Wolverhampton Wanderers have unveiled a pair of paintings by former player Jody Craddock in memory of the club’s former forward Diogo Jota.
Craddock, who played more than 200 times for Wolves and is a respected artist, used ink made from the floral tributes laid at Molineux following Jota’s death in a car crash last July. The Portuguese forward, who made 131 appearances for Wolves and 182 for Liverpool, died at the age of 28 alongside his brother Andre Silva in the crash in Spain.
Craddock produced two paintings which were unveiled at Molineux on Friday, ahead of the FA Cup fifth-round meeting between Jota’s two English clubs at the stadium later that day.
Remembering Diogo 💛
A memorial artwork created by Jody Craddock, painted with ink made out of the petals from floral tributes left by fans in memory of Diogo Jota, has been unveiled at Molineux. pic.twitter.com/aStwzk8pGt
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Hundreds of floral tributes were laid by fans at the foot of the Billy Wright statue following the tragedy, and the petals from the flowers were later turned into ink.
“This is a memorial for everybody within the club and importantly involves our fans who felt so upset by Diogo’s passing,” said Wolves director John Gough at the unveiling of the paintings. “Jody’s done a fantastic job of encapsulating Diogo very well.
“The opportunity of getting everybody – all departments – together to remember one of our outstanding players, and the contribution he made to this football club, was a nice moment.”
“By transforming the tributes left by supporters into the ink used to create this artwork, these messages of love and remembrance have become part of the memorial itself.”
The paintings will be displayed in the Stan Cullis Stand reception at Molineux and reproduced in weatherproof material to be installed outside the stadium.
The unveiling was attended by Wolves head coach Rob Edwards, a number of players including Jota’s international team-mates Jose Sa and Toti, and first-team coach Rui Silva, who coached Jota during his three seasons at Wolves.
Craddock said: “It brought immense pride, with who it is and what it represents. The club turning flowers to paint was a fantastic idea, and for them to ask me was very nice because it meant they trusted me to do a good enough job to produce pieces to hang up there forever.
“I’m really pleased with them. The balance of the two together is perfect. It was nice to get them framed and see them in the place they’re meant to be.”
Friday will be the third time Liverpool and Wolves have faced each other since Jota’s passing.