João Valente-dos-Santos, after obtaining a 5-year diploma in Sports Sciences, experienced an in-service training at the roller hockey department of Football Club Barcelona using Leonardo da Vinci program. Acted as Physical Educator while attending the Master in Youth Sports by the University of Coimbra and was granted by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology: doctoral studies (PhD: SFRH/BD/64648/2009, 2001–2014; Post-PhD: SFRH/BPD/100470/2014, 2016–2018). Current Professional Situation: - CIDEFES researcher and responsible for the sport speciality. - Assistant Professor. - Coordinator of the Center of Sports Optimization at Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Portugal