Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
LENGUAGES
ADDITIONAL ROLES
Certification
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EDUARDO GARCÍA PRAT

EDUARDO GARCÍA PRAT

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Summary

Experienced Physical Performance Coach with over 15 years working in elite football and multi-sport environments. Expert in individual player profiling, load management, reconditioning, and integrated return-to-play processes. Proven track record of collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver evidence-based, player-centric programmes in both training and competition contexts. Committed to innovation, attention to detail, and continuous improvement in high-performance environments

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Physical Performance Coach

IPSUM SPORT SERVICES
01.2017 - Current
  • Designed and implemented individualized player profiling and development programmes for more than 20 elite professional footballers, including Eric García, Dani Olmo (FC Barcelona), Nico González (FC Porto), Alex Baena (Villarreal CF).
  • Led the design, communication, and delivery of integrated injury rehabilitation and return-to-play programmes for Thiago Alcantara (Liverpool FC), Dele Alli (Everton FC) and others, ensuring safe, progressive reconditioning aligned with high-intensity match demands.
  • Collaborated closely with coaching, medical, and sports science teams to deliver holistic, player-centered performance strategies, including monitoring, data interpretation, and optimization of training loads.
  • Developed and delivered end-stage, pitch-based conditioning protocols embedded within structured return-to-play pathways.
  • Provided consultancy to professional clubs on performance system design, injury risk reduction protocols, and integrated support for individual player development plans

Lecturer

EUSES (UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA)
01.2013 - Current

Master’s in Rehabilitation for Physical Activity and Sports Competition

  • Lecturer specializing in injury prevention and return to play process, with a focus on hamstring injury prevention and management in football, and neuromuscular assessment methodologies.

Bachelor’s in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences

  • Lecturer for core subjects: Training Theory, Rehabilitation for Physical Activity and Sports Competition, Recovery and Regenerative Programmes.

Physical Performance Coach

SANCHEZ-CASAL ACADEMY BARCELONA AND NOVAELITE SPORTS
01.2008 - 01.2017
  • Led the Sports Science Department and Rehabilitation Area at Sanchez-Casal Academy, managing physical preparation and return-to-play programmes for elite athletes in tennis (Paula Badosa, Carla Suarez), and motorsport (Remy Gardener).
  • Designed and delivered individualized neuromuscular optimization and rehabilitation plans for professional footballers including Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), José Jurado, and others.

Education

Ph.D. - Strength Training On Professional Football

EUSES
Girona, Spain
01-2028

Master of Science - High-Performance Sports and Technification

INEFC
Barcelona
06-2014

Master of Science - Rehabilitation for Physical Activity and Sports Competition

EUSES
Girona
06-2012

Bachelor of Science - Physical Activity and Sports Sciences

INEFC
Lleida
06.2008

Skills

  • Pitch and gym-based training design and delivery
  • Return-to-play (RTP) and reconditioning pathways
  • Neuromuscular player profiling and development planning
  • Injury risk reduction protocols
  • Advanced use of monitoring technologies
  • Data interpretation for training and competition insights
  • Player workload management and load monitoring
  • Multi-disciplinary team collaboration and communication

LENGUAGES

Catalan: Native
Spanish: Native
English: Professional Working Proficiency (C1)

ADDITIONAL ROLES

Lecturer in postgraduate programs specializing in high-performance football training and sports injury rehabilitation;


  • Master’s Degree in Sports Rehabilitation and Reconditioning (UIC)
  • Master’s Degree in Football Training and Performance
  • High-Performance Football Master’s Program at MBP School of Coaches
  • High-Performance Sports and Technification Master’s Program (INEFC, Barcelona)


Speaker: Various conferences and courses on training, rehabilitation and football, including courses for the Catalan Tennis Federation and the Real Spanish Tennis Federation

Certification


  • Registered Practitioner, Catalan and Spanish Council of Physical Education Professionals (COPLEFC)
  • Currently undertaking UEFA C Coaching Licence

Timeline

Physical Performance Coach

IPSUM SPORT SERVICES
01.2017 - Current

Lecturer

EUSES (UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA)
01.2013 - Current

Physical Performance Coach

SANCHEZ-CASAL ACADEMY BARCELONA AND NOVAELITE SPORTS
01.2008 - 01.2017

Ph.D. - Strength Training On Professional Football

EUSES

Master of Science - High-Performance Sports and Technification

INEFC

Master of Science - Rehabilitation for Physical Activity and Sports Competition

EUSES

Bachelor of Science - Physical Activity and Sports Sciences

INEFC
EDUARDO GARCÍA PRAT