Ph. Dr. Luís Miguel Rosado da Cunha Massuça
Curriculum Vitae
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BSc (Graduate in Physical Education and Sport)
MEd (Master in Physical Education - Teaching)
MSc (Master in High Performance Training)
PhD (Doctor in Human Kinetics, Sport Sciences)
Handball Player from 1985 to 2003. Participation
in teams (1985 a 1986, Lusitano de Évora; 1986
a 1987, Évora Andebol Clube; 1987 a 1998,
Sport Lisboa e Benfica; 1998 a 2000, Clube
Desportivo de Paço de Arcos; 2000 a 2003,
Clube de Futebol “Os Belenenses”), playing 1st
Division and Professional League in Portugal
(Goalkeeper).
Participation
in
EHF
Championships.
Handball Coach since 1999 to 2004. Coaching
several young teams and assistant Coach of the
1st team of Clube de Futebol ”Os Belenenses”.
Lecture of Human Anatomy, Physiology and
Methods of Research in Sports, in the Faculty of
Physical Education and Sport, Lusófona
University (Lisbon, Portugal) and in the Higher
Institute of Police Sciences and Internal Security
(Lisbon, Portugal).
Researcher in CIPER (Laboratory of Physiology
and Biochemistry of Exercise, Faculty of Human
Kinetics, Technical University of Lisbon,
Portugal).
Thesis (PhD, MSc):
Massuça, L. (2010). Modelling Success. The
Portuguese Handball Player. Doctoral Thesis.
Cruz-Quebrada, Portugal: Faculty of Human
Kinetics, Technical University of Lisbon
(Unpublished).
Massuça, L. (2007). Contributions to Build an
Elite Handball Player Model. Master Thesis.
Cruz-Quebrada, Portugal: Faculty of Human
Kinetics, Technical University of Lisbon
(Unpublished).
Articles:
• Massuça, L., Fragoso, I. & Serpa, S. (2011).
Achievement goals and motivational orientations
of Portuguese male handball athletes. Int J.
Sports Psychol., 42 (gallery proof).
• Massuça, L. & Fragoso, I. (2011). Study of
Portuguese handball players of different playing
status.
A
morphological
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biosocial
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perspective. Biology of Sport, 28(1), 37-44
Massuça, L. & Fragoso, I, (2010). From talent to
a high level of performance: key requirements to
access the excellence in handball. Brazilian
Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 24(4),
483-491.
Fragoso, I, Fernandes, A.A., Massuça, L. &
Fernandes, A. (2010). Kinanthropometry:
Measuring and accuracy of measurement
achieved through eLearning. In CD do 4th
International Symposium of Measurement,
Analysis and Modelling of Human Functions (pp.
136-141). Prague: Czech Republic. ISBN: 97880-01-04577-0.