MARCELO PINTO
DATE OF BIRTH : September 19, 1998
NATIONALITY: Portuguese
LANGUAGE: Portuguese - English (excellent) - Italian & Spanish (fluent)
LAST TEAM: Associazione Pallacanestro Porto (Portugal - U14 & U16 male & female)
CURRENT TEAM: Aquila Basket Trento (Italy - Academy)
AVAILABILITY: Not Available
BIOGRAPHY
Marcelo Pinto: A young but very well-prepared physical trainer with a significant amount of work experience...portuguese by birth, he also has a strong vocation for international competition...graduated in "Sports Science" at the "Higher School of Education of Porto", he then obtained a Master in "Sports Training: Youth Training" at the "Faculty of Sports of University of Porto", specializing in "Sports Performance" at the Sports Academy of ISMAT (Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes)...
He has obtained important certifications (among others, "EXOS Performance Specialist", "EXOS Advanced Strength and Power featuring Dan Baker", "The EXOS Model of Recovery", "Prevention and Performance" at the F.C. Porto Football Science Institute)... obtained the qualification of National Physical Trainer (F.I.P.)...involved in Youth basketball, both men's and women's, for years he has also trained high-level Senior teams...
Various experiences with the Portuguese Youth national teams (men's and women's), he has also worked with the senior women's national team of his country...from 2023 at Dolomiti Energia Trentino, where he works as Head of the "Strength and Conditioning" area of the Dolomiti Energia Basketball Academy and as Assistant Athletic Trainer to the first team in Lega A...his knowledge of English is excellent, he also speaks fluent Italian and Spanish.
CAREER
CLUBS
2024-2025: Aquila Basket Trento (Italy - Academy) - Head S&C Coach
2024-2025: Aquila Basket Trento (Italy - Lega A) - S&C Coach
2023-2024: Aquila Basket Trento (Italy - Academy) - Head S&C Coach
2023-2024: Aquila Basket Trento (Italy - Lega A) - S&C Coach
2023: Nazionale Portoghese (Portugal - Senior Team & U15 female - U16 male) - Head S&C Coach
2022-2023: CLIP Teams (Portugal - First division female & Youth) Head S&C Coach
2022-2023: Associazione Pallacanestro Porto (Portugal - U14 & U16 - male & female) - Head S&C Coach
2021-2022: CLIP Teams (Portugal - First division female & Youth) Head S&C Coach
2020-2021: CLIP Teams (Portugal - First division female & Youth) Head S&C Coach
2019-2020: CLIP Teams (Portugal - First division female & Youth) Head S&C Coach
CERTIFICATIONS
EXOS Performance Specialist
EXOS Advanced Strength and Power featuring Dan Baker
The EXOS Model of Recovery
Certificazione di Esecutore BLSD-PBLSD
Preparatore Fisico Nazionale (FIP)
Prevention and Performance (FC Porto Football Science Institute)
