Marco Martos (American football)

Marco Martos
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Position:	Wide receiver / Kickoff returner
Personal information
Born:	December 14, 1973; Mexico City, Mexico
Career information
College:	Aztecas UDLAP
Career history
As a player:
	Barcelona Dragons (1997); Denver Broncos (1997); Barcelona Dragons (1998); Dallas Cowboys (1998); Barcelona Dragons (1999–2003); Carolina Panthers (2003)*; Cologne Centurions (2004);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Leones Anáhuac Cancún (2005–2018); Arcángeles de Puebla (2025–) ; Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	World Bowl champion (V); 2× ONEFA champion (1995, 1996);

Marco Antonio Martos (born December 14, 1973)^[1] is a Mexican gridiron football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Arcángeles de Puebla of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). He played eight seasons in NFL Europe for the Barcelona Dragons and Cologne Centurions as a wide receiver and kickoff returner.

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]

In January 2025, Martos was hired as the first head coach of the Arcángeles de Puebla, an expansion team in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA).^[6]

References

^ "Marco Martos bio". NFLEurope.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
^ "Mexican receiver trying to catch on". Jacksonville Dailey News. August 3, 2003. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cruz, Michel (April 24, 2019). "¿Qué ha sido de Marco Martos, ex jugador de la NFL?". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ Hernández Molina, Nestor (September 17, 2021). "Marco Martos, el mexicano que disputó un partido de la NFL en el Estadio Azteca". Debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ Pacheco, Gabriel (November 11, 2018). "Marco Martos anuncia su salida de la Anáhuac Cancún". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ Lopez, Alland (January 23, 2025). "Buscará Marco Martos hacer de Arcángeles de Puebla un equipo competitivo". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved May 5, 2025.

External links

[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.

[que-3] Cruz, Michel (April 24, 2019). "¿Qué ha sido de Marco Martos, ex jugador de la NFL?". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[4] Hernández Molina, Nestor (September 17, 2021). "Marco Martos, el mexicano que disputó un partido de la NFL en el Estadio Azteca". Debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[5] Pacheco, Gabriel (November 11, 2018). "Marco Martos anuncia su salida de la Anáhuac Cancún". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[6] Lopez, Alland (January 23, 2025). "Buscará Marco Martos hacer de Arcángeles de Puebla un equipo competitivo". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved May 5, 2025.

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