A promising young footballer who went missing four days ago has been found dead near the Spanish train station where he was last seen.
Spanish third-tier side Cordoba FC confirmed the body found late on Monday was that of 18-year-old Alvaro Prieto.
Part of the man’s body, including the white sneakers and beige pants he was wearing when he disappeared, were caught between two cars of a moving train as it entered Seville’s major railway station. This terrifying moment was seen on camera by a Spanish TV crew covering the missing man’s disappearance live.
Spanish state broadcaster TVE subsequently made a grovelling apology for screening the images instead of interrupting the live signal after it emerged it was Alvaro’s body.
The teenager vanished on Thursday morning after being asked to leave a train he was trying to catch so he could return to his home city of Cordoba.
Cordoba’s manager Ivan Ania said in a subsequent press conference: ‘Alvaro, we are waiting for you with our arms open.’
Alvaro was seen as one of Cordoba’s most promising youth team players and was its leading goalscorer this year with three strikes.
The 5ft 9in teenager was described as a natural in front of goal.
One well-placed team source said shortly after the search began: ‘He’s a responsible person and when we saw he wasn’t responding to messages we began to do everything we could.’
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