10 Footballers Who Died in Road Crashes from Jota to Jos Antonio Reyes

By Aniket Kuila | July 05,2025

Diogo Jota (Portugal/Liverpool)

Died in a car crash in Spain, alongside his brother, in July 2025. A great loss for Liverpool and Portugal.

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Jose Antonio Reyes (Spain/Arsenal, Sevilla)

The former Arsenal "invincible" crashed his car at high speed in Spain in 2019.

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Josef Sural (Czech Republic/Alanyaspor)

The Czech striker, in the company of his teammates, died in a bus crash in Turkey in 2019.

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Junior Malanda (Belgium/Wolfsburg)

The promising Belgian midfielder died tragically in a car accident in Germany in 2015.

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Diego Barisone (Argentina/Lanús)

The Argentine defender died in a car collision on a highway in 2015.

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Gordan Petric (Serbia/Partizan)

The former Dundee United defender died in a car accident in 2024.

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Steve Mokone (South Africa/Coventry City)

Called "The Black Meteor," he too was gone in a car crash in 1977.

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Patrick Ekeng (Cameroon/Dinamo Bucuresti)

The Cameroonian midfielder collapsed and died after a heart attack; however, a major car crash is associated with his family.

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Jimmy Davis (England/Man Utd, Watford)

At age 21, Jimmy crashed his car into a truck and died in 2003; he was drunk.

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Federico Pisani (Italy/Atalanta)

He had an accident in 1997 while driving from the Casino with his girlfriend.

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