Jesús Arribas Explained

Jesús Arribas
Full Name:Jesús Arribas Gómez
Birth Date:2 June 1997
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Currentclub:Rayo Majadahonda (manager)
Manageryears1:2014–2024
Managerclubs1:Rayo Majadahonda (youth)
Manageryears2:2024–
Managerclubs2:Rayo Majadahonda

Jesús Arribas Gómez (born 2 June 1997) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of CF Rayo Majadahonda.

Career

Born in Madrid, Arribas wanted to be a manager, not a footballer, since the age of 13. He joined CF Rayo Majadahonda at the age of 17 in 2014, as manager of the Benjamín side, and took over the Juvenil A side on 19 July 2022, after being in charge of the Alevín, Infantil, Cadete and Juvenil C squads; in the 2021–22 season, he was also an analyst in the farm team CD Paracuellos Antamira.[1]

On 6 May 2024, following two successful seasons in charge of the Juvenil A squad, where he qualified the side to the Copa del Rey Juvenil after a 17-year absence,[2] Arribas became the Majariegos fourth first team manager of the campaign, after Carlos Cura, Jon Erice and Armando de la Morena; the club was already relegated from Primera Federación.[3] On his senior managerial debut five days later, his side lost 3–0 away to RC Celta Fortuna.[4]

Personal life

Arribas' older brother Alejandro is a footballer. A centre-back, he was groomed at Rayo Majadahonda (being now also the club's majority shareholder) before playing in La Liga for Rayo Vallecano, CA Osasuna, Sevilla FC and Deportivo de La Coruña.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jesús Arribas dirigirá al Juvenil División de Honor en la temporada 2022/2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220803085446/https://www.rayomajadahonda.com/post/jesus-arribas-entrenador-juvenil-division-honor-2022-2023. Jesús Arribas will manage the Juvenil División de Honor in the 2022/2023 season. CF Rayo Majadahonda. es. 19 July 2022. 3 August 2022. 16 May 2024.
  2. Web site: El diario AS califica de «nefasta» la temporada del Rayo Majadahonda: el «descenso a los infiernos» de 2ª A a 2ª RFEF. Diario AS describes as "grim" the season of Rayo Majadahonda: "the relegation to the hell" of 2ª A to 2ª RFEF. Majadahonda Magazin. es. 3 May 2024. 16 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Jesús Arribas nuevo entrenador del CF Rayo Majadahonda. Jesús Arribas new manager of CF Rayo Majadahonda. 6 May 2024. CF Rayo Majadahonda. es. 16 May 2024.
  4. Web site: El Rayo Majadahonda cae en Vigo ante el Celta Fortuna. Rayo Majadahonda lose in Vigo against Celta. En Papel. es. 12 May 2024. 16 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Jesús Arribas (Juvenil División de Honor), nuevo entrenador del Rayo Majadahonda como «premio» a su histórica temporada. Jesús Arribas (Juvenil División de Honor), new manager of Rayo Majadahonda as a "reward" for his historical season. Majadahonda Magazin. es. 4 May 2024. 16 May 2024.