USL Administrator 1986-Present, Austin Sockadillos 1987-89

Marcos founded USL in 1986 as a five-team indoor league in the Southwest and serves as USL President. Under his guidance, USL has grown into an organization comprised of five leagues comprised of approximately 120 professional and amateur teams and over 300 in the rapidly expanding Super Y-League. He has served as an ambassador for US Soccer on many occasions and serves on the board of directors of US Soccer, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Prior to founding USL, the native of Portugal spent 10 years as a North American Soccer League Administrator, working for the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Dallas Tornado and Calgary Boomers.