Marco Martos (American football)

Marco Martos

No. 1
Wide receiver / Kickoff returner
Personal information
Date of birth: December 14, 1973 (1973-12-14) (age 37)
Place of birth: Mexico City
Career information
College: UDLAP
Debuted in 1997 for the Barcelona Dragons
Last played in 2004 for the Cologne Centurions
Career history
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
Career highlights and awards
World Bowl champion (V)

Marco Antonio Martos (born December 14, 1973 in Mexico City) ^[1] is a retired Mexican American football wide receiver and kickoff returner, who played eighth 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, an American university located in Puebla, only a few miles from Mexico City. He spent five seasons (1992–96) with the Aztecas as a starting wide receiver. In 1995, Marcos led the team to their first-ever Mexican championship. The following year, he completed his college career with another Mexican League championship.

Coaching career

Martos is now the head coach of the college football team Leones Anahuac Cancun in Cancún, Mexico.

See also

• Mexican College Football

References

1. ^ "Marco Martos bio". NFLEurope.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20040624221449/http://www.nfleurope.com/players/playerpage/1132. Retrieved January 13, 2011. 
2. ^ "Mexican receiver trying to catch on". Jacksonville Dailey News. August 3, 2003. http://www.jdnews.com/sports/martos-32600-nfl-football.html. Retrieved January 13, 2011. 

External links

• Cologne Centurions bio
• Marco Martos career stats
• NFL Europa player records

Persondata
Name	Martos, Marco
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	December 14, 1973
Place of birth	Mexico City
Date of death
Place of death