The former Spanish soccer player Pelayo Novo died after being run over by a train: he had retired after falling from a third floor

Spanish sport is mourning the death of

, 32, who was hit by a train on Tuesday in the

neighborhood in

.

After surviving a fall from the third floor of a hotel in 2018, he had hung up his boots and became a wheelchair tennis player.

The tragic episode happened shortly before 8:00 p.m. this Tuesday, near the La Malata park, in that Asturian city.

For reasons that are still under investigation, he was hit by a train on the Renfe line, which runs from Oviedo to Siero.

After the emergency number 112 Asturias received a call at 7:55 p.m., personnel from the Urgent Medical Care Service (SAMU) and the National Police went to the scene of the accident, where they found Novo without vital

.

The episode occurred at the height of La Malata park, in the city of Oviedo.

The former soccer player, who played between 2012 and 2018 more than 200 games in clubs of the Spanish promotion such as Real Oviedo, Córdoba, Elche, Lugo, Cluj and Albacete,

his partner, Iciar López, only eight months ago.

club wrote on its Twitter account

.

The former Spanish soccer player Pelayo Novo was killed by a train: he had married his partner, Iciar López, only eight months ago.

For his part,

lamented: "Broken by pain. We will always remember you as a warrior who gave everything for our shirt. One of ours. Rest in peace, Pelayo."

“In a short time, you managed to win the affection of a whole hobby that now mourns your terrible loss.

Family and friends, you have our full support and affection.

Rest in peace, Pelayo," said

. 

Pelayo Novo, Albacete player.

Pelayo Novo soccer player from Albacete soccer soccer players

Pelayo Novo: the fall from a third floor that forced him to hang up his boots

On Saturday, March 3, 2018, Pelayo Novo, who was 27 years old at the time, dodged death:

of an internal patio of the Abba hotel in Huesca, where he was concentrated as part of the

squad .

He was hospitalized for 51 days

at the Lozano Blesa University Clinical Hospital in Zaragoza, the largest city in the region, and underwent

.

Pelayo Novo is removed from the ABBA hotel in Huesca after falling into the void from the third floor.

Irreversible spinal cord injuries forced him to

which is why he gave up football after 208 official matches and 26 goals between 2012 and 2018. However, far from getting frustrated and abandoning the sport, he became a wheelchair

.

Without going any further, he positioned himself as one of the most important tennis players in the Spanish national men's ranking and was even part of the board of directors of the

.

In addition, he became an

.

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