Family member details ‘horrific scene’ after soccer player’s wife and 2 kids die in Venezuela earthquakes
“We inform all the people of Venezuela and Argentina that the bodies of Lucas Trejo’s family members have been found lifeless,” he wrote.
He continued: “We thank everyone for the support and ask for the most sincere respect for his family at this time. WE PRAY FOR ETERNAL LIFE FOR THEM.”
Trejo joined Venezuelan club Marítimo earlier this year after spending much of his professional career playing in Venezuela. Argentine media reported that after the earthquakes hit, the defender’s father and brother traveled to Venezuela to help him search for his missing wife and children.
Argentina’s soccer team wrote a tribute
Just months before the disaster, Trejo shared a heartfelt birthday message for Yanina on social media.
“Happy birthday my love!!!” he wrote.
“May God richly bless your life and continue to fulfill the desires of your heart.”
He added: “It is a blessing for us as a family to have you and to move forward in the purpose we have together! With you everything is easier and more beautiful always.”
Argentina’s soccer team also wrote a tribute on their official Instagram page.
“From the #DLG we join the grief that overwhelms player Lucas Trejo, for the sensitive passing of his wife, Yanina Maranella, and of his children, Aarón and Ainhoa Trejo,” a media representative said, according to Tyla.
