Tiburones Rojos de Coatzacoalcos
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The club Tiburones Rojos Coatzacoalcos, was a football team of the city of Coatzacoalcos
Coatzacoalcos
Coatzacoalcos is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, on the Coatzacoalcos River. Coatzacoalcos comes from an indigenous word meaning "Site of the Snake" or "Where the snake hides"...

, playing in the Primera 'A' Mexican. The team was moved in December 2008, relocating to Orizaba
Orizaba
Orizaba is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a 2005 census population of 117,273 and is almost coextensive with its small...

 to become the Albinegros
Albinegros de Orizaba
The club Albinegros de Orizaba, is a football team of the city of Orizaba, Orizaba Athletic Club was founded in 1898, a sporting club who also practice Cricket among other sports in the city of Orizaba, Veracruz...

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The team was an affiliate club of Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz. Found 2006, the club bought the license from Lagartos de Tabasco
Lagartos de Tabasco
Lagartos de Tabasco were a Mexican football team. The club was founded in 2002 in Villahermosa, Tabasco, México the club played a few tournaments in the Primera A till 2006 when the club left the league to financial problems.-History:...

 (and Coatzacoalcos based team Delfines de Coatzacoalcos, became Guerreros de Tabasco).

First match

  • Friendly: Veracruz
    CD Veracruz
    Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, known as Veracruz, is a Mexican professional football club. Veracruz plays in the Liga de Ascenso de México. Their nickname "Tiburones Rojos" means red sharks. The club was founded in 1943 after two clubs from the city state of Veracruz, Iberia de Córdoba and Veracruz...

     2–0 Coatzacoalcos
  • Friendly Home: Coatzacoalcos 1–2   Defensor Sporting
  • Oficial: Coatzacoalcos 1–0 Monterrey A


Facilities

The team played in Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa, a 4,800 capacity stadium located in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz

Notable former players

Héctor Mancilla
Héctor Mancilla
Héctor Raúl Mancilla Garcés is a Chilean Striker, who currently plays for the Mexican club Tigres....

 Ricardo Munguía
Ricardo Munguía (footballer)
Ricardo Munguía Pérez is a Mexican footballer, playing as a defender. Munguía, nicknamed El Ringo retired from Mexican football in 2010 and is now playing once again for Serbian White Eagles FC in the Canadian Soccer League.He had a trial with the Vancouver Whitecaps in early 2006. He was captain...

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