To honor his closest teammate at Liverpool, Kostas Tsimikas reveals a heartbreaking new tattoo in memory of Diogo Jota after his sudden passing, but the story behind the tattoo’s meaning brings everyone to tears

The Liverpool defender was among Jota’s closest friends at Liverpool and decided to commemorate him in a permanent manner, as announced via tattoo Athens-based parlor Puerto Ink.

Diogo Jota and Kostas Tsimikas
Kostas Tsimikas has unveiled a tattoo in memory of Diogo Jota

Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas has chosen to get a new tattoo in honor of former teammate Diogo Jota.

The Greek international was close friends with Jota, who tragically died in a car crash on July 3, along with his brother Andre Silva. Tsimikas, like all the Liverpool players, was deeply impacted by the news and chose to honor the 28-year-old with a permanent display.

“They rose together. They laughed, fought, worked, and lived the moments most can only dream of. Until fate decided to stop one of them far too soon.

“This tattoo is not just a tribute. It’s a piece of love, pain, memory — carved in silence, worn with pride.

“Rest easy, Jota. You’ll never walk alone. Thank you for trusting us with something so sacred. We are honored.”

Tsimikas shared a heartbreaking tribute to Jota after his death earlier this month. “Oh he wears the number 20 and His name is Diogo,” the left-back wrote on Instagram.

“We’ve moved to the club the same period. We were the new boys in the city. We’ve shared and celebrated some of our best moments of our careers together. Before one of our last ones you’ve said to me ‘You cross, I score’ and that’s what happened. We laughed and we talked about lots.

“You were a special player,a special guy,a true legend Diogo. You’ll always be remembered and always be loved.

“My heart and my prayers are with your Rute, your boys, your little girl, your family and everyone who loved and waited for you both to go home. You and your brother André will be missed forever.”

Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes pay their respects to Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.

The world of soccer remains in mourning following Jota’s passing. (Image: Peter Powell)

On Tuesday, Jota’s widow, Rute Cardoso, posted for the first time on social media since Jota’s passing and shared a picture of the couple a month to the day since their wedding.

Tragically, they were married for just 11 days before Jota and his brother died. “1 month of our ‘until death do us part’. Forever, Your white girl,” she wrote in an emotional post.

Meanwhile, another mural has sprung up near Anfield in honor of the striker and his brother, with local artist Paul Curtis painting the display on Lyon Road.