Galgos de Tijuana

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Galgos de Tijuana
Team logo
Established17 November 2021; 4 months ago (2021-11-17)
Based inTijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Home fieldEstadio Caliente
Head coachGuillermo Ruiz Burguete
LeagueLiga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
ColoursRed and black
   

Galgos de Tijuana (English: Tijuana Greyhounds) are an American football team based in Tijuana, Mexico. The Galgos compete in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football league in Mexico. The team plays its home games at the Estadio Caliente.

History[]

On 9 November 2021, LFA commissioner Alejandro Jaimes announced a franchise in Tijuana would be joining the Reyes de Jalisco as one of the two expansion teams ahead of the 2022 season.[1][2]

Galgos de Tijuana was established on 17 November, revealing their name, logo and uniforms.[3][4] The project was undertaken in part by Grupo Caliente, owners of Club Tijuana.[5] Guillermo Ruiz Burguete was announced as the first head coach while wide receiver Luis Araujo was their "franchise player".[4] The first tryout was held at the  [es] Tijuana campus just a few days later, with over 100 player attending.[6] The inaugural roster included 17 players from colleges in Tijuana, three from Ensenada and three from Mexicali.[7]

The Galgos played their first game on 4 March 2022, kicking off the 2022 season against fellow expansion team Gallos Negros de Querétaro at the Estadio Caliente with a 9–33 loss. Paul Ortíz kicked a first-quarter field goal for the first points in team history, while Alejandro Meléndez threw the team's first-ever touchdown to Cody Smith in the game's closing minutes.[8][9]

Roster[]

Galgos de Tijuana roster
Quarterbacks
  • 18 Armando Ledesma
  • 23 Stefan Lorenz
  • 14 Alejandro Meléndez

Running backs

  • 33 Mike Garza
  • 11 Alejandro Mendoza
  •  1 Isiah Sombright
  • 21 Héctor Villavicencio

Wide receivers

  •  4 Luis Araujo
  •  3 Anthony Benson
  • 12 Guillermo Borja
  • 83 Alberto Lemus
  •  2 Oscar Lizárraga
  • 15 Alejandro Martínez
  • 13 Carlos Santillano
  •  6 Cody Smith
  • 17 Manuel Vargas

Tight ends

  • 87 Osmar Marentes
 Offensive linemen
  • 63 Saúl Alfaro
  • 75 José Carpio
  • 55 Edgar Cavazos
  • 53 Jesús López
  • 50 Mario Ojeda
  • 77 Frank Quezada
  • 69 William Rivera
  • 52 Gustavo Romo

Defensive linemen

  • 99 Luis Álvarez
  • 20 Jonathan Arellano
  • 92 Diego Ibarra
  • 91 Eli Leal DE
  • 98 David Mendoza
  • 90 Jorge Ortiz
  • 97 Carlos Ríos DT
  • 94 Luis Valencia
 Linebackers
  • 48 Khaalid Abdallah
  •  5 Oscar Leal
  •  9 Issac Pulido
  • 45 Omar Romero
  • 54 Felipe Sifuentes
  • 58 Carlos Solís

Defensive backs

  •  8 Enrique Altamirano
  •  7 Fabio González
  • 31 Francisco Guzmán
  • 30 Ronald Hicks
  • 32 René López
  • 25 Rogelio Navarro
  • 24 Jorge Pizano
  • 44 John Rincón
  • 27 Raúl Romero
  • 10 Emanuel Serna

Special teams

  • 19 Paul Ortiz K

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 03-03-2022

Season-by-season[]

Season Head coach Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2022 Guillermo Ruiz Burguete 0 2 .000 7th (League)

References[]

  1. ^ Mayen, Fernanda (9 November 2021). "La LFA está de regreso" (in Spanish). Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ Moreno, Arlene (9 November 2021). "Tendrá Tijuana equipo de LFA". El Mexicano (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ Mayen, Fernanda (17 November 2021). "Llegan los Galgos Tijuana a la LFA" (in Spanish). Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b Muñoz, Heriberto (17 November 2021). "Galgos, la pieza que faltaba en el futbol americano de Baja California". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ^ Romero, Marcos (17 November 2021). "Galgos Tijuana jugará en LFA MÉXICO 2022". El Sol de Tijuana (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. ^ Ávila Díaz, Carlos Arturo (22 November 2021). "Primer tryout de la LFA en Tijuana". Puebla Sport News (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ^ Muñoz, Heriberto (4 March 2022). "Los Galgos de Tijuana debutan mañana el Estadio Caliente". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  8. ^ Romero, Marcos (5 March 2022). "Amargo debut de Galgos en LFA". El Sol de Tijuana (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. ^ Moreno, Arlene (5 March 2022). "Triste debut de Galgos en LFA". El Mexicano (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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