Dead Chile footballer ‘scores’ final goal from his coffin in farewell tribute by Aparicion teammates and fans
- Jaime Escandar died in the final days of 2021 but his friends with Chilean side Aparicion de Paine wanted to celebrate his life
- ‘A very different goal, one that was celebrated with pity and tears,’ Escandar’s club said in a Facebook post
A dead Chilean footballer is being celebrated the world over after his former teammates arranged for him to score a goal from his coffin as a farewell tribute to his striking prowess.
Jaime Escandar died in the final days of 2021 but his friends with Chilean side Aparicion de Paine wanted to celebrate the life of the goalscoring forward.
They positioned his coffin in the six-yard box and a teammate kicked the ball on to the coffin so it would rebound into the goal. Dozens of onlookers cheered enthusiastically as the ball hit the net.
Some let off fireworks while friends dressed in Aparicion’s green shirt knelt and hugged the coffin draped with the team’s colours.
Although little was known about the man, the video filmed on January 3 in Huelquen, on the outskirts of Santiago, quickly went viral with sites across Latin America highlighting the passion and devotion shown by fans.
