Marco Antonio Martos (born December 14, 1973) is a Mexican former wide receiver and

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, 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

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and

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of the

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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

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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. The following year, he completed his college career with another ONEFA championship.

Coaching career

Martos served as the

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of the college football team Leones Anáhuac Cancún in

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, Mexico from 2005 to 2018. He cited personal issues as the reason for his departure, wanting to spend more time with his four children.

References

External links

Cologne Centurions bio

Marco Martos career stats

NFL Europa player records
1973 births Living people American football return specialists American football wide receivers Aztecas UDLAP players Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) players Carolina Panthers players Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) players Dallas Cowboys players Denver Broncos personnel Sportspeople from Mexico City Mexican players of American football Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate players of American football Mexican coaches of American football {{Mexico-sport-bio-stub