Prof. Hugo Sarmento

Faculty of Sport Science and Physical Education

University of Coimbra, Portugal

Associate Professor

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2012 Ph.D., Sports Sciences, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

2007 M.Sc., Sports Training and High Performance, University of Porto, Portugal

2004 B.Sc., Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Publications (Selected)

1. França, C., Saldanha, C., Martins, F., de Maio Nascimento, M., Marques, A., Ihle, A., ... & Gouveia, É. R. (2025). Lower body strength and body composition in female football. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 9200.
2. Sarmento, H., Afonso, J., Clemente, F., Gouveia, É. R., Ordoñez-Saavedra, N., Silva, J., ... & Martinho, D. V. (2025). Unlocking the power of set pieces in men’s professional football–a scoping review. International Journal of Sports Medicine.
3. Maia, C., Braz, D., Fernandes, H. M., Sarmento, H., & Machado-Rodrigues, A. M. (2025). The impact of parental behaviors on children’s lifestyle, dietary habits, screen time, sleep patterns, mental health, and BMI: A scoping review. Children, 12(2), 203.
4. Martinho, D. V., Field, A., Naughton, R., Ribeiro, A. S., Rebelo, A., Gouveia, É. R., & Sarmento, H. (2024). Nutritional perspectives in female soccer: a scoping review. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 21(1), 2366427.
5. Sousa, H., Sarmento, H., Gouveia, É. R., & Clemente, F. M. (2024). Perception of professional Portuguese soccer players about the replacement of leadership with the season underway–a qualitative study. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 1-22.
6. Modric, T., Carling, C., Lago-Peñas, C., Sarmento, H., Veršić, S., Pajonková, F., & Sekulic, D. (2024). It is not (all) about running faster, opponent also plays; the effect of opposition team formation on running performance in professional soccer match-play. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 1-15.
7. Sarmento, H., Martinho, D. V., Gouveia, É. R., Afonso, J., Chmura, P., Field, A., ... & Clemente, F. M. (2024). The influence of playing position on physical, physiological, and technical demands in adult male soccer matches: a systematic scoping review with evidence gap map. Sports Medicine, 54(11), 2841-2864.
8. Martinho, D. V., Gouveia, É. R., Field, A., Ribeiro, A., Ordoñez-Saavedra, N., Pereira, F., ... & Sarmento, H. (2024). Psychological traits of extreme sport participants: a scoping review. BMC psychology, 12(1), 544.
9. Afonso, J., Andrade, R., Rocha-Rodrigues, S., Nakamura, F. Y., Sarmento, H., Freitas, S. R., ... & Clemente, F. M. (2024). What we do not know about stretching in healthy athletes: a scoping review with evidence gap map from 300 trials. Sports Medicine, 54(6), 1517-1551.
10. Martins, F., França, C., Sarmento, H., Przednowek, K., Śliż, M., Campos, P., ... & Rúbio Gouveia, É. (2024). Analyzing the effects of competitive fatigue on body composition and functional capacities of youth elite handball players. Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 13(2).
11. Li, T., Xu, Q., Sarmento, H., Zhao, Y., Silva, R. M., & Clemente, F. M. (2024). Effects of small-sided games training programs on physiological and physical adaptations of youth basketball players: A systematic review. Science Progress, 107(1), 00368504241231657.
12. Li, T., Xu, Q., Wang, S., Qi, K., Su, P., Silva, R. M., ... & Clemente, F. M. (2023). Effects of recreational small-sided games from different team sports on the improvement of aerobic fitness in youth sedentary populations: A systematic review. Heliyon, 9(11).
13. Martinho, D. V., Field, A., Rebelo, A., Gouveia, É. R., & Sarmento, H. (2023). A systematic review of the physical, physiological, nutritional and anthropometric profiles of soccer referees. Sports Medicine-Open, 9(1), 72.
14. Martinho, D., Naughton, R., Faria, A., Rebelo, A., & Sarmento, H. (2023). Predicting resting energy expenditure among athletes: a systematic review. Biology of Sport, 40(3), 787-804.
15. Marques, A., Ramirez-Campillo, R., Gouveia, É. R., Ferrari, G., Tesler, R., Marconcin, P., ... & Sarmento, H. (2023). 24-h Movement guidelines and overweight and obesity indicators in toddlers, children and adolescents: a systematic review and Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine-Open, 9(1), 30.
16. Barrera, J., Figueiredo, A. J., Duarte, J., Field, A., & Sarmento, H. (2023). Predictors of linear sprint performance in professional football players. Biology of sport, 40(2), 359-364.
17. Clemente, F., Ramirez-Campillo, R., Beato, M., Moran, J., Kawczynski, A., Makar, P., ... & Afonso, J. (2023). Arbitrary absolute vs. individualized running speed thresholds in team sports: A scoping review with evidence gap map. Biology of Sport, 40(3), 919-943.
18. Gouveia, J. N., França, C., Martins, F., Henriques, R., Nascimento, M. D. M., Ihle, A., ... & Gouveia, É. R. (2023). 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, 20(3), 1799.
19. Martins, F., Marques, A., França, C., Sarmento, H., Henriques, R., Ihle, A., ... & Gouveia, É. R. (2023). Weekly external load performance effects on sports injuries of male professional football players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), 1121.
20. Ferraz, A., Duarte-Mendes, P., Sarmento, H., Valente-Dos-Santos, J., & Travassos, B. (2023). Tracking devices and physical performance analysis in team sports: a comprehensive framework for research—trends and future directions. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5, 1284086.

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