Smart Performance & Sport Science

Who we are

Who we are

We are a group of good friends, passionate about sports performance and with the desire to help others achieve their goals.

 

We have more than 25 years of professional experience at local, state and international levels in the practical application of processes to optimize individual and collective performance in different sports (football, athletics, mountaineering, basketball, paddle, cycling, running, motorcycles , …), ages (from children to adults) and performance levels (professional / high performance, amateur, federated, school).
Our experience comes from the combination of both the field of sports performance, as well as the university and federative teacher, and applied research, and draws on our excessive desire to expand knowledge about human performance.

 

Manuel Lapuente Sagarra

Founder of Smart Performance & Sport Science (International Sports Performance Consulting).

Fitness coach / sport scientist at FC Barcelona.

Member of the Area of ​​Performance Analysis in the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation.

Former fitness coach / performance manager / sport scientist / football S&C at Villarreal CF, Real Zaragoza, Panathinaikos (Greece), Recreativo de Huelva, Getafe, Terek Grozny (Russia), Neuchatel Xamax (Switzerland), FC Sion (Switzerland), Baniyas (UAE), Cádiz CF.

Former fitness coach and S&C of the Andorran national team of ski mountaineering, athletics, motorcycles (Raid Dakar), cycling, paddle tennis, basketball, among other competitive sports.

Former lecturer of sport applied Biomechanics at INEFC Lleida University.

Doctoral candidate from the University of the Basque Country, Master in High Performance (Spanish Olympic Comitee / Autonomous University of Madrid), Bachelor of Physical Education from INEFC Lleida, national athletic coach and level B football, collegiate number 5845.

His lines of applied research cover various areas related to sports performance, use of technology, football, athletics, basketball, methodology, etc. and currently participates and collaborates with various organizations in different research projects.

 

David Pajón Moreno

Fitness Coach / Sport Scientist of Cádiz CF.

Former Fitness Coach at Gimnàstic de Tarragona (2ª B RFEF), CF Reus Deportiu (2ª Division), rehab coach at CF Reus Deportiu (2ª Division and 2ª B RFEF).

Doctoral candidate at INEFC Barcelona University. Line of applied research related with load control in professional football.

Master RETAN (Sport Performance, Tecnification and High Level) INEFC Barcelona. Bachelor of Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport INEFC Lleida.

His lines of applied research focus at data analysis, performance, fatigue, injuries, and development of new methodological approaches.

 

Héctor Ortega Redó

Former Fitness Coach at Sichuan Football Association (China), Beijing Sports University FC Academy (China), Shabab Al Ahli Dubai U21 (UAE) and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (UAE).

Master FSI (Football Fitness Coaching). Bachelor in Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport at INEFC Barcelona. Football level 1 and collegiate number 58990.

His lines of applied research are focused on data analysis related with performance and its training application.

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Miguel Ángel Campos Vázquez

 

Fitness coach of Cádiz CF and associate professor of the Pablo de Olavide University (Seville).

Former fitness coach and assistant coach in the National Team of Algeria. Ex – physical trainer in Granada CF, UD Almería, UD Levante, Recreativo de Huelva, Rácing de Santander, Real Murcia and Xerez CD (1st and 2nd Spanish Division).

Doctor in Sports Sciences, Master in Physical and Sports Performance (UPO) and Master in Prevention and Readaptation of Soccer Injuries (FEF-UCLM), Level II football coach and national triathlon coach.

His lines of research are related to the control of the external and internal training load, and he currently participates and collaborates in different research projects.

Author of the book: “Reflections on the theory and practice of training for current football.” Editorial MC Sports. 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norbert Callau Arbó

Fitness Coach / Sports Scientist of AEK Larnaca CF (Cyprus).

Former Fitness Coach at CF Pobla Mafumet (3ª Division) & Gimnàstic de Tarragona (Juvenil División Honor).

Master Sport High Performance in Team Sports (Mastercede & INEFC Barcelona & FC Barcelona); Professional Master in Football (FC Barcelona & INEFC Barcelona); Coach UEFA Pro (FCF & RFEF). Bachelor of Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport (INEFC Barcelona).

His actual line of applied research is focused in the analysis of high intensity actions during maximum exertion scenarious and its relationship with tactical aspects of the game.

 

Edu Caro Balada

Fitness Coach / Sport Scientist at Neftchi Bakú FC.

Former Fitness Coach at Gençerbiriligi (Turkish Super League), Sumqayit (Premier league, Azerbaijan), Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Terrassa y Gavà (Spanish 3rd division)

Doctoral candidate at INEFC Barcelona University. Line of applied research related with periods of higher conditional exertion in football competition and training. Bachelor’ student of Applied Data Science (UOC).

Master in high performance  in team sports, Mastercede (INEFC Barcelona and F.C Barcelona)
Master RETAN (Sport Performance, Tecnification and High Level) INEFC Barcelona.
Bachelor of Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport INEFC Barcelona, collegiate number 63100.