Tomas Angel Gonzalez Trigo (born June 8, 1989), also known as Tommy Trigo, is a Spanish-born Filipino former
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
. He has been a member of the
Philippines national team.
Club career
Loyola
Trigo made his debut with the club in a 4-0 win against
Laos FC. Towards the end of July 2016, Trigo left Loyola Meralco Sparks and subsequently quit the sport to move back to Spain and pursue a career in teaching.
International career
Trigo has a Filipino maternal grandfather making him eligible to play for the Philippines at the international level. Trigo made his first international debut on November 14, 2014 when he entered as a substitute in a friendly against
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
three minutes before second-half injury time, replacing
Patrick Deyto
Patrick Phillip Bravo Deyto (born February 15, 1990) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Philippines Football League club Stallion Laguna and the Philippines national team.
Early life and education
Deyto took ...
. It was his only appearance for the Philippines national team.
Coaching career
Mulier FCN
A year after retiring as a professional footballer, Trigo was appointed as goalkeeper coach of Mulier FCN's senior team.
Peña Sport
In 2019, Trigo was appointed as goalkeeper coach of
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...
club
Peña Sport.
Osasuna Feminino
A year later, Trigo was appointed as goalkeeper coach of
CA Osasuna Femenino.
Honours
Club
;Loyola
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PFF National Men's Club Championship
The Philippine Football Federation National Men's Club Championship was an annual football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation and contested by Filipino clubs. It lasted for four seasons from 2011 to 2014–15. It was ...
:
2014–15
Individual awards
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2014–15 PFF National Men's Club Championship
The 2014–15 PFF National Men's Club Championship (also known as 2014–15 PFF–Smart National Club Championship) was the 4th season of the PFF National Men's Club Championship, a Filipino association football competition organized by the Phil ...
Golden Glove
References
1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Pamplona
Spanish people of Filipino descent
Filipino men's footballers
Filipino expatriate men's footballers
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Philippines men's international footballers
Loyola F.C. players
Team Socceroo F.C. players
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