Marco Iadeluca
Montreal Carabins
Career information
Position(s)Head coach
Offensive coordinator
Career history
As coach
1998–2008St-Léonard Cougars
(Offensive coordinator)
2009Collège André-Grasset
(Offensive coordinator)
(Assistant head coach)
2010Laval Rouge et Or
(Offensive coordinator)
20112017Montreal Carabins
(Offensive coordinator)
(Assistant head coach)
2018Montreal Carabins
(Assistant coach)
2018–2019Collège André-Grasset
(Offensive coordinator)
(Assistant head coach)
2020–presentMontreal Carabins
(Head coach)
(Offensive coordinator)
Honours3x Vanier Cup champion – (2010, 2014, 2023)

Marco Iadeluca is the current head coach and offensive coordinator for the Université de Montréal's football team, the Montreal Carabins.[1] He is a three-time Vanier Cup champion, once as a head coach and twice as an offensive coordinator.

University

Iadeluca attended the University of Quebec in Montreal where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.[1]

Coaching career

Early career

Iadeluca first began his coaching career as the offensive coordinator for the St-Léonard Cougars of Midget AAA from 1994 to 1997.[1] He then moved to junior football and coached the St-Léonard Cougars of the Canadian Junior Football League as the team's offensive coordinator from 1998 to 2008.[1] He next became the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for Collège André-Grasset Phenix where he spent one year, in 2009.[1]

Laval Rouge et Or

In 2010, Iadeluca made the move to CIS football where he became the offensive coordinator for the Laval Rouge et Or.[2] That year, the Rouge et Or finished with an undefeated season as they ended the year with a 46th Vanier Cup championship over the Calgary Dinos in Quebec City.[3] However, he submitted his resignation following the season, citing a need to be closer to his family, who remained in Montreal.[2]

Montreal Carabins

On December 16, 2010, Iadeluca was hired by Danny Maciocia to serve as the offensive coordinator for the Montreal Carabins[2] In his fourth season, in 2014, the Carabins won their first Dunsmore Cup championship in a game against his former team, the Rouge et Or.[4] The Carabins then advanced to the 50th Vanier Cup where they defeated the McMaster Marauders in the first ever Vanier Cup held in Montreal and Iadeluca won his second championship.[5]

The team continued to see success at a national level as they advanced to the Vanier Cup the following year, but were defeated by the UBC Thunderbirds in the 51st Vanier Cup.[4] However, the team endured two straight Dunsmore Cup losses to the Rouge et Or thereafter.[4] On July 18, 2018, it was announced that Iadeluca would be relinquishing duties as offensive coordinator to Gabriel Cousineau after Iadeluca accepted a job in sports management at Collège André-Grasset.[6]

Collège André-Grasset (II)

While completing his last year with the Carabins in 2018, Iadeluca was the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the Collège André-Grasset Phenix.[6] The team also won the Bol D'Or championship that year.[7] He served in the same role in 2019, in addition to his duties as sports manager.[1]

Montreal Carabins (II)

After Danny Maciocia's departure, Iadeluca was named head coach of the Montreal Carabins on February 11, 2020.[7][8] However, the team did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 season. In his first season, in 2021, he led the team to a 7–1 record with a first-place finish and a Dunsmore Cup victory over the Laval Rouge et Or.[4] However, the team lost a close Uteck Bowl game to the Saskatchewan Huskies by a score of 14–10.[4] In 2022, the team finished in second place and lost the conference championship to the Rouge et Or on a last play missed field goal single point.[4]

In the 2023 season, Iadeluca led the team to another first-place finished with a 7–1 record and the program's fifth Dunsmore Cup championship.[4] His team capped off the season with a win in the 58th Vanier Cup over the UBC Thunderbirds and he won his first national championship as a head coach.[4]

Personal life

Iadeluca and his wife, Lina, have three daughters.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marco Iadeluca". Montreal Carabins. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Marco Iadeluca passe chez l'ennemi" (in French). RDS. December 16, 2010.
  3. "2010 Vanier Cup Game Recap". U Sports. November 27, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "RSEQ Standings" (in French). RSEQ. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. "50th Vanier Cup: Hometown Carabins capture first national title". U Sports. November 29, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Réorientation de carrière pour Marco Iadeluca, nouveau rôle" (in French). Montreal Carabins. July 18, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Marco Iadeluca returns as HC of the Montreal Carabins". Montreal Carabins. February 12, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Marco Iadeluca de retour pour diriger les Carabins" (in French). Montreal Carabins. February 11, 2020.
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