Severe Injuries of Former Portuguese Football Players: A Post-Career Burden?
The higher the number of severe injuries sustained during a career, the lower the perception of QoL in the physical domain of former players in their post-career. These findings highlight the need to optimize training programs and injury prevention and recovery protocols for long-term QoL improvement in the physical domain of football players.
Authors
- Mauro Miguel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5746-6715)
- Félix Romero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0472-0799)
- António A. Vicente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3593-8878)
- Carlos Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4327-5744)
- Eduardo Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4326-4175)
Institutions
- University of Beira Interior (PT)
- Life Quality Research Centre (PT)
- Instituto Politécnico de Santarém (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13010017
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.89
Funders
- Universidade da Beira Interior
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia