Sandro Christian Trigo

March 28, 1975 ~ March 29, 2024
Born in:
Lima, Peru
Resided in:
Oakton, Virginia
Sandro C. Trigo, born on March 28, 1975, left this world too soon on March 29, 2024, but his impact resonates eternally. Sandro was a man of immense passion and dedication, whose love for his family, his team, and coaching defined his remarkable journey.
His devotion to his beloved team, DC United, and his role as a coach and mentor at MYS exemplified his commitment to nurturing talent and fostering a sense of camaraderie among his players. Sandro’s coaching extended beyond the field; he instilled values of perseverance, teamwork, and sportsmanship in every player he mentored. His singing talent was loved by many.
Above all, Sandro cherished his family. He was a beacon of love and support for his nephews, who held a special place in his heart, mirroring the affection he had for them. Sandro’s boundless love and infectious spirit brought joy to all who knew him.
In his passing, Sandro is reunited with his cherished Nona and grandparents, leaving behind a void in the hearts of his parents Nancy and Arturo, his brothers Oscar and Arturo, and his sister Pam (Paul). He will be deeply missed by his nieces and nephews Bruno, Becky, Paul Nicolas, Camila, and William, whose lives he touched profoundly. As well as numerous friends.
Sandro’s memory will be cherished by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and the boys he coached, whose admiration for him reflects the impact he had on their lives. Though he may no longer walk among us, Sandro’s legacy of love, kindness, and dedication will endure through the countless lives he touched.
Forever in our hearts, Sandro’s spirit will continue to inspire and guide us.
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Visitation: April 5, 2024 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Money and King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA 22180
703-938-7440
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Vienna, VA 22180
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Thank you for sharing your music and world travels with me. Rest in Peace.
My sincere condolences to his family, specially Paul Nicholas whom I know he loved dearly.
Rest in Peace my dear friend.
pero se que Dios considero que ya habias cumplido con tu mision en este mundo. Mi Querido Sandro, ya no tendre con quien hablar de football ni los consejos que me dabas, Gracias por todos los momentos vividos, nunca los olvidare. No te fuiste, ni te iras nunca de nuestros corazones, Siempre quedara tu Amor, Tu musica, tus Recuerdos y tus Enseñanzas! Hasta pronto y gracias por tanto! Siempre te llevare en mi corazon. Descansa en Paz Sobrino.
A la familia mi mas profundo y sentido pesame por tan sencible perdida! 🙏
Sandro, it was a huge surprise to learn this news. Bro, I will always remember your spark for life, immense talent as a singer, and an awesome human being.
May our father in heaven welcome you to his almighty kingdom with open arms and may he give peace, serenity, and healing to your family during this challenging time. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
Now in another dimension of existence.
Keep singing for the Universe brother.
You will be missed greatly.
RIP and ROCK ON!!!
Sandro and I became good friends over the past decade and regularly met up for beers at DCU matches. He was always a big supporter of my music and I saw him perform in several opera productions.
Learned so much about soccer and life in general from this big hearted, intelligent, and talented guy – he will be dearly, dearly missed by all who knew him…
It is very sad to have to say goodbye to someone we love because of their physical death, we all went through a time of mourning and sadness, it is part of life.
Sandro was not just my colleague but a cherished friend, a mentor. He will be deeply missed.
Rest in peace dear friend!!
I will always think of him when I hear any Journey or Bon Jovi song. My deepest condolences to Sandro’s family, friends, teammates, and players. May he rest in peace.
My condolences to the family for your loss, and I pray that you find some respite in your grief when you are able to share the many fond memories of Sandro’s remarkable life.
Peace,
The choirs of heaven will welcome him for eternity.
Sandro, you were always a pleasure to be around and a joy to talk soccer with. You will be sadly missed.
My deepest condolences Jeremy
Rest in peace dear friend
It has been over a week since the world lost you, Sandro. I’m now back home after spending time with your family and being part of your services on Friday the 5th, and Saturday the 6th. I’ve had a chance to reflect on a lot, and it is so obvious that not only were you a wonderful person & best friend to me, but with countless others that showed up to support you and your beautiful family during this very difficult time. That doesn’t even include the folks that were there in spirit because they couldn’t make it, but wanted to be there. With your sudden loss, you managed to bring the people who love you back together again. People that hadn’t seen each other in years reconnected. People that didn’t know each other but have heard of each other through you connected, met, and became friends. This was All because of you, and that is a wonderful thing.
Being back home now, trying to move forward, its very tough to grapple with the enormity of this loss. You were a friend who could be counted on. Someone that was available for a meaningful conversation on ANY topic, and it we didn’t agree, that was ok, we still explored it, and moved on to the next thing to talk about. Having met & spoken to many of your friends, whis was a common theme about you. Others have mentioned you wanting to start a podcast. You would have been great at it, because your insight would have been invaluable. The world also lost your beautiful voice, which was magical & powerful. Your singing was a passion, and you were proud of it, because you were fantastic. I’m glad there are recordings of you available, because it was a serious talent.
While soccer, or football, as you preferred to call it, wasn’t necessarily my passion, it was most certainly yours, and I believe you single handedly had a profound effect on getting a LOT of people, myself included, very interested in the sport. I remember vividly joining you at Summer’s years ago for one of the World Cup games in the wee hours of the morning, to see you dressed up as Uncle Sam, with full face paint, cheering on the US National team in full regalia. I was envious of your passion. It was thrilling to be able to virtually join you on your world cup trips to suppport your beloved Peru natiional team in Russia and the US National team in Qatar & see your pictures & videos. Was looking forward to going to a few games with you during the next world cup. You made the sport interesting to me and many, many others. Audi field won’t be the same without you, as the DC United lost its most famous & absolute best & biggest fan in the world.
My thoughts now race through all the countless moments we spent together over the last three decades, starting with meeting you as my co-worker at the BOAT/US store in Alexandria in the early 90s when you were still in high school, and I was working part time when I was in college at George Mason. I recall all the parties, family events with the Dawsons or at party central on Evers Drive, to our countless road trips to see sporting events, concerts, and of course, our yearly pilgramage to Las Vegas at the end of almost every November, early December. We had a blast in London to see one of our favorite bands, Iron Maiden, in their home town last July. It was my birthday, and being able to spend it with you on an epic adventure was the best I could wish for. Having lost our mutual friend a few years ago, we made a pact that we would do all the things we possibly could together and not put anything off for tomorrow that we could do today. We talked about going to Panama to fish for YEARS and finally had in the calendar for July. I’m so heartbroken that I will not be able to show you around the country where I grew up and talked about so much. The same goes for not being able to finally go to Peru with you as my guide, which was on my bucket list of things to do. However, while we had plans, there were several stones that you did not leave unturned with me, your friends, and your family, as while there was plenty left to do, you did a lot. I could always count on you to be by my side in the spirt of adventure, infusing those adventures with your unique and infectious spirit and zest for life. Together, you and I embraced the simple joy of brotherhood & friendship and the thrill of discovery. These memories I shared with you will forever be etched in my heart, but am heartbroken that will won’t share any new discoveries in person, but you will be there with me in spirit.
I will be reminded every day of the profound impact you had on my life and the lives of so many others. Your absence leaves a void that can never be filled, but your memory will endure as a source of comfort and inspiration to all who knew and loved you.
Rest in peace, dear friend. Though you may be gone, your spirit lives on in the hearts of all who were fortunate enough to call you friend. Until we meet again, may you find eternal peace and happiness in the arms of the angels.
What I wouldn’t do to hear you say “DIAAAABLO” and “VAMOS PERU CARAJO” one last time! I love you Sandro.
I’ve known Sandro for over twenty years… I first met him like many of you, at RFK Stadium for a DC United game. At that time I was just a regular fan, but wanted to get involved in the supporter groups…
So I checked out ‘the big two’ but something attracted me to the party that was happening behind the north goal. I went over, met a few people and Sandro was one of them. We immediately hit it off and what made me join La Norte over the other groups was their passion… but no one in that group, had bigger passion for the black and red than Sandro.
From that day on, we became good friends, and I learned a lot about him over the years… We had the same sense of humor, some would say dark humor… We had the same taste in music, we even developed the same knee issues that come with old men still trying to play futbol… and even heart conditions, though mine, thankfully was nowhere near serious as his.
Early on I learned that he not only had passion for DCU, but for the US national team, Peru of course but just soccer overall… He loved futbol and talking about it… He also had passion for art and history and debating…
Man he loved to argue and make his point and even after you conceded on an argument, he would continue… which in turn would make you not concede and keep arguing with him because let’s face it, arguing, fighting, teasing, ‘busting balls’ as he liked to say, was a lot of fun with Sandro. He could take it as much as he would dish it out.
He also had a passion for music, of all kinds, we both love rock, and one band in particular. Now, I love Iron Maiden, BUT HE LOVED The Maiden and even though we never went to a concert together, we did talk about each concert we would go to separately. There was one concert he went to one year, and I really wanted to go, couldn’t make it, asked him to bring me a shirt and he did… I had to pay him for it of course, because, you know, Sandro… I were to the viewing, and will treasure it forever.
Besides listening to music, he loved performing it. I never got to see he him sing for his band, and I’ll have to leave with that regret, but where I know I make up for it is, I got to see him sing at karaoke numerous times, which was very entertaining. Specially earlier this year when we ended up in a bar, late at night thar we really didn’t want to go in to, because it was super shady, but we were in search for pupusas damn it and we just had to do what we had to do.
Sandro loved “his pupujitas” as he jokingly would say as much as I love lomito saltado and pisco sour.
But back to his singing, he sung a song in Spanish and blew everyone at the bar away, got a great reaction. I also feel honor to say that, I got to see him sing, in what to me he was most proud of, an opera at the University of Maryland… If I got the location wrong, my apologies, it was a while ago but my wife and I went not knowing what to expect and that night, as I saw him sing, and act… badly… His words, not mine, I learned to appreciate him that much more. My wife and I were blown away, Pikachu as many of us loved to call him, looked pika-cute in a tuxedo, but he could sing, and I will always cherish that memory.
I mentioned passion earlier, above all else, he had passion for his family. He loved you all very much, talked about you all the time, bragged about ALL your family trips, and through him I got to learn about and see a lot of great places.
But he loved you specially, Paul Nicholas. You probably didn’t recognize a lot of people over the last few days, but we all know you, have known you since probably you attended your first DC United game, because your uncle was most passionate about you. He was proud of you, and I am specially proud of you because you became a Manchester United fan. I’m kidding but man he was there to reminded me every goal they gave up, every loss they ate…
That’s your uncle, but take comfort in knowing that you were everything to him… and to us, because we all learned to love you and care about you even if we didn’t spend any time with you. There isn’t a single friend of Sandro who doesn’t know who you are. So if you ever need anything from me, from us in La Norte, please let us know. That goes to the whole family of course, we’re here for you, because Sandro was there for us.
I just want to finish with a small chant we had in La Norte, that I’ve modified a bit for Sandro…
Sandro, mi buen amigo
Algún día volveremos a estar contigo
Te extrañaremos, de corazón
Tus amigos de La Norte, no te dicen adios
Si no un hasta luego
campeón.
No me importan lo que digan
Lo que digan los demas
Te llavare en mi corazon a todas partes
Cada vez, te extrañare mas.