The tragedy has hit the grassroots football in Tarragona. Gerard Martín, 23, a soccer player and coach in Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant (Tarragona) has died in a traffic accident this Tuesday. “Today we wake up to horrible news: our great friend Gerard has died. The loss of a loved one is always hard, but it is even more so when this loved one is a young man full of vitality with a life project in front of him and full of illusions, “the club unfortunately announced on its social networks.
The victim was riding a motorcycle when, for unknown reasons, he left the road and collided with a palm tree. The impact was fatal. The tragic event occurred at around 10 pm this Tuesday, very close to the Arenal beach and the l'Hospitalet de l'Infant football field.
The club said goodbye to its player with an emotional message: “Always ready to help, always with a smile on his face. Gerard leaves a huge gap between us and he will always be remembered. It is in these moments when everything is secondary, when everything is nothing, when we realize that the important thing is the people and the shared moments.
The Catalan Football Federation has made it official in a statement and he expressed his “condolences” for the loss of the player and conveyed his most sincere affection to family and friends.