Just 11 days before Diogo Jota died in a fiery wreck in Spain, Rute Cardoso was standing at an altar with him, sharing vows. However, his new wife now must do the unthinkable and bury her husband and the father of her three kids.

Diogo and Rute had just tied the knot before he lost his life at the age of 28. Learn about Rute and her relationship with Diogo here.

P remier League soccer star Diogo Jota has been killed in a car crash in Spain, the Spanish civil guard confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday, just under two weeks after his wedding to wife Rute Cardoso. Jota's brother, Andre Silva, was also killed in the single-vehicle accident after their car left the road.