Club de Fútbol Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, simply known as Correcaminos UAT, is a Mexican professional
football club
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based in
Ciudad Victoria
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,
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...
.
It currently plays in the
Liga de Expansión MX
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. The team was founded in 1980, Correcaminos played in the
Primera Division De Mexico
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from the
1987–88 season to the
1994–95 season. They play in the
Estadio Marte R. Gómez
The Estadio Marte Rodolfo Gómez Segura is a multi-use stadium in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Correcaminos UAT
Club de Fútbol Correcaminos de la Universidad ...
, which has a capacity of 10,520.
History
The club was founded in 1980 and represents the
UAT as well as the city of
Ciudad Victoria
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. It replaced the city's former team, Los Cuerudos, following the team's folding in 1978. The club joined the
Segunda División de México in 1982 and played in the 1982–83 tournament. In the 1986–87 tournament the club reached the championship final against the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro having to play a decisive third game in the
Estadio Azteca
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where the club finally managed to beat Querétaro in a penalty shootout and earning their first Promotion. The club did not fare so well in their first year in the
Mexican Primera División
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The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in al ...
finishing tied dead last with Atletico Potosino and only avoided being relegated by a goal difference. Before the 1988–89 tournament the club managed to keep its category after buying the
Deportivo Neza
Deportivo Neza also known as Coyotes is a Mexican football team. The club was founded in 1978 when the city of Ciudad Neza bought the Club de Fútbol Laguna franchise. The club has played in various leagues in Mexico. The club played from 1978 to ...
Franchisee and taking over their vacant spot. The club would go on to play 7 years in the first division before been relegated in 1995, this time they did not buy any franchise to save their status and instead accepted their fate of playing in the newly created
Liga de Ascenso
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* Lig ...
. In the summer 1997 the club reached its first final since joining the league only to lose it to
Tigres UANL
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who would go on to be promoted to the first division having won the previous tournament as well. In the Apertura 2005 and Clausura 2006 the club had one of the strongest teams in the league finishing first in both tournament but losing in the round robin first to
León and then to
Indios de Ciudad Juárez
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in semi-finals.
Apertura 2011 Title
In the Apertura 2011 the club finished second in the league with 27 points, 7 wins, 6 draws, 2 defeats, scoring the most goals in the league with 33 and allowing 21 earning a round robin spot. In the Quarter-finals the club faced cross town rival
Estudiantes de Altamira
Altamira Fútbol Club, or Estudiantes de Altamira (previously known as Estudiantes de Santander) was a Mexican football team that was based in Altamira, Tamaulipas.
History
On July 12, 2001, the expansion club ''Estudiantes de Santander'' announc ...
who they tied 2–2 after 2 games advancing for having finished with more points. In Semi-finals the club would once again tie 3–3 this time against
Toros Neza
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The club returned for the Clausura 2011 Liga de Ascenso tournament, taking the place o ...
advancing once again because of their league position. In the final the club would go on to face the league points leader
La Piedad
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who was picked favorite by many to take the Apertura title home that year. The first match was played in the
Estadio Marte R. Gómez
The Estadio Marte Rodolfo Gómez Segura is a multi-use stadium in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Correcaminos UAT
Club de Fútbol Correcaminos de la Universidad ...
where Correcaminos managed to take a 3–1 advantage. The second match was played in the
Estadio Juan N. López where after 90 minutes the club had managed to beat La Piedad after almost 15 years with a score of 1–0 and claiming that tournaments title.
Club honors
*
Liga de Ascenso
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* Lig ...
: (1)
Apertura 2011
:Runner-up: (1) Verano 1997
*
Segunda División
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: (1) 1986–87
*
Copa MX
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:Runner-up: (1) Apertura 2012
Season to season
* Has Played 5
2nd Division Tournaments last in 1987.
* Has Played 32
Primera A Tournaments last in 2011.
* Has Played 8
Mexican Primera División
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Tournaments last in 1995.
* After the 1987–88 tournament the club avoided relegation after buying the
Deportivo Neza
Deportivo Neza also known as Coyotes is a Mexican football team. The club was founded in 1978 when the city of Ciudad Neza bought the Club de Fútbol Laguna franchise. The club has played in various leagues in Mexico. The club played from 1978 to ...
franchise.
On 26 September 2012 the club advanced to the semi-finals winning the game versus
Tijuana
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with a remarkable score of 5–5 changing and advantage of losing 4–1. The game was defined in penalty kicks, having a glorious and historical victory winning the Correcaminos 7–6 in penalties.
Personnel
Management
Coaching staff
Players
First-team squad
Out on loan
Reserve teams
;
Correcaminos UAT Premier
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:Reserve team that plays in the
Liga Premier
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in the third level of the Mexican league system.
;Correcaminos UAT (Liga TDP)
:Reserve team that plays in the
Liga TDP
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, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Notable players
''This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.''
*
Claudio Borghi
*
Marcelo Espina
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* Norberto Orrego
*
Joaquin Botero
*
Lucas Silva
*
Eliseo "Cheyo" Quitanilla
*
Raúl Martínez Sambulá
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Club career
Martínez Sambulá started his career at C.D. Olimpia, Olimpia and then ...
*
Carlos Pavón
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Mos ...
*
Rodolfo Richardson Smith
Rodolfo Richardson Smith (born 24 February 1963, in San Pedro Sula)[Humberto Filizola
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* Rubén González
*
Víctor René Mendieta
* Jorge Daniel Cabrera
*
Kalusha Bwalya
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Managers
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Héctor Hugo Eugui
Héctor Hugo Eugui Simoncelli (born 18 February 1947) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player. A forward, was a notably player with Deportivo Toluca.
Club career
Born in Mercedes, Eugui began playing football with Bristol de Merc ...
(1987)
*
Héctor Pulido
Héctor Pulido Rodríguez (20 December 1942 – 18 February 2022) was a Mexican football player and manager who played as a midfielder. He played for the Mexico national team between 1967 and 1973, gaining 43 caps and scoring six goals. He was p ...
(1988–89)
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Ignacio Jáuregui
Ignacio Jáuregui Díaz (born 31 July 1938) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager.
Life and career
Jauregui was born in Mexico. He played for Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) in two FIFA World Cup tou ...
(1989–91)
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Héctor Hugo Eugui
Héctor Hugo Eugui Simoncelli (born 18 February 1947) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player. A forward, was a notably player with Deportivo Toluca.
Club career
Born in Mercedes, Eugui began playing football with Bristol de Merc ...
(1991–93)
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Rubén "Ratón" Ayala (1992–94)
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Aníbal Ruiz
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Death
On March 10, 2017, while serving as assistant manager to lead manager José Cardozo at Puebla, Ruiz collapsed on the pitch of the Luis ...
(1998–00)
*
José Luis Saldívar
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Career
Saldívar played for C.F. Monterrey, Monterrey, Jaibos Tampico Madero, Tampico Madero and Atléti ...
(2005)
*
Sergio Orduña
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Career
Orduña was a star football player for Tigres before becoming a manager.
See also
*List of people from Morelos ...
(2006–07)
*
Raúl Gutiérrez
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(2007–09)
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Raúl Martínez Sambulá
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Club career
Martínez Sambulá started his career at C.D. Olimpia, Olimpia and then ...
(2009)
*
Joaquín del Olmo
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A defensive midfielder who occasionally playe ...
(2009)
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Jorge Almirón
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Career
On July 26, 1997, Almirón made his Liga MX debut with A ...
(2010–11)
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Ignacio Rodríguez (2011–12)
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José Luis Sánchez (2012)
*
Joaquín del Olmo
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A defensive midfielder who occasionally playe ...
(2013)
*
Omar Arellano Nuño
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As of April 2009 he was the manager at Chivas Guadalajara, ...
(2014)
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José Treviño (2015–16)
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Jorge Alberto Urbina
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External links
1977 births
Living people
Mexican footballers
Association football mi ...
(Interim) (2016)
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Jaime Ordiales
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He was a member of the Mexico national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and played two games at the tournament at a ...
(2017)
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Ricardo Rayas
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(2017–18)
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Juan Carlos Chávez
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Career
Born in Zamora, Michoacán, Chávez played club football for Atlas, Puebla, M ...
(2018–19)
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Carlos Reinoso
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He began his career in the 1960s playing for Audax Italiano in his native Chile. In 1970 Reinoso was ...
(2019)
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Roberto Hernández (2020–2021)
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Hibert Ruíz
José Hibert Ruíz Vázquez (born 25 May 1987) is a Mexican people, Mexican former footballer and manager. Since March 11, 2021, he is the manager of Correcaminos UAT that plays in the Liga de Expansión MX.
Pumas UNAM
In December 2015, it w ...
(2021)
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Daniel Alcántar
Daniel Alcántar García (born 2 May 1976) is a Mexican former professional association football, footballer, who last played for Club Necaxa.
Honours
Atlante
*Liga MX, Mexican Primera División: Primera División de México Apertura 2007, Apert ...
(2021)
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Francisco Rotllán
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(2021)
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Jorge Urbina (2022)
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Héctor Altamirano
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Club career
Altamirano made his debut in the Primera División in the ...
(2022)
References
External links
Official site
{{Liga de Expansión MX teamlist
Football clubs in Tamaulipas
Ascenso MX teams
1982 establishments in Mexico