João Francisco Pestana Martins (361B-84C0-EEDA)

Curriculum Vitae

João Francisco Pestana Martins

João Francisco Pestana Martins is currently a PhD student in Sports Sciences at the University of Coimbra and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Madeira, teaching the Pedagogy of Sport course in the 1st cycle of studies. He completed his degree in Physical Education and Sport in 2019 and his Master's in Teaching Physical Education in Primary and Secondary Education in 2021, both at the University of Madeira. Having already been awarded 2 research grants, João Francisco Martins has had the opportunity to take part in research projects that allow him to develop his technological skills, assess the functional capacity of high-performance athletes and their sporting performance. He has focused his research primarily on identifying predictors of sports injuries in professional soccer players. To date, he has published more than 20 articles in specialized journals with an impact factor, 8 of them as 1st author. He also participates regularly in national and international congresses and conferences.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: João Francisco Pestana Martins

Citation names

Martins, Francisco

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 361B-84C0-EEDA
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4838-4931

Email addresses

joao.martins@staff.uma.pt (Professional)
fm2247859@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone

926775511 (Personal)

Addresses

Impasse 2 Caminho Do Tanque Casa 7, 9050-466, Monte, Funchal, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Sport and Fitness Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2022/09/15 - 2025/09/15 Ongoing	Sports Science (Doutoramento) Major in Sports Training Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/11/09 - 2021/11/23 Concluded	Teaching Physical Education in Basic and Secondary Schools (Mestrado) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal "Relatório de estágio pedagógico em educação física rna Escola Básica dos 2.º e 3.º Ciclos Dr. Eduardo Brazão de Castro" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2016/09/15 - 2019/06/18 Concluded	Physical Education and Sports (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal	15

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/09/01 - Current	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023/11/01 - 2027/10/31	Predictive Modeling of Injury Risk of Professional Male Football Players 2023.01187.BD PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/04/03 - 2023/10/31	eGamesLab - Interactive Technologies Institute C645022399-00000057 Master Student Fellow Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Ongoing

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/01/01 - 2023/03/31	SAFE - Safe Football Entrance M1420-01-0247-FEDER-000067 Master Student Fellow Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal	Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2022/11/30	MTL - Marítimo Training Lab M1420-01-0247-FEDER-000033 Research Fellow Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Gouveia, Elvio Rubio; Ribeiro, T. D.; Martins, Francisco; Iglésias, Beatriz; Marques, Adilson. "PROMOÇÃO DA ATIVIDADE FÍSICA E DA APTIDÃO FÍSICA NAS CRIANÇAS: O PAPEL DA EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA E A INCLUSÃO DA FAMÍLIA (PROJETO PHASE)". In Educación física y calidade de vida en jóvenes, 89-104. Curitiba, Brazil: Bagai, 2024. Published Martins, Francisco; Freitas, Derek; França, Cíntia; Fernando, Catarina; Gouveia, É.R.; Lopes, H.. "Personalização de Notas em Trabalhos de Grupo: Resistências e Perfis de Estudantes Universitários". In Desafios da Escola e da Educação Física: Tradição e Inovação, 94-103. Funchal, Portugal: Universidade da Madeira, 2024. Published
Journal article	Francisco Martins; Krzysztof Przednowek; Francisco Santos; Cíntia França; Diogo Martinho; Élvio Rúbio Gouveia; Adilson Marques; Hugo Sarmento. "Predictive models of injury risk in male professional football players: a systematic review". Injury Prevention (2024): https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045322. 10.1136/ip-2024-045322 Maciej Sliz; Cíntia França; João Francisco Pestana Martins; Patryk Marszalek; Élvio Rúbio Gouveia; Krzysztof Przednowek. "Psychomotor Abilities, Body Composition and Training Experience of Elite and Sub-Elite Handball Players". Applied Sciences (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/1/176. 10.3390/app15010176 França, Cíntia; Martins, Francisco; Lopes, Helder; Marques, Adilson; de Maio Nascimento, Marcelo; Przednowek, Krzysztof; Ihle, Andreas; Campos, Pedro; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio. "Knee muscle strength, body composition, and balance performance of youth soccer players". BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 16 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13102-024-00966-7. Published • 10.1186/s13102-024-00966-7 Martins, Francisco; França, Cíntia; Sarmento, Hugo; Przednowek, Krzysztof; Sliz, Maciej; Campos, Pedro; Lopes, Helder; Marques, Adilson; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio. "Analyzing the effects of competitive fatigue on body composition and functional capacities of youth elite handball players". Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 13 2 (2024): 71-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.26773/mjssm.240909. Published • 10.26773/mjssm.240909 Neves, Andreia; Martins, Francisco; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Leite, Marta; França, Cíntia. "Locomotor activities of female football players: analysis of training and competition". Human Movement 25 2 (2024): 140-147. http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/hm/189167. Published • 10.5114/hm/189167 França, C.; Martins, Francisco; Przednowek, Krzysztof; Marques, Adilson; Ihle, Andreas; Sarmento, Hugo; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio. "Knee and Hip Muscle Strength of Male Soccer Players from Different Competitive Levels". Journal of Human Kinetics (2024): 17-27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jhk/185217. Published • 10.5114/jhk/185217 França, Cíntia; Gouveia, Élvio; Martins, Francisco; Ihle, Andreas; Henriques, Ricardo; Marques, Adilson; Sarmento, Hugo; Przednowek, Krzysztof; Lopes, Helder. "Lower-Body Power, Body Composition, Speed, and Agility Performance among Youth Soccer Players". Sports 12 5 (2024): 135. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sports12050135. Published • 10.3390/sports12050135 Francisco Martins; Cíntia França; Hugo Sarmento; Ricardo Henriques; Krzysztof Przednowek; Marcelo de Maio Nascimento; Adilson Marques; Andreas Ihle; Élvio Rúbio Gouveia. "Lower limbs strength variations between injured and non-injured professional soccer players". Science Progress (2024): https://doi.org/10.1177/00368504231216312. 10.1177/00368504231216312 Francisco Martins; Cíntia França; Pedro Paixão; Diogo V. Martinho; Pedro Campos; Bruna Gouveia; Helder Lopes; et al. "Emerging Technologies to Promote Fans Interaction in Football Events: A Systematic Review". Advances in Human-Computer Interaction (2023): https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6667260. 10.1155/2023/6667260 França, C.; Martins, Francisco; Martinho, Diogo; Ihle, Andreas; Marques, Adilson; Sarmento, Hugo; Clemente, Manuel; et al. "Bilateral Asymmetry and the Relationship Between Unilateral Isokinetic Strength and Balance Performance in Male Adolescent Football Players". Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 12 2 (2023): 33-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.26773/mjssm.230905. 10.26773/mjssm.230905 Tomasz Krzeszowski; Bartosz Dziadek; Cíntia França; Martins, Francisco; Élvio Rúbio Gouveia; Krzysztof Przednowek. "System for Estimation of Human Anthropometric Parameters Based on Data from Kinect v2 Depth Camera". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23073459. 10.3390/s23073459 França, Cíntia; Martinho, Diogo V.; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Martins, Francisco; Marques, Adilson; Ribeiro, Tiago; Nascimento, Marcelo de Maio; et al. "Changes in Estimated Body Composition and Physical Fitness of Adolescent Boys after One Year of Soccer Training". Children 10 2 (2023): 391. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10020391. Published • 10.3390/children10020391 Élvio Rúbio Gouveia; Pedro Campos; Cristiano S. França; Louis M. Rodrigues; Francisco Martins; Cíntia França; Frederica Gonçalves; et al. "Virtual Reality Gaming in Rehabilitation after Musculoskeletal Injury—User Experience Pilot Study". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042523. 10.3390/app13042523 João Nuno Gouveia; Cíntia França; Francisco Martins; Ricardo Henriques; Marcelo de Maio Nascimento; Andreas Ihle; Hugo Sarmento; et al. "Characterization of Static Strength, Vertical Jumping, and Isokinetic Strength in Soccer Players According to Age, Competitive Level, and Field Position". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031799. 10.3390/ijerph20031799 Marcelo de Maio Nascimento; Élvio Rúbio Gouveia; Bruna R. Gouveia; Adilson Marques; Cíntia França; Pedro Campos; Francisco Martins; Jesús García-Mayor; Andreas Ihle. "Differential Patterns in Motivations for Practicing Sport and Their Effects on Physical Activity Engagement across the Lifespan". Healthcare (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020274. 10.3390/healthcare11020274 João Lourenço; Élvio Rúbio Gouveia; Hugo Sarmento; Andreas Ihle; Tiago Ribeiro; Ricardo Henriques; Francisco Martins; et al. "Relationship between Objective and Subjective Fatigue Monitoring Tests in Professional Soccer". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021539. 10.3390/ijerph20021539 Francisco Martins; Adilson Marques; Cíntia França; Hugo Sarmento; Ricardo Henriques; Andreas Ihle; Marcelo de Maio Nascimento; et al. "Weekly External Load Performance Effects on Sports Injuries of Male Professional Football Players". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021121. 10.3390/ijerph20021121 Martins, Francisco; França, Cíntia; Henriques, Ricardo; Ihle, Andreas; Przednowek, Krzysztof; Marques, Adilson; Lopes, Hélder; Sarmento, Hugo; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio. "Body composition variations between injured and non-injured professional soccer players". Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24609-4. Published • 10.1038/s41598-022-24609-4 Marcelo de Maio Nascimento; Élvio Rúbio Gouveia; Bruna R. Gouveia; Adilson Marques; Francisco Martins; Krzysztof Przednowek; Cíntia França; Miguel Peralta; Andreas Ihle. "Associations of Gait Speed, Cadence, Gait Stability Ratio, and Body Balance with Falls in Older Adults". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113926. 10.3390/ijerph192113926 Cíntia França; Francisco Santos; João Francisco Pestana Martins; Helder Lopes; Bruna Gouveia; Frederica Gonçalves; Pedro Campos; et al. "Digital Health in Schools: A Systematic Review". Sustainability (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/21/13848. 10.3390/su142113848 Cíntia França; João Francisco Pestana Martins; Adilson Marques; Marcelo de Maio Nascimento; Andreas Ihle; Krzysztof Przednowek; Élvio Rúbio Gouveia. "Associations between Age, Body Composition, Balance, and Other Physical Fitness Parameters in Youth Soccer". Sustainability (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/20/13379. 10.3390/su142013379 João Francisco Pestana Martins; Cíntia França; Adilson Marques; Beatriz Iglésias; Hugo Sarmento; Ricardo Henriques; Andreas Ihle; et al. "Sports Injuries of a Portuguese Professional Football Team during Three Consecutive Seasons". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/19/12582. 10.3390/ijerph191912582 João Francisco Pestana Martins; Krzysztof Przednowek; Cíntia França; Helder Lopes; Marcelo de Maio Nascimento; Hugo Sarmento; Adilson Marques; et al. "Predictive Modeling of Injury Risk Based on Body Composition and Selected Physical Fitness Tests for Elite Football Players". Journal of Clinical Medicine (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/16/4923. 10.3390/jcm11164923 Cíntia França; Andreas Ihle; Adilson Marques; Hugo Sarmento; João Francisco Pestana Martins; Ricardo Henriques; Élvio Rúbio Gouveia. "Physical Development Differences between Professional Soccer Players from Different Competitive Levels". Applied Sciences (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/14/7343. 10.3390/app12147343
Newspaper article	Martins, João; França, Cíntia; Sarmento, Hugo; Lopes, Helder; Przednowek, Krzysztof; Santos, Francisco; Henriques, Ricardo; et al. Corresponding author: Martins, João. "Changing coaches in a local Portuguese professional soccer team: influencing factors and decision effect", Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 2023, https://www.efsupit.ro/images/stories/ianuarie2023/Art%2033.pdf. Martins, Francisco; Santos, Francisco; Caldeira, Romualdo; Henriques, Ricardo; França, Cíntia; Ornelas, Rui; Gouveia, Elvio Rubio. Corresponding author: Martins, Francisco. "Caracterização das Lesões numa Equipa do Futebol Profissional Português", Journal of Sport Pedagogy and Research, 2022, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362279710_Caracterizacao_das_Lesoes_numa_Equipa_do_Futebol_Profissional_Portugues.
Report	Francisco Martins; Cíntia França; Francisco Santos; Diogo Martinho; Carolina Saldanha; Élvio Rúbio Gouveia. 2023. Emerging technologies to promote fans interaction in football events: a systematic review. https://doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2023.2.0015. 10.37766/inplasy2023.2.0015

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/05/24	Lower limbs strength variations between injured and non-injured professional soccer players	World Congress on Science and Football (Groningen, Netherlands)
2023/05/24	Isokinetic strength and balance performance in adolescent male football players	World Congress on Science and Football (Groningen, Netherlands)
2023/04/28	O rotura do processo pedagógico - A estrutura da aula e as decisões dos alunos	10º Congresso da Sociedade Científica de Pedagogia do Desporto Escola Superior de Educação Politécnico do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/03/17	Variações na composição corporal entre jogadores de futebol profissionais lesionados e não lesionados	Seminário Desporto e Ciência 2023 Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2023/03/16	Mudança coerente no ensino superior - uma oportunidade perdida	Seminário Desporto e Ciência 2023 Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2023/01/28	The Risk of Falls and Functional Fitness in Older People	XIX Congresso de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física dos Países de Língua Portuguesa Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/01/27	Effects of Weekly External Load on Sports Injuries in Professional Male Soccer Players	XIX Congresso de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física dos Países de Língua Portuguesa Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/01/27	The Variation of Weekly Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Students from the 3rd Cycle and High School	XIX Congresso de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física dos Países de Língua Portuguesa Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/01/27	Relationship between muscle strength and balance in young male soccer players	XIX Congresso de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física dos Países de Língua Portuguesa Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/12	Marítimo Training Lab – Projeto de Avaliação e Controlo do Treino de Uma Equipa Profissional de Futebol	XIII Meeting Internacional – Treinadores de Futebol Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/11/14	Sports Injuries of a Professional Soccer Team	Conferência de Futebol e Otimização do Rendimento Desportivo. Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2022/11/14	Causes and Effects of Changing Coaches in a Professional Soccer Team	Conferência de Futebol e Otimização do Rendimento Desportivo Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2022/11/14	Reactive Strength in Professional Soccer Players	Conferência de Futebol e Otimização do Rendimento Desportivo Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2022/11/14	Differences in Body Composition and Physical Fitness in Professional and Non-Professional Soccer Players	Conferência de Futebol e Otimização do Rendimento Desportivo. Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2022/06/16	High-performance athletes and sport injuries - A longitudinal study in a professional soccer team	World Congress on Science and Soccer 2022 Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/06/16	Body composition and physical fitness differences between elite and non-elite soccer players	World Congress on Science and Soccer 2022 Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/04/01	Characterization of injuries in a Portuguese Premier League professional team: a longitudinal study	Seminário Desporto e Ciência 2022 Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)