{{Short description|Filipino basketball coach and executive}} {{Philippine name|Llamas|Trillo}} {{Infobox basketball biography | cteam1 = De La Salle | cyears1 = 1978–1986 | coach_start = 1978 | coach_end = 1986 | college = De La Salle | image = | weight_lbs = | height_ft = | nationality = {{flagicon|PHI}} Filipino | team = | birth_date = | league = | position = | alias = | name = Joaqui Trillo | highlights = '''As executive:''' * 14× PBA champion (1991 Third Conference, 1994 Governors', 1995 Governors', 1996 All-Filipino, 1996 Commissioner's, 1996 Governors', 1997 Governors' 1998 All-Filipino, 1998 Commissioner's, 2000 All-Filipino, 2003 Invitational, 2007 Fiesta, 2010 Fiesta, 2013 Commissioner's) * Grand Slam champion (1996) }} '''Joaquin "Joaqui" Llamas Trillo''' is a Filipino former basketball coach and executive formerly served on Alaska Aces.
== Career ==
=== Early career === Trillo played for La Salle under Tito Eduque. He coached the team from 1978 (they are still in NCAA) until 1986.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |title=Joaqui Trillo & son Luigi: Two Aces in a winning team |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2013/06/16/954338/joaqui-trillo-son-luigi-two-aces-winning-team |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
=== Alaska === In 1990, Fred Uytengsu hired Trillo as the manager of Alaska Air Force. Together with Tim Cone, they won multiple championship, including a Grand Slam in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2014-05-25 |title=PBA: Trillo out, Compton in as head coach of the Alaska Aces |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/362599/pba-trillo-out-compton-in-as-head-coach-of-the-alaska-aces/story/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}</ref> After Cone left Alaska, Trillo was promoted as Governor of the team in 2012 until 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LOOK: Uytengsu hosts key Alaska Aces personalities after sale |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/uytengsu-hosts-key-alaska-aces-personalities-after-pba-sale-a793-20220507 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}</ref>
=== Other === Aside from sports, he also delved into show business. He appeared in Nescafé and Maggi commercials and was invited as a guest for two consecutive weeks on ‘Home Along Da Riles’. He also served as a color commentator on PBA on Vintage Sports 1984 to 1989,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Velasco |first=Bill |date=June 4, 2017 |title=Remembering Bobong Velez |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2017/06/04/1706891/remembering-bobong-velez |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> and on UAAP on Silverstar Sports in late 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-11-21 |title=Joaqui Trillo: A tale of an Archer |url=https://thelasallian.com/2012/11/21/joaqui-trillo-a-tale-of-an-archer/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=The LaSallian |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life == Trillo married Imelda Crisostomo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How he met my mother {{!}} Philstar.com |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2022/05/08/2179615/how-he-met-my-mother |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.philstar.com}}</ref> The couple have children named: Luigi, the coach of Meralco Bolts; Paolo,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bolts manager Paolo Trillo’s greatest lesson from dad Joaqui: ‘Be just and fair’ |url=https://www.spin.ph/life/people/paolo-trillo-on-what-he-learned-from-dad-joaqui-trillo-a1017-20220205 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}</ref> also in Meralco as its manager, Cheska, and Carlo.<ref name=":0" />
== References == {{reflist}}
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