Valencia coach Fernando Martin dies in Indonesia boat accident
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Valencia coach Fernando Martin and three of his children were missing after a boat carrying 11 people sank in extreme weather on Dec 26.
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JAKARTA – Mr Fernando Martin, a coach with Valencia CF, has died along with three members of his family after their boat capsized in Indonesia, Spanish football clubs said.
Valencia said they were “deeply saddened by the passing of Fernando Martin, coach of Valencia CF Femenino B, and three of his children, in the tragic boat accident in Indonesia, as confirmed by local authorities”.
The Indonesian and Spanish authorities said on Dec 27 that Mr Martin and three of his children were missing
The search was continuing on the morning of Dec 28, Mr Fathur Rahman, mission coordinator for Indonesia’s search and rescue agency (SAR) in the area, told Reuters.
Real Madrid CF also sent condolences for Mr Martin, 44, a former player in second-tier Spanish football who was appointed coach of the Valencia Women’s B team in 2025.
His wife and one daughter, as well as four crew members and a tour guide, were rescued and are safe, SAR said in a statement. REUTERS
