Luis Branquinho is a PhD in Sports Science at the University of Beira Interior, who obtained the maximum final classification “Approved with Distinction”. He has published several scientific articles and books in the field of Sports Science and his area of expertise is soccer training. He collaborated as a professor at the Department of Sports Science at the University of Beira Interior. He is currently a Professor at the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, researcher and a soccer coach, licensed and recognized by UEFA. In 2016 he received a research grant and won two prizes at the University of Beira Interior for his research project for his doctoral thesis.