Marc Crosas: Born To Run

Catalonian footballer Marc Crosas knows all about life on the road. But for the dynamic midfielder-turned-rocker, the game is just the beginning.

YOU’D BE FORGIVEN FOR thinking, at first glance, that Marc Crosas is the frontman for a so-cool-you’ve-never-heard-of-it band, or perhaps an artisanal brewer. But he actually makes his living with his feet.

As a teenager in Barcelona, Crosas attended the football academy La Masía, right outside Barca’s home stadium. “Every day,” he says, “I daydreamed of getting to step on that field and becoming a professional football player.” He got his wish in 2006, subbing for the legendary Andrés Iniesta off the bench. Since then, the 28-year-old has risen through the ranks of European football, playing for Lyon and Celtic (with considerably less hair) before landing, somewhat unconventionally, in Mexico.