Fernando's death was faked by the club in order to get out of playing a match.
The company who employs a man whose death was faked by his former football club so they could postpone a match has released a statement.
Ballybrack FC in Dublin reportedly told the Leinster Senior League that Fernando Lafuente Saiz had died in a road accident following training on Thursday night.
However, Fernando who now lives in Galway and works with GloFox, left Dublin on September 30.
A statement by GloFox said: "Fernando LaFuente moved from Spain to Ireland in 2017 to join our Engineering team in Dublin. In September this year, Fernando relocated to the west of Ireland to lead and help grow the mobile app development team in our new Galway office.
Fernando is still employed by Glofox and still living in Galway.
"Fernando was completely unaware of the false statement made in relation to his association with Ballybrack Football Club. He only learned of the false statement over the past few days through social media.
"It has been an extremely anxious time for Fernando as he tries to speak to family members and friends before they hear the news through social and other media.
"We ask that all media respect Fernando’s privacy at this time as he has not asked for any of this attention and would like to get back to some sense of normality over the next few days."
(Image: Irish Mirror)Minute silence.
It's understood the excuse was made up so his former team could postpone a match against Arklow Town.
The Leinster Senior League have opened an investigation into the club's activities after "acting in good faith" according to a league statement in postponing the game.
A number of other clubs posted tributes on social media, with Liffey Wanderers and Templeogue United even having a minute's silence for Fernando.
