A former footballer dies electrocuted in the bathtub at 38

Tragedy in the world of football. The ex-footballer Santiago Otero It has been found dead this Thursday at his home in Madrid. The Galician has died electrocuted inside the bathtub when his mobile phone fell on him that he was charging.

It was his wife who it was found when returning home after all night working, with the device on top and the cable still plugged into the network. The young man was unconscious and had a burn in the chest area.

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The first investigations estimate that he would have been dead between eight and ten hours, so the assistants could only certify his death when they arrived at the house.

Santi Otero was a center forward known in the ‘world’ of football with the nickname of ‘Catanha of modest football’, for the former Celta de Vigo player who occupied this same area and with whom he had many similarities.

It had been a while since he had retired from football professionally. However, he still enjoyed kicking the ball playing football-7 in Madrid.