, 1990) died after being run over by a train in the capital of Asturias, where he returned to the sport after a fall that he made him change football for chair tennis and where he was also associated with the Oviedo Club Foundation.

The player played one season in Lugo, which he arrived on loan from Elche in July 2014. The Asturian midfielder, then 23, joined the signings of Jon García, Jonathan Valle and Luis Fernández among others.

In his presentation, he assured that “He had other options, but in the end it was Lugo who showed the most interest and I wanted to be close to home, a very close family club, which is evident from day one. “The interest of both Quique Setién and Carlos Mouriz was important. You can see that they are very close people and there is a very good group of other years, people who get along very well, and that makes you feel welcome”, he added.

Novo, which was formed in the lower categories of Oviedo, made the jump to the second division in the 2012-2013 season, defending the jerseys of Elche in two stages, Córdoba, Albacete and the Galician team. «We Albivermelos feel indescribable sadness over this tragedy. Rest in peace Pelayo.“, Lugo wrote in the press release.

From or #CDLugo We deeply regret the death of our former player Pelay Novi.

We Albivermelos feel indescribable sadness over this tragedy.

Moita chases away his family and friends. Rest in peace Pelayo. 🖤 pic.twitter.com/G4GkC669IR

– Club Deportivo Lugo (@CDeportivoLugo) February 28, 2023

The Spanish federation also expressed their condolences, as did several teams. “With a broken heart. We deeply regret the death of Pelay Novog, the captain of our Foundation. Family, friends: we are with you. Rest in peace”, lamented Real Oviedo. “In a short time you managed to win the favor of the entire hobby which is now mourning your terrible loss,” Albacete wrote.

Novo already shocked the football world five years ago as a La Mancha player when he suffered a fall from the third floor of the hotel where the team was staying, causing him to suffer several fractures before a match against Huesca in El Alcoraz. after that accident had to give up football although he did not give up playing sports because he decided to try wheelchair tennis.

Currently, the former player was part of the board of directors of the Asturias tennis federation and returned to competition thanks to chair tennis after recovering from a fall that, while still a footballer of Albacete, had to pass the hospital for paraplegics in Toledo.