Marco Martos
No. 1
Position:Wide receiver / Kickoff returner
Personal information
Born: (1973-12-14) December 14, 1973
Mexico City, Mexico
Career information
College:Aztecas UDLAP
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

Marco Antonio Martos (born December 14, 1973)[1] is a Mexican former wide receiver and kickoff returner in American football, who played eight seasons in the NFL Europe League for the Barcelona Dragons and Cologne Centurions.

Martos is the second all-time, all-purpose yards gainer in NFL Europe history. He also played in preseason games for the Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.[2]

College career

Martos began his football career at the Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, only a few miles from Mexico City. He spent five seasons (1992–96) with the Aztecas UDLAP as a starting wide receiver. In 1995, Martos led the team to their first-ever ONEFA national championship, and its first national title overall since 1949.[3][4] The following year, he completed his college career with another ONEFA championship.[3]

Coaching career

Martos served as the head coach of the college football team Leones Anáhuac Cancún in Cancún, Mexico from 2005 to 2018.[3] He cited personal issues as the reason for his departure, wanting to spend more time with his four children.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Marco Martos bio". NFLEurope.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Mexican receiver trying to catch on". Jacksonville Dailey News. August 3, 2003. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Cruz, Michel (24 April 2019). "¿Qué ha sido de Marco Martos, ex jugador de la NFL?". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Hernández Molina, Nestor (17 September 2021). "Marco Martos, el mexicano que disputó un partido de la NFL en el Estadio Azteca". Debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Pacheco, Gabriel (11 November 2018). "Marco Martos anuncia su salida de la Anáhuac Cancún". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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