Personal identification

Full name
João Brito de Oliveira Fernandes

Citation names

  • Brito, João

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
421A-942E-5C37
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1301-1078

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Degree Classification
2024/01/08 - 2024/08/29
Concluded
 Diploma of Advanced Studies in Football Leadership and Management (Diplôme d´études supérieures)
Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/12
Concluded
 UEFA Certificate in Football Management (Diplôme d´études supérieures)
Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
2012/12/12
Concluded
 Ciência do Desporto (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
"Training for playing. Insights into injury prevention in football." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado por unanimidade com distinção
2007/09/10
Concluded
 Desporto e Educação Física (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
"Prevenção de lesões do ligamento cruzado anterior em futebolistas" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2009/01/01 - 2012/12/12 Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09/01 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2014/10/01 - Current Lecturer (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2021/07/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2010/09/01 - 2013/08/31 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
2013/02/01 - 2013/07/31 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Superior de Ciências Educativas do Douro, Portugal
2013/01/01 - 2013/07/31 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014/09/01 - Current Carreiras / Categorias Subsistentes Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/07/21 - 2014/08/31 Exercise physiologist Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Qatar

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/06/01 - Current Attitudes towards and susceptibility to doping to dietary supplements in Portuguese elite athletes
NA
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Medical School, Portugal
 World Anti-Doping Agency
Ongoing
2022/09/01 - 2023/06/30 UEFA Football Doctor Education Programme - Trauma & Emergency
NA
Supervisor
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
 Union of European Football Association
Concluded
2022/09/01 - 2023/06/30 Antidoping education workshop
NA
Supervisor
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
 Union of European Football Association
Concluded
2009/01 - 2012/12 Epidemiological study of sport injuries: Implications for training and prevention of injuries in youth football players
SFRH / BD / 44702 / 2008
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/03/01 - Current Scoring for Health 2020
613420-EPP-1-2019-1-NL-SPOSCP
Researcher
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
 Erasmus Plus
Ongoing
2025/01/01 - 2027/12/31 ACL-Prevent – Development of a European football knee injury awareness, prevention, and management model for youth.
101184378
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
 Erasmus Plus
Ongoing
2018/08/01 - 2019/01/31 Feasibility and safety of walking football in patients with type 2 diabetes
NCT03810846
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
 Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Concluded
2017 - 2019 Autonomic cardiac function and sleep responses to training and match load in elite female football players
FRS2017_JACOSTA
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
 Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024/10/01 - 2025/02/28 UEFA Football Doctor Education Programme - Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Injuries
NA
Supervisor
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
 Union of European Football Association
Concluded
2024/09/01 - 2025/02/28 Antidoping education activities
NA
Supervisor
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
 Union of European Football Association
Concluded
2023/09/01 - 2024/06/30 Antidoping education workshop
NA
Supervisor
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
 Union of European Football Association
Concluded
2023/09/01 - 2024/06/30 UEFA Football Doctor Education Programme - Trauma & Emergency
NA
Supervisor
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
 Union of European Football Association
Concluded
2021/09/01 - 2022/07/31 UEFA Football Doctor Education Programme - Trauma and Emergency
N/A
Project coordinator
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
 Union of European Football Association
Concluded
2021/09/01 - 2022/07/31 UEFA Anti-doping education activities
N/A
Project coordinator
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
 Union of European Football Association
Concluded

Publications

Journal article
  1. Santos C; Lopes M; Brito J; Kryger KO; Wilke C; Travassos B. "Impact of the menstrual cycle and barriers to football and futsal performance in Portuguese players: a survey-based cross-sectional study.". Frontiers in psychology (2025): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/40181889.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1576752
  2. João Barreira; João Brito; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura; Pedro Figueiredo. "Translation and Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Rating-of-Fatigue Scale". Sports Medicine - Open (2025): https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00822-z.
    10.1186/s40798-025-00822-z
  3. Farzad Yousefian; Abdullah Zafar; Dan Fransson; João Brito; Bruno Travassos. "Peak Kinematic and Mechanical Demands According to Playing Positions in Professional Male Soccer: Composition Analysis and Characteristics of Locomotor Activities". Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (2025): https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2024.2441126.
    10.1080/02701367.2024.2441126
  4. Bloch M; Cordovil R; Rodrigues LP; Martins C; Braga ML; Vale S; Proença R; et al. "The impact of a school-based physical activity program on children's movement behaviors, aerobic fitness and motor competence: a follow up study.". Frontiers in sports and active living (2025): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/40083799.
    10.3389/fspor.2025.1541862
  5. Barreira J; Brito J; Nakamura FY; Figueiredo P. "No match, more sleep: Greater weekend catch-up sleep in youth soccer players on free weekends.". Sleep medicine (2025): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/39787819.
    10.1016/j.sleep.2025.01.002
  6. Júlio A. Costa; César André Coelho; António Ferraz; João Brito; José Guilherme; André Seabra; Bruno Travassos; Hugo Folgado; Bruno Gonçalves. "The Influence of Including Goalkeepers on the Intensity Demands of Walking Football Practice". Sports (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12120346.
    10.3390/sports12120346
  7. Teoldo I; Dambroz F; Brito J. "Performance of soccer players under acute physical fatigue: An approach based on cognitive, tactical and physical aspects.". Heliyon (2024): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/38726114.
    10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30516
  8. Pedro Gómez-Piqueras; Antonio Martínez-Serrano; Tomás T. Freitas; Antonio Gómez Díaz; Irineu Loturco; Enric Giménez; Joao Brito; et al. "Weekly Programming of Hamstring-Related Training Contents in European Professional Soccer". Sports (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12030073.
    10.3390/sports12030073
  9. K Winther A; Baptista I; Pedersen S; Brito J; B Randers M; Johansen D; Pettersen SA. "An analysis of training load in highly trained female football players.". PloS one (2024): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/38547171.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0299851
  10. Roriz M; Brito J; Teixeira FJ; Spyrou K; Teixeira VH. "The effect of menthol rinsing before intermittent exercise on physiological, physical, and thermo-behavioral responses of male football referees in hot and humid environment.". Frontiers in sports and active living (2024): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/38318484.
    10.3389/fspor.2024.1334739
  11. Costa J; Vale S; Cordovil R; Rodrigues L; Cardoso V; Proença R; Costa M; et al. "A school-based physical activity intervention in primary school: effects on physical activity, sleep, aerobic fitness, and motor competence". Frontiers in public health (2024): http://europepmc.org/abstract/PMC/PMC10912631.
    10.3389/fpubh.2024.1365782
  12. Abreu R; Oliveira CB; Costa JA; Brito J; Teixeira VH. "Effects of dietary supplements on athletic performance in elite soccer players: a systematic review.". Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37462346.
    10.1080/15502783.2023.2236060
  13. Brito P; Costa JA; Figueiredo P; Brito J. "Simulated Soccer Game Protocols: A Systematic Review on Validated Protocols That Represent the Demands of the Game.". Journal of strength and conditioning research (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/38085629.
    10.1519/jsc.0000000000004604
  14. José Afonso; João Brito; Eduardo Abade; Gonçalo Rendeiro-Pinho; Ivan Baptista; Pedro Figueiredo; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura. "Revisiting the ‘Whys’ and ‘Hows’ of the Warm-Up: Are We Asking the Right Questions?". Sports Medicine (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01908-y.
    10.1007/s40279-023-01908-y
  15. Abreu R; Oliveira CB; Brito J; Teixeira VH. "Perspectives and practices of nutritionists on dietary supplements for elite soccer teams: a cross-sectional survey study.". Frontiers in sports and active living (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37637220.
    10.3389/fspor.2023.1230969
  16. Tojo Ó; Spyrou K; Teixeira J; Pereira P; Brito J. "Effective playing time affects technical-tactical and physical parameters in football.". Frontiers in sports and active living (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37614412.
    10.3389/fspor.2023.1229595
  17. Roriz M; Brito J; Teixeira FJ; Spyrou K; Teixeira VH. "Menthol mouth rinsing and performance in elite football referees in the heat: A study protocol for a randomized crossover trial.". Contemporary clinical trials communications (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37691850.
    10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101202
  18. Lúcio A. Cunha; Júlio A. Costa; Elisa A. Marques; João Brito; Michele Lastella; Pedro Figueiredo. "The Impact of Sleep Interventions on Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review". Sports Medicine - Open (2023): https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-023-00599-z.
    10.1186/s40798-023-00599-z
  19. Monteiro Pereira A; Bolling C; Birch P; Figueiredo P; Verhagen E; Brito J. "Perspectives of eFootball Players and Staff Members Regarding the Effects of Esports on Health: A Qualitative Study.". Sports medicine - open (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37493766.
    10.1186/s40798-023-00617-0
  20. Ana Barbosa; João Brito; Pedro Figueiredo; André Seabra; Ding Ding; Romeu Mendes. "How much does it cost to implement a community-based walking football programme for patients with type 2 diabetes?". BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine (2023): https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001549.
    10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001549
  21. Júlio A. Costa; Konstantinos Spyrou; António Sancho; Joana F. Reis; Brito, J. "Reliability of Maximal Strength and Peak Rate of Force Development in a Portable Nordic Hamstrings Exercise Device". Sensors (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/12/5452.
    10.3390/s23125452
  22. João Brito; Romeu Mendes; Pedro Figueiredo; José Pedro Marques; Paulo Beckert; Evert Verhagen. "Is it Time to Consider Quaternary Injury Prevention in Sports?". Sports Medicine (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01765-1.
    10.1007/s40279-022-01765-1
  23. Lopes M; Martins F; Brito J; Figueiredo P; Tomás R; Ribeiro F; Travassos B. "Epidemiology of Injuries in Elite Male Futsal Players.". Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37185914.
    10.1097/jsm.0000000000001142
  24. Travassos B; Braz J; Mendes JL; Palas P; Rodrigues M; Silvério J; Brito J. "The Road to Becoming a World Champion in Futsal.". International journal of sports physiology and performance (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37055023.
    10.1123/ijspp.2022-0414
  25. Abade E; Brito J; Gonçalves B; Saura L; Coutinho D; Sampaio J. "Using Deadlifts as a Postactivation Performance Enhancement Strategy in Warm-ups in Football.". Journal of strength and conditioning research (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37078830.
    10.1519/jsc.0000000000004485
  26. Capela A; Antunes P; Coelho CA; Garcia CL; Custódio S; Amorim R; Costa T; et al. "Effects of walking football on adherence, safety, quality of life and physical fitness in patients with prostate cancer: Findings from the PROSTATA_MOVE randomized controlled trial.". Frontiers in oncology (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/37025594.
    10.3389/fonc.2023.1129028
  27. João Barreira; João Brito; Júlio A. Costa; Pedro Figueiredo. "Sleep duration is associated with overnight changes in perceived fatigue in elite women soccer players". Science and Medicine in Football (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2022.2163511.
    10.1080/24733938.2022.2163511
  28. Jad Adrian Washif; Iñigo Mujika; Matthew D. DeLang; João Brito; Alexandre Dellal; Thomas Haugen; Bahar Hassanmirzaei; et al. "Training Practices of Football Players During the Early COVID-19 Lockdown Worldwide". International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (2023): https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2022-0186.
    10.1123/ijspp.2022-0186
  29. Cardoso-Marinho B; Barbosa A; Bolling C; Marques JP; Figueiredo P; Brito J. "The perception of injury risk and prevention among football players: A systematic review.". Frontiers in sports and active living (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36570494.
    10.3389/fspor.2022.1018752
  30. Brocherie F; Brito J; Costa JA; Millet GP. "Editorial: Evidence to practice: Bridging the gap in environmental challenges (cold, heat, hypoxia) in sport and exercise: Acclimatization/acclimation, training, competitions, recovery, rehabilitation and therapeutic interventions.". Frontiers in sports and active living (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36465582.
    10.3389/fspor.2022.1090086
  31. Afonso J; Nakamura FY; Baptista I; Rendeiro-Pinho G; Brito J; Figueiredo P. "Microdosing: Old Wine in a New Bottle? Current State of Affairs and Future Avenues.". International journal of sports physiology and performance (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36202386.
    10.1123/ijspp.2022-0291
  32. Yousefian F; Zafar A; Peres P; Brito J; Travassos B; Figueiredo P. "Intensity demands and peak performance of elite soccer referees during match play.". Journal of science and medicine in sport (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36344363.
    10.1016/j.jsams.2022.10.006
  33. Roriz M; Brito P; Teixeira FJ; Brito J; Teixeira VH. "Performance effects of internal pre- and per-cooling across different exercise and environmental conditions: A systematic review.". Frontiers in nutrition (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36337635.
    10.3389/fnut.2022.959516
  34. Barbosa A; Whiting S; Ding D; Brito J; Mendes R. "Economic evaluation of physical activity interventions for type 2 diabetes management: a systematic review.". European journal of public health (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36031821.
    10.1093/eurpub/ckac074
  35. Querido SM; Radaelli R; Brito J; Vaz JR; Freitas SR. "Analysis of Recovery Methods' Efficacy Applied up to 72 Hours Postmatch in Professional Football: A Systematic Review With Graded Recommendations.". International journal of sports physiology and performance (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35961644.
    10.1123/ijspp.2022-0038
  36. Silva CS; Mendes R; Godinho C; Monteiro-Pereira A; Pimenta-Ribeiro J; Martins HS; Brito J; et al. "Predictors of physical activity promotion in clinical practice: a cross-sectional study among medical doctors.". BMC medical education (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35978358.
    10.1186/s12909-022-03686-z
  37. Washif JA; Sandbakk Ø; Seiler S; Haugen T; Farooq A; Quarrie K; Janse van Rensburg DC; et al. "COVID-19 Lockdown: A Global Study Investigating the Effect of Athletes' Sport Classification and Sex on Training Practices.". International journal of sports physiology and performance (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35894967.
    10.1123/ijspp.2021-0543
  38. Costa JA; Rago V; Brito P; Figueiredo P; Sousa A; Abade E; Brito J. "Training in women soccer players: A systematic review on training load monitoring.". Frontiers in psychology (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35967662.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2022.943857
  39. Júlio A. Costa; Pedro Figueiredo; Alberto Prata; Tiago Reis; Joana F. Reis; Luís Nascimento; João Brito. "Associations between Training Load and Well-Being in Elite Beach Soccer Players: A Case Report". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106209.
    10.3390/ijerph19106209
  40. Monteiro Pereira A; Costa JA; Verhagen E; Figueiredo P; Brito J. "Associations Between Esports Participation and Health: A Scoping Review.". Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35486374.
    10.1007/s40279-022-01684-1
  41. Costa JA; Figueiredo P; Lastella M; Nakamura FY; Guilherme J; Brito J. "Comparing Sleep in Shared and Individual Rooms during a Training Camp in Elite Youth Soccer Player's: A Short Report.". Journal of athletic training (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35380678.
    10.4085/1062-6050-0042.22
  42. Magni Mohr; Joao Brito; Maysa de Sousa; Svein Arne Pettersen. "Executive summary: Elite women’s football—Performance, recovery, diet, and health". Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports (2022): https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14145.
    10.1111/sms.14145
  43. Querido SM; Brito J; Figueiredo P; Carnide F; Vaz JR; Freitas SR. "Postmatch Recovery Practices Carried Out in Professional Football: A Survey of 56 Portuguese Professional Football Teams.". International journal of sports physiology and performance (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35203052.
    10.1123/ijspp.2021-0343
  44. Júlio A. Costa; João Brito; Fábio Y. Nakamura; Hélder Dores; António Rebelo. "Associations between 24-h heart rate variability and aerobic fitness in high-level female soccer players". Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14116.
    10.1111/sms.14116
  45. George P. Nassis; João Brito; Rita Tomás; Kenneth Heiner-Møller; Pernille Harder; Katrine Okholm Kryger; Peter Krustrup. "Elite women’s football: Evolution and challenges for the years ahead". Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14094.
    10.1111/sms.14094
  46. Augusto D; Brito J; Aquino R; Figueiredo P; Eiras F; Tannure M; Veiga B; et al. "Contextual Variables Affect Running Performance in Professional Soccer Players: A Brief Report.". Frontiers in sports and active living (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34966895.
    10.3389/fspor.2021.778813
  47. Ribeiro JN; Monteiro D; Gonçalves B; Brito J; Sampaio J; Travassos B. "Variation in Physical Performance of Futsal Players During Congested Fixtures.". International journal of sports physiology and performance (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34911034.
    10.1123/ijspp.2020-0922
  48. Catarina B. Oliveira; Cláudia Marques; Rodrigo Abreu; Pedro Figueiredo; Conceição Calhau; João Brito; Mónica Sousa. "Gut microbiota of elite female football players is not altered during an official international tournament". Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14096.
    10.1111/sms.14096
  49. Washif J; Farooq A; Krug I; Pyne D; Verhagen E; Taylor L; Wong D; et al. "Training During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices of 12,526 Athletes from 142 Countries and Six Continents". Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/PMC/PMC8536915.
  50. Pereira AM; Teques P; Verhagen E; Gouttebarge V; Figueiredo P; Brito J. "Mental health symptoms in electronic football players.". BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34691761.
    10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001149
  51. Abreu R; Figueiredo P; Beckert P; Marques JP; Amorim S; Caetano C; Carvalho P; et al. "Portuguese Football Federation consensus statement 2020: nutrition and performance in football.". BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34527279.
    10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001082
  52. Querido SM; Brito J; Figueiredo P; Carnide F; Vaz JR; Freitas SR. "Post-match Recovery Practices in Professional Football: Design, Validity, and Reliability of a New Questionnaire.". Frontiers in sports and active living (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34337403.
    10.3389/fspor.2021.680799
  53. Catarina B. Oliveira; Mónica Sousa; Rodrigo Abreu; Ângela Ferreira; Pedro Figueiredo; Vincenzo Rago; Vitor Hugo Teixeira; João Brito. "Dietary supplements usage by elite female football players: an exploration of current practices". Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14001.
    10.1111/sms.14001
  54. Figueiredo P; Seabra A; Brito M; Galvão M; Brito J. "Are Soccer and Futsal Affected by the Relative Age Effect? The Portuguese Football Association Case.". Frontiers in psychology (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34122274.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2021.679476
  55. Bruno Gonçalves; Diogo Coutinho; Bruno Travassos; João Brito; Pedro Figueiredo. "Match Analysis of Soccer Refereeing Using Spatiotemporal Data: A Case Study". Sensors 21 7 (2021): 2541-2541. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21072541.
    10.3390/s21072541
  56. Costa JA; Figueiredo P; Nakamura FY; Rebelo A; Brito J. "Monitoring Individual Sleep and Nocturnal Heart Rate Variability Indices: The Impact of Training and Match Schedule and Load in High-Level Female Soccer Players.". Frontiers in physiology (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33981255.
    10.3389/fphys.2021.678462
  57. Pereira AM; Verhagen E; Figueiredo P; Seabra A; Martins A; Brito J. "Physical Activity Levels of Adult Virtual Football Players.". Frontiers in psychology (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33868076.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2021.596434
  58. Pedro Figueiredo; Júlio Costa; Michele Lastella; João Morais; João Brito. "Sleep Indices and Cardiac Autonomic Activity Responses during an International Tournament in a Youth National Soccer Team". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 4 (2021): 2076-2076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042076.
    10.3390/ijerph18042076
  59. Larsen MN; Ermidis G; Brito J; Ørner C; Martins C; Lemos LF; Krustrup P; Rago V. "Fitness and Performance Testing of Male and Female Beach Soccer Players-A Preliminary Investigation.". Frontiers in sports and active living (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33709072.
    10.3389/fspor.2021.636308
  60. Silva N; Travassos B; Gonçalves B; Brito J; Abade E. "Pre-match Warm-Up Dynamics and Workload in Elite Futsal.". Frontiers in psychology (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33324293.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2020.584602
  61. Bruno Gonçalves; Romeu Mendes; Hugo Folgado; Pedro Figueiredo; Bruno Travassos; Henrique Barros; Adalberto Campos-Fernandes; Paulo Beckert; João Brito. "Can Tracking Data Help in Assessing Interpersonal Contact Exposure in Team Sports during the COVID-19 Pandemic?". Sensors 20 21 (2020): 6163-6163. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20216163.
    10.3390/s20216163
  62. Evert Verhagen; Jay Mellette; Jeff Konin; Reggie Scott; João Brito; Alan McCall. "Taking the lead towards healthy performance: the requirement of leadership to elevate the health and performance teams in elite sports". BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine (2020): https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000834.
    10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000834
  63. Daniel Carrilho; Micael Santos Couceiro; Brito, J; Pedro Figueiredo; Rui J. Lopes; Duarte Araújo. "Using Optical Tracking System Data to Measure Team Synergic Behavior: Synchronization of Player-Ball-Goal Angles in a Football Match". Sensors (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/17/4990.
    10.3390/s20174990
  64. Brito, João. "Feasibility and safety of a walking football program in middle-aged and older men with type 2 diabetes". Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2020.06.014.
    10.1016/j.pcad.2020.06.014
  65. Ribeiro JN; Gonçalves B; Coutinho D; Brito J; Sampaio J; Travassos B. "Activity Profile and Physical Performance of Match Play in Elite Futsal Players.". Frontiers in psychology (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32793058.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01709
  66. Seabra A; Brito J; Figueiredo P; Beirão L; Carvalho MJ; Abreu S; Vale S; et al. "School-based soccer practice is an effective strategy to improve cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in overweight children.". Progress in cardiovascular diseases (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32721411.
    10.1016/j.pcad.2020.07.007
  67. Ana Barbosa; João Brito; Pedro Figueiredo; André Seabra; Romeu Mendes. "Football can tackle type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of the health effects of recreational football practice in individuals with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes". Research in Sports Medicine (2020): https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2020.1777417.
    10.1080/15438627.2020.1777417
  68. Nassis GP; Massey A; Jacobsen P; Brito J; Randers MB; Castagna C; Mohr M; Krustrup P. "Elite football of 2030 will not be the same as that of 2020: Preparing players, coaches, and support staff for the evolution.". Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32424904.
    10.1111/sms.13681
  69. Brito, João. "Return to elite football after the COVID-19 lockdown". Managing Sport and Leisure (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2020.1768635.
    10.1080/23750472.2020.1768635
  70. Vincenzo Rago; Rodrigo Abreu; Fabrício Vasconcellos; Vitor Hugo Teixeira; António Rebelo; Pedro Figueiredo; João Brito. "Physical and technical demands of the extra time: a multiple FIFA World Cups’ analysis". Science and Medicine in Football (2020): https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2020.1752930.
    10.1080/24733938.2020.1752930
  71. Rago V; Brito J; Figueiredo P; Krustrup P; Rebelo A. "Application of Individualized Speed Zones to Quantify External Training Load in Professional Soccer.". Journal of human kinetics (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32269668.
    10.2478/hukin-2019-0113
  72. José Carlos Noronha; João Pedro Oliveira; João Brito. "Return to play after three ipsilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions in an elite soccer player: A case report". International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 68 (2020): 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.02.027.
    10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.02.027
  73. Pereira AM; Brito J; Figueiredo P; Verhagen E. "Virtual sports deserve real sports medical attention.". BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31803495.
    10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000606
  74. George P Nassis; João Brito; Pedro Figueiredo; Tim J Gabbett. "Injury prevention training in football: let’s bring it to the real world". British Journal of Sports Medicine (2019): bjsports--2018--1002-bjsports--2018--1002. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-100262.
    10.1136/bjsports-2018-100262
  75. Vincenzo Rago; João Brito; Pedro Figueiredo; Júlio Costa; Daniel Barreira; Peter Krustrup; António Rebelo. "Methods to collect and interpret external training load using microtechnology incorporating GPS in professional football: a systematic review". Research in Sports Medicine (2019): https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2019.1686703.
    10.1080/15438627.2019.1686703
  76. Rago V; Brito J; Figueiredo P; Costa J; Krustrup P; Rebelo A. "Internal training load monitoring in professional football: a systematic review of methods using rating of perceived exertion.". The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31663318.
    10.23736/s0022-4707.19.10000-x
  77. Costa JA; Brito J; Nakamura FY; Figueiredo P; Rebelo A. "Using the Rating of Perceived Exertion and Heart Rate to Quantify Training Intensity in Female Soccer Players: Validity and Utility.". Journal of strength and conditioning research (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31593033.
    10.1519/jsc.0000000000003407
  78. Júlio A. Costa; João Brito; Fábio Y. Nakamura; Pedro Figueiredo; Eduardo Oliveira; António Rebelo. "Sleep patterns and nocturnal cardiac autonomic activity in female athletes are affected by the timing of exercise and match location". Chronobiology International (2019): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2018.1545782.
    10.1080/07420528.2018.1545782
  79. Brito J; Fernandes L; Rebelo A; Krustrup P; Silva G; Oliveira J. "Heart Rate Kinetics Response of Pre-Pubertal Children during the Yo-Yo Intermittent Endurance Test-Level 1.". Sports (Basel, Switzerland) (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30884741.
    10.3390/sports7030065
  80. Vincenzo Rago; Brito, J; Pedro Figueiredo; Peter Krustrup; António Rebelo. "Relationship between External Load and Perceptual Responses to Training in Professional Football: Effects of Quantification Method". Sports (2019): https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/7/3/68.
    10.3390/sports7030068
  81. Rago V; Brito J; Figueiredo P; Ermidis G; Barreira D; Rebelo A. "The Arrowhead Agility Test: Reliability, Minimum Detectable Change, and Practical Applications in Soccer Players.". Journal of strength and conditioning research (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30676390.
    10.1519/jsc.0000000000002987
  82. Costa JA; Brito J; Nakamura FY; Oliveira EM; Costa OP; Rebelo AN. "Does Night-Training Load Affect Sleep Patterns and Nocturnal Cardiac Autonomic Activity in High-Level Female Soccer Players?". International journal of sports physiology and performance (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30569771.
    10.1123/ijspp.2018-0652
  83. Figueiredo P; Nassis GP; Brito J. "The Within-Subject Correlation Between Salivary IgA and Measures of Training Load in Elite Football Players.". International journal of sports physiology and performance (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30427249.
    10.1123/ijspp.2018-0455
  84. João Brito; George P Nassis; André T Seabra; Pedro Figueiredo. "Top 50 most-cited articles in medicine and science in football". BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine (2018): https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000388.
    10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000388
  85. João Brito; Craig A. Williams; Morten B. Randers. "Executive summary: Recreational football training as medicine". Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports (2018): https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13246.
    10.1111/sms.13246
  86. Rago V; Brito J; Figueiredo P; Carvalho T; Fernandes T; Fonseca P; Rebelo A. "Countermovement Jump Analysis Using Different Portable Devices: Implications for Field Testing.". Sports (Basel, Switzerland) (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30200384.
    10.3390/sports6030091
  87. Krustrup P; Williams CA; Mohr M; Hansen PR; Helge EW; Elbe AM; de Sousa M; et al. "The "Football is Medicine" platform-scientific evidence, large-scale implementation of evidence-based concepts and future perspectives.". Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29917263.
    10.1111/sms.13220
  88. Rago V; Silva JR; Brito J; Barreira D; Mohr M; Krustrup P; Rebelo AN. "Switching between pitch surfaces: practical applications and future perspectives for soccer training.". The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29619795.
    10.23736/s0022-4707.18.08278-6
  89. Costa JA; Brito J; Nakamura FY; Oliveira EM; Rebelo AN. "Effects of Late-Night Training on "Slow-Wave Sleep Episode" and Hour-by-Hour Derived Nocturnal Cardiac Autonomic Activity in Female Soccer Players.". International journal of sports physiology and performance (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29345542.
    10.1123/ijspp.2017-0681
  90. Brito, João. "Workload Assessment in Soccer: An Open-Minded, Critical Thinking Approach is Needed.". Journal of strength and conditioning research (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28737613.
    10.1519/01.jsc.0000522116.12028.06
  91. Brito J. "On adhering to Olympic guidelines on load in sport and risk of injury.". (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28254743.
    10.1136/bjsports-2016-097153
  92. Silva JR; Brito J; Akenhead R; Nassis GP. "The Transition Period in Soccer: A Window of Opportunity.". (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26530720.
    10.1007/s40279-015-0419-3
  93. Joao Brito; Maxime Hertzog; George P. Nassis. "Do Match-Related Contextual Variables Influence Training Load in Highly Trained Soccer Players?". Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 30 2 (2016): 393-399. http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000001113.
    10.1519/jsc.0000000000001113
  94. Brito, João. "Yo-Yo Intermittent Endurance Test-Level 1 to monitor changes in aerobic fitness in pre-pubertal boys.". European Journal of Sport Science (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25611184.
    10.1080/17461391.2014.998296
  95. Fernandes L; Oliveira J; Soares-Miranda L; Rebelo A; Brito J. "Regular Football Practice Improves Autonomic Cardiac Function in Male Children.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26448848.
    10.5812/asjsm.24037
  96. Nassis GP; Brito J; Dvorak J; Chalabi H; Racinais S. "The association of environmental heat stress with performance: analysis of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25690408.
    10.1136/bjsports-2014-094449
  97. Brito J. "Vaccination in elite athletes: a call to action to develop guidelines for all infectious diseases.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25504549.
    10.1007/s40279-014-0290-7
  98. Valente-Dos-Santos J; Coelho-E-Silva MJ; Tavares ÓM; Brito J; Seabra A; Rebelo A; Sherar LB; Elferink-Gemser MT; Malina RM. "Allometric modelling of peak oxygen uptake in male soccer players of 8-18 years of age.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25296010.
    10.3109/03014460.2014.932007
  99. Pettersen SA; Krustrup P; Bendiksen M; Randers MB; Brito J; Bangsbo J; Jin Y; Mohr M. "Caffeine supplementation does not affect match activities and fatigue resistance during match play in young football players.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25357189.
  100. Seabra AC; Seabra AF; Brito J; Krustrup P; Hansen PR; Mota J; Rebelo A; Rêgo C; Malina RM. "Effects of a 5-month football program on perceived psychological status and body composition of overweight boys.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24944129.
    10.1111/sms.12268
  101. Brito J; Vasconcellos F; Oliveira J; Krustrup P; Rebelo A. "Short-term performance effects of three different low-volume strength-training programmes in college male soccer players.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25031680.
    10.2478/hukin-2014-0014
  102. Bendiksen M; Williams CA; Hornstrup T; Clausen H; Kloppenborg J; Shumikhin D; Brito J; et al. "Heart rate response and fitness effects of various types of physical education for 8- to 9-year-old schoolchildren.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24533471.
  103. Rebelo A; Brito J; Seabra A; Oliveira J; Krustrup P. "Physical match performance of youth football players in relation to physical capacity.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24444199.
    10.1080/17461391.2012.664171
  104. Brito J; Racinais S; Nassis GP. "The second Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, People's Republic of China: preparing youth athletes to compete in the heat.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25249761.
    10.2147/OAJSM.S70278
  105. Bendiksen M; Pettersen SA; Ingebrigtsen J; Randers MB; Brito J; Mohr M; Bangsbo J; Krustrup P. "Application of the Copenhagen Soccer Test in high-level women players - locomotor activities, physiological response and sprint performance.". (2013): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24016711.
    10.1016/j.humov.2013.07.011
  106. Sousa P; Rebelo A; Brito J. "Injuries in amateur soccer players on artificial turf: a one-season prospective study.". (2013): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/23072932.
    10.1016/j.ptsp.2012.05.003
  107. Reis I; Rebelo A; Krustrup P; Brito J. "Performance enhancement effects of Federation Internationale de Football Association's "The 11+" injury prevention training program in youth futsal players.". (2013): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/23528840.
    10.1097/JSM.0b013e318285630e
  108. Rebelo A; Brito J; Maia J; Coelho-e-Silva MJ; Figueiredo AJ; Bangsbo J; Malina RM; Seabra A. "Anthropometric characteristics, physical fitness and technical performance of under-19 soccer players by competitive level and field position.". (2013): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/23059558.
    10.1055/s-0032-1323729
  109. Hansen PR; Andersen LJ; Rebelo AN; Brito J; Hornstrup T; Schmidt JF; Jackman SR; et al. "Cardiovascular effects of 3 months of football training in overweight children examined by comprehensive echocardiography: a pilot study.". (2013): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/23829576.
    10.1080/02640414.2013.792951
  110. Andersen TB; Bendiksen M; Pedersen JM; Ørntoft C; Brito J; Jackman SR; Williams CA; Krustrup P. "Kicking velocity and physical, technical, tactical match performance for U18 female football players--effect of a new ball.". (2012): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/23158018.
    10.1016/j.humov.2012.07.003
  111. Brito J; Krustrup P; Rebelo A. "The influence of the playing surface on the exercise intensity of small-sided recreational soccer games.". (2012): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/22534211.
    10.1016/j.humov.2011.08.011
  112. Brito J; Fontes I; Ribeiro F; Raposo A; Krustrup P; Rebelo A. "Postural stability decreases in elite young soccer players after a competitive soccer match.". (2012): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/22814452.
    10.1016/j.ptsp.2011.07.004
  113. Seabra A; Marques E; Brito J; Krustrup P; Abreu S; Oliveira J; Rêgo C; Mota J; Rebelo A. "Muscle strength and soccer practice as major determinants of bone mineral density in adolescents.". (2012): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/22071408.
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  120. Randers MB; Nybo L; Petersen J; Nielsen JJ; Christiansen L; Bendiksen M; Brito J; Bangsbo J; Krustrup P. "Activity profile and physiological response to football training for untrained males and females, elderly and youngsters: influence of the number of players.". (2010): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/20149143.
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Other

Other output
  1. Effectiveness of a Walking Football Program for Middle-Aged and Older Men With Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint). JMIR Research Protocols. 2021. Ana Barbosa; João Brito; Pedro Figueiredo; André Seabra; Romeu Mendes. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.28554.
    10.2196/preprints.28554
  2. Intra-individual variability of sleep and nocturnal cardiac autonomic activity in elite female soccer players during an international tournament. PloS one. 2019. Costa JA; Figueiredo P; Nakamura FY; Rago V; Rebelo A; Brito J; Costa J; Nakamura F. http://europepmc.org/abstract/PPR/PPR81384.
    10.1101/664474

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09/01 - Current Development of a field protocol for the ecological assessment of anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factors.
Co-supervisor of Sandra Salvador Lis
 Human Kinetics (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2024/09/01 - Current Anterior cruciate ligament injuries among elite female football players
Supervisor of Sara Filipa Faia Oliveira
 Human Kinetics (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2022/10/01 - Current The Impact of Food Order on Metabolic Markers of Health and Performance Outcomes in Athletes
Supervisor of Rita Giro
 Clinical Nutrition (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação, Portugal
2022/09/01 - Current Beat the Heat: Unravelling and Enhancing Women’s Physiological Response to Football in Hot Environments
Supervisor of Catarina Oliveira
 Medical Sciences (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Medical School, Portugal
2022/09/01 - Current A machine learning approach for identification, monitoring, and prevention of non-contact injuries in elite football
Co-supervisor
 Sports Sciences (PhD)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2022/09/01 - Current Sleep and the development of fatigue in youth soccer players.
Supervisor of João Barreira
 Sports Sciences (PhD)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2021/11/01 - Current An ecological dynamic approach in physical education environment. The effects of an interventional programme for team invasion sports on learners
Co-supervisor of João Fernandes Teixeira
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/09/01 - Current Exploring the most intense periods of activity in elite football competition
Co-supervisor of Farzad Youssefian
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021/03/01 - Current The perception of injury risk and prevention strategies among football players
Supervisor of Beatriz Cardoso-Marinho
Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal

Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2018/04/01 - 2024/06/24 Walking football for type 2 diabetes patients: a novel strategy for developing physical activity programs
Co-supervisor of Ana Barbosa
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2019/03/01 - 2023/12/15 Analysis of health-related parameters in people engaged with eSports
Supervisor of Ana Monteiro Pereira
 Ciências do Desporto (PhD)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2020/12/15 Autonomic cardiac function and sleep responses to acute exercise of elite female athletes
Co-supervisor of Júlio Alejandro Costa
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
2013 - 2015/07/03 Football for health: Cardiovascular and physical fitness adaptations to football practice in pre-pubertal male children
Supervisor of Luís Fernandes
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal

Award

2021 Prémios Ciências do Desporto
Comité Olímpico de Portugal, Portugal
2019 Prémios Ciências do Desporto
Comité Olímpico de Portugal, Portugal
2018 Prémios Ciências do Desporto
Comité Olímpico de Portugal, Portugal

Other distinction

2008 PhD Scholarship (SFRH/BD/44702/2008)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal