Spanish football coach Francisco Garcia has died at the age of 21 after contracting coronavirus.
The Spanish football coach, who had served as Malaga-based club Atletico Portada Alta’s youth team manager was tested positive for coronavirus last week, having been sent to the Regional Hospital of Malaga for treatment.
Upon his arrival in hospital, Garcia was found to be suffering from a form of leukemia which made him more vulnerable to the virus.
According to some speculations, the young coach could be the youngest person to have died from coronavirus to date.
In this regard, Atletico Portada Alta – the club – released an official statement, which reads: “We want to express our deepest condolences to the family, friends and close friends of our coach Francisco García who has left us, unfortunately.”
More than 300 people have died from the Covid-19 outbreak in Spain where there are more than 9,000 positive cases.
All the major events in Spain including Spanish football’s major league have been postponed or canceled.
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