Martin Latka (football player)

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Martin Latka (born April 23, 1982 ) is a former German football player .

career

Latka's American football career began in 1998 as a Frankfurt Pirates player . With the team he competed in the regional league until 2002, the 1.90-meter man was used as a running back and linebacker . From 2002 to 2004 he played for the second division Hanau Hornets , in 2004 the Frankfurt Galaxy team signed him, Latka made the leap into the NFL Europe . There he was part of the squad in 2004, 2005 and 2006. In June 2004 he lost with Frankfurt in the World Bowl against Berlin Thunder, In 2005 he suffered a serious knee injury. At the end of May 2006 he won the NFL Europe final against the Amsterdam Admirals with the Galaxy . In the NFL Europe, Latka got playing time on the positions fullback , running back and tight end .

In 2008 he was one of the founding members of Frankfurt Universe and rose with the team over the years from the regional league to the top German division, the GFL . Latka, who works in banking , has appeared on television shows in which he walked through windows in football attire and set world records for this. After the end of the 2016 season, he retired as a player from competitive football. Latka then worked for the Frankfurt team as a member of the coaching staff and took care of the linebackers.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Pro Football Archives: Martin Latka. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Next chapter for "Lila-Urgestein" Latka. March 26, 2016, accessed February 17, 2020 .
  3. ↑ 2004 Frankfurt Galaxy - Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
  4. ^ Personal profile - Martin Latka. In: rhein main tv on youtube.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
  5. ↑ 2006 Frankfurt Galaxy - Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
  6. ^ Leonhard Kazda: Footballer Martin Latka: Banker and Gladiator . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed February 17, 2020]).
  7. ↑ "GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS": EIGHT WORLD RECORDS ON SATURDAY EVENING AT OLIVER GEISSEN! - bank clerk. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
  8. ^ ZDF television garden. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Frankfurt Universe is hoping for a good season. April 21, 2017, accessed February 17, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Coaches 2019. In: frankfurt-universe.de. Retrieved on February 17, 2020 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Latka, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German American football player
DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1982