Football
Caesar Martinez
- Title:
- Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance
- Email:
- caesarma@usc.edu
- Phone:
- (213) 740-0862
Caesar Martinez enters his fourth season at USC. Prior to the 2024 season, he took on the role of Assistant Head Director of Football Sports Performance. From 2022-23, he served as Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance.
He spent the previous 3 seasons (2019-21) at Oklahoma as an assistant strength coach.  The Sooners won the Big 12 title in 2019 and 2020, made a College Football Playoff semifinal appearance in 2019 in the Peach Bowl and also played in the Cotton Bowl in the 2020 season and the Alamo Bowl in 2021.
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He was an assistant strength coach at Rutgers in 2018.
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He was a strength coach, secondary coach and assistant head coach, and teacher at Central Catholic High in San Antonio (Tex.) in 2017.
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He served as director of athletic performance at the Fieldhouse in Abilene (Tex.) in 2015 and 2016.
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He was an assistant football strength and conditioning coach at Texas for 5 seasons (2010-14).
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He was the head football strength coach at Incarnate Word for 2 years (2008-09).
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He spent 2006 and 2007 at his alma mater, Texas Tech, first as a student strength coach and then as a graduate assistant strength coach. The Red Raiders played in the 2006 Insight Bowl and 2008 Gator Bowl.
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He was a running back at Texas Tech (2004-05).
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He received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science from Texas Tech in 2006.
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He prepped at Ballinger (Tex.) High.
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He was born on April 4, 1983.  His wife’s name is Pamela.  He has two daughters, Anahí Huerta and Eden Martinez.
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He holds certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), USA Weightlifting (Level 1 Sports Performance Coach) and American Heart Association.
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He spent the previous 3 seasons (2019-21) at Oklahoma as an assistant strength coach.  The Sooners won the Big 12 title in 2019 and 2020, made a College Football Playoff semifinal appearance in 2019 in the Peach Bowl and also played in the Cotton Bowl in the 2020 season and the Alamo Bowl in 2021.
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He was an assistant strength coach at Rutgers in 2018.
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He was a strength coach, secondary coach and assistant head coach, and teacher at Central Catholic High in San Antonio (Tex.) in 2017.
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He served as director of athletic performance at the Fieldhouse in Abilene (Tex.) in 2015 and 2016.
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He was an assistant football strength and conditioning coach at Texas for 5 seasons (2010-14).
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He was the head football strength coach at Incarnate Word for 2 years (2008-09).
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He spent 2006 and 2007 at his alma mater, Texas Tech, first as a student strength coach and then as a graduate assistant strength coach. The Red Raiders played in the 2006 Insight Bowl and 2008 Gator Bowl.
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He was a running back at Texas Tech (2004-05).
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He received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science from Texas Tech in 2006.
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He prepped at Ballinger (Tex.) High.
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He was born on April 4, 1983.  His wife’s name is Pamela.  He has two daughters, Anahí Huerta and Eden Martinez.
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He holds certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), USA Weightlifting (Level 1 Sports Performance Coach) and American Heart Association.
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