Sara Isabel Santos Branco (CF16-F1EE-79E4)

Curriculum Vitae

Sara Isabel Santos Branco

Sara Branco has a degree in Sport, Fitness and Health from the Rio Maior Sports School (ESDRM), a master's degree in Sport, specialising in Sports Trainning - Football, from the same institution and is a PhD student in Sports Science at the University of Beira Interior (UBI). She is a personal trainer, women's football coach and is currently studying for her PhD. Collaborating member of the Centre for Research in Sport, Health and Human Development and the Centre for Research in Quality of Life, where her research is linked to exercise physiology, training evaluation and control, injury prevention and strength and conditioning.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Sara Isabel Santos Branco

Citation names

Branco, Sara

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: CF16-F1EE-79E4

Email addresses

sara.branco@ubi.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

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

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2023/09 - 2027 Ongoing	Sport Sciences (Doutoramento) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/11 - 2025 Ongoing	Football Coaching Course UEFA "C" - Grau I (Curso médio) Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
2016/09 - 2020/02 Concluded	Sport - Specialization in Sports Trainning - Football (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior, Portugal "Characterization of Goals Scoring in the Portuguese Women's Football League" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15
2016/08 - 2020/02 Concluded	Football Coaching Course UEFA "B" - Grau II (Curso médio) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior, Portugal	15
2011/10 - 2016/07 Concluded	Sport, Fitness and Health (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior, Portugal	12

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/09 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/09 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Centro de Investigação em Qualidade de Vida, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/08 - 2025/02	Assistant Coach	Amora Futebol Clube, Portugal
	First Women's II National Division Team, Portugal
2023/04 - 2024/06	Head and Assitant Coach	Associação Académica de Santarém, Portugal
	Women's Football Academy, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/10	Personal Trainer	Ginásio Twins Fitness Station , Portugal
	Gym/Fitness Centre, Portugal
2017/08 - 2018/05	Assistant Coach	Grupo Desportivo e Cultural A-dos-Francos, Portugal
	First Women's I National Division Team, Portugal
2015/08 - 2016/06	Personal Trainer	Ginásio dos Serviços de Ação Social do IPS – Fitness Center , Portugal
	Gym/Fitness Centre, Portugal

Projects

Other

	Designation	Funders
2025 - Current	Social support, social network and social relationships of coaches in different sports 0000 Researcher Centro de Investigação em Qualidade de Vida, Portugal	Centro de Investigação em Qualidade de Vida

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster

Branco, S., Fernandes, R., Oliveira, R., Brito, J., Branquinho, L.,Ferraz, R.. Corresponding author: Branco, S., Fernandes, R., Oliveira, R., Brito, J., Branquinho, L.,Ferraz, R.. "The relationship between training, match load and wellness in professional female soccer players". Paper presented in CIDESD International Congress, 2025.
Branco, S., Fernandes, R., Oliveira, R., Brito, J., Ferraz, R.. "EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL LOAD VARIATIONS AND THEIR RELATION TO MENSTRUAL CYCLE FROM PRE-SEASON TO IN-SEASON OF AN ELITE FEMALE SOCCER TEAM". Paper presented in III CIEQV’s Internacional Congress, 2025.
Branco, S., Pinto, MP., da Costa-Machado, RA., Fernandes, R.. "A Review of Women’s Soccer Players Injuries - Prevention, Risk Factors and Recovery Time". Paper presented in SPRINT Congress, 2025.
Teixeira, E; Branco, S; Costa, JP; Loureiro, N.. "Characterization of Goals Scoring in Portuguese Women Football League". Paper presented in International Congress of Quality of Live, 2021.

Activities

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2025/06/05 - 2025/06/07	International Congress Congress	CIDESD International Congress 2025 Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2025/02/27 - 2025/02/28	International Congress Congress	III CIEQV’s Internacional Congress Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Educação, Portugal
2024/11/08 - 2024/11/09	Multidisciplinary Conferences Meeting	5th CIEQV Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
2024/02/07 - 2024/02/08	International Congress Congress	I Sprint International Congress Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior, Portugal