Is Quality of Life a Reason Related to the Retirement of Professional Male Soccer Players?
This study highlights the impact of retirement reasons on the long-term health and quality of life of soccer players in Kosovo. It calls for enhanced support systems to prepare athletes for life after soccer, mitigating negative health outcomes associated with forced retirement due to injuries.
Authors
- Harald Tschan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8848-1827)
- Abbey C. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6096-0319)
- Kaltrina Feka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1293-7995)
- Masar Gjaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4575-2041)
- Antonio Tessitore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3542-0991)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Foro Italico University of Rome (IT)
- AAB College (XK)
- University for Business and Technology (XK)
- Rochester Institute of Technology Kosovo (XK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Translational Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1155/tsm2/3376033
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00