Professional American football team in Spain
The Barcelona Dragons are an American football team based in Catalonia , Spain , that plays in the European League of Football (ELF).
History
On 11 January 2021, it was announced that a new franchise in Barcelona will be one of the eight teams to play in the inaugural season of the European League of Football. The name chosen for the franchise was Gladiators Football, and the team will be coached by long-time CFL coach Adam Rita [1] [2] After the league was announced in March 2021, an agreement was reached with the NFL to reuse NFL Europe team names, and the franchise was renamed the Barcelona Dragons.[3]
Season-by-season
Season
Head coach
Regular season
Postseason
Result
Ø Attendance
GP
Won
Lost
Win %
Finish
GP
Won
Lost
Win %
2021
Adam Rita
10
3
7
.300
3rd (South)
DNQ
1,163
2022
Andrew Weidinger
12
8
4
.750
1st (Southern)
1
0
1
.000
—
1,025
2023
Gabriel Sánchez
12
2
10
.167
5th (Central)
0
0
0
.000
—
1,081
–
Stadium
The Dragons are playing their home games in Badalona , near the city center of Barcelona .
Roster
Reference[4]
Staff
Barcelona Dragons (ELF) staff
Front office
Owner – Big Ten Football SL (Jason Robinson, Malcolm Smith , Martin Roache, Bartolomeo Iccarino)
CEO/GM – Bartolomeo Iaccarino
Head coach
Head coach – Gabriel "Black" Sánchez 🇲🇽
Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Miguel Ángel Romero Jiménez 🇲🇽
Running backs – Stefano Scarpitti 🇮🇹
Wide receivers/tight ends – Victor Martín 🇪🇸
Offensive line – Eduardo Yagues Nuño 🇲🇽
Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator – Gabriel "Black" Sánchez 🇲🇽
Defensive backs – Genaro Alfonsin 🇲🇽
Defensive backs Assistant – Samuel Eisenstadt 🇺🇸
Linebacker – Alexander Durazo 🇺🇸
Defensive line – Chase Baker 🇺🇸
Defensive line Assistant – Marc Aurellano 🇪🇸
Special teams coaches
Special teams coordinator – Alexander Durazo 🇺🇸
Assistant coaches
Head scouting and game analysis - Eric Kiewski 🇩🇪/🇫🇷
Head data and analytics – Guillermo Mora 🇪🇸
International PR - Michael Sam 🇺🇸
Strength and conditioning
Head strength and conditioning – Genaro Alfonsin 🇲🇽
updated 24th May 2023
References
External links
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