Marco Iadeluca

Iadeluca attended the University of Quebec in Montreal where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.^[2]

Iadeluca played at quarterback for the St-Léonard Cougars, formerly of the Canadian Junior Football League, from 1990 to 1994.^[1][3]

Iadeluca first began his coaching career as the offensive coordinator for the St-Léonard Cougars of Midget AAA from 1994 to 1997.^[2] He then moved to junior football and coached the St-Léonard Cougars of the Canadian Junior Football League as the team's offensive coordinator from 1998 to 2008.^[2] He next became the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for Collège André-Grasset Phenix where he spent one year, in 2009.^[2]

In 2010, Iadeluca made the move to CIS football where he became the offensive coordinator for the Laval Rouge et Or.^[4] That year, the Rouge et Or finished with an undefeated season as they ended the year with a 46th Vanier Cup championship over the Calgary Dinos in Quebec City.^[5] However, he submitted his resignation following the season, citing a need to be closer to his family, who remained in Montreal.^[4]

On December 16, 2010, Iadeluca was hired by Danny Maciocia to serve as the offensive coordinator for the Montreal Carabins^[4] In his fourth season, in 2014, the Carabins won their first Dunsmore Cup championship in a game against his former team, the Rouge et Or.^[6] The Carabins then advanced to the 50th Vanier Cup where they defeated the McMaster Marauders in the first ever Vanier Cup held in Montreal and Iadeluca won his second championship.^[7]

The team continued to see success at a national level as they advanced to the Vanier Cup the following year, but were defeated by the UBC Thunderbirds in the 51st Vanier Cup.^[6] However, the team endured two straight Dunsmore Cup losses to the Rouge et Or thereafter.^[6] On July 18, 2018, it was announced that Iadeluca would be relinquishing duties as offensive coordinator to Gabriel Cousineau after Iadeluca accepted a job in sports management at Collège André-Grasset.^[8]

While completing his last year with the Carabins in 2018, Iadeluca was the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the Collège André-Grasset Phenix.^[8] The team also won the Bol D'Or championship that year.^[9] He served in the same role in 2019, in addition to his duties as sports manager.^[2]

After Danny Maciocia's departure, Iadeluca was named head coach of the Montreal Carabins on February 11, 2020.^[9][10] However, the team did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 season. In his first season, in 2021, he led the team to a 7–1 record with a first-place finish and a Dunsmore Cup victory over the Laval Rouge et Or.^[6] However, the team lost a close Uteck Bowl game to the Saskatchewan Huskies by a score of 14–10.^[6] In 2022, the team finished in second place and lost the conference championship to the Rouge et Or on a last play missed field goal single point.^[6]

In the 2023 season, Iadeluca led the team to another first-place finished with a 7–1 record and the program's fifth Dunsmore Cup championship.^[6] His team capped off the season with a win in the 58th Vanier Cup over the UBC Thunderbirds and he won his first national championship as a head coach.^[6]

Iadeluca and his wife, Lina, have three daughters.^[10]