Sportivo Trinidense released a tribute to coach José Gabriel Arrúa and his coaching staff, who complete five years at the helm of the club since May 18, 2021. The publication, titled “Five years of history,” highlights the work of Arrúa, Juan Pampliega, Diego Ayala, and Víctor Ortiz, who took over the team in the División Intermedia and led it to a phase of consolidation in Paraguayan professional football.
“Built on a foundation of work and trust in a process we believe in, we maintain and work to improve from day one,” part of the text reads. “All the good that happened to us never made us forget that there would also be challenges to face. And we faced them. And we will continue to face them.”
Under Arrúa’s command, Trinidense competed in the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, in addition to participating in the local playoff against Olimpia in 2026. The club, chaired by Norman Rieder, has accumulated eight seasons in professional football, spread over five periods: 1994, 2007, 2010, 2017, and the period from 2023 to 2026.
The board thanked the coaching staff for “working day after day so that Club Sportivo Trinidense continues at the highest level, maintaining our values of humility, faith, and sacrifice.” The tribute reinforces the bet on a young and capable coaching staff that has become “living history of Paraguayan football.”