Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
Certification
Soccer, Martial Arts, Reading
Languages
Timeline
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LUIZ DE CASTRO JUNIOR

Manhuacu MG
LUIZ DE CASTRO JUNIOR

Summary

Working in the field of physical therapy for three years, I combined past experience as a professional soccer player and channeled it in a new direction. The greatest satisfaction comes from helping athletes to go back to their sport activities and help them to perform in a high level.

The biggest challenge working with professional soccer athletes is to return them to the field in a safe, but in a short time.

My specialty lies in treatment of musculoskeletal injuries using manual therapy techniques and different exercise approaches, with time devoted also on injury prevention assessment, plan of care and load management.

Currently working as a Physical Therapist in a professional soccer Club in Brazil, I am opened to new opportunities. Also, I opt for a position that would enable me to have the best learning experience.

Respect is paramount , and learning from coworkers is a privilege.

Overview

34
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Guanabara City Futebol Clube

Full Time Sports Physical Therapist
02.2021 - Current

Job overview

Responsibilities:

  • Develop strategies to decrease injury risk in professional soccer players, under 20 and under 17 athletes.
  • Rehabilitate injured athletes in addition to work on transition to return to play.
  • Load Management, working together with Physical Trainer and Coach.
  • Evaluate athletes before hiring and report physical condition and past history of injuries to Coach, Physical Trainer and management.
  • Strategy to decrease injury risk was individually designed and injury rates were decreased by 32% in 2023, when compared to 2022 season.

Anápolis Futebol Clube

Part Time Sports Physical Therapist
01.2022 - 04.2022

Job overview

Responsibilities:

  • Develop comprehensive treatment plans and goals to address individual needs for over 30 athletes
  • Load Management, working together with Physical Trainer and Coach
  • Recorded patient prognosis, treatment and responses into reports and patient charts

Amici’s Pizzeria

Regional Manager
03.2011 - 03.2019

Job overview

Responsibilities:

  • Design strategies and set goals for growth
  • Budget control and expenses optimization
  • Ensure employees are motivated and productive
  • Oversee day to day operation over 35 employees
  • Oversee recruitment and training of new employees
  • Prepare regular report for upper management
  • Ensure staff follows health and safety regulation
  • Report any hazard situation and train staff members to decrease incident rates
  • Provide solution to issues (e.g., profit decline, employee conflict)
  • Meeting translation from English into Portuguese and Spanish

Big Nate’s Barbecue

Manager
05.2006 - 04.2011

Job overview

Responsibilities:

  • Design strategies and set goals for growth
  • Budget control and expenses optimization
  • Ensure employees are motivated and productive and work professionally
  • Oversee day to day operation
  • Oversee recruitment and training of new employees
  • Provide solution to issues (e.g., profit decline, employee conflict)
  • Meeting translation from English into Portuguese and Spanish

Associação Atlética Portuguesa

Physical Therapy Academic Internship
07.2000 - 02.2001

Job overview

Responsibilities:

  • Performed evaluation and rehabilitative treatment to professional soccer players, helping high skilled athletes return to normal sport activities.

Volta Redonda Futebol Clube

Professional Soccer Player
01.1999 - 07.1999

America Mineiro Futebol clube

Professional Soccer Player
01.1994 - 01.1997

Atlético Mineiro Futebol Clube

Under 20 Soccer Player
01.1992 - 01.1993

Ipiranga Futebol Clube

Professional Soccer Player
01.1990 - 01.1992

Education

Pontifícia Universidade Católica De Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Specialist from Sports Emphasizing Manual Therapy
2002

Gama Filho University
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bachelor from Physical Therapy
2001

Skills

  • Treatment of musculoskeletal injuries using manual therapy techniques and different exercise approaches
  • Injury prevention assessment and plan of care
  • Load management
  • Athletes transition to return to play
  • Problem-solving aptitude

Additional Information

  • Licensed Physical Therapist in Brasil 2001
  • Licensed Physical Therapist in Florida State 2020
  • Dual citizenship (US, Brazil)

Certification

  • Stop The Bleed 2023

American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma


  • Pronto atendimento de Emergência no Esporte - Sports Emergency Care 2023

RECON


  • Tools and Variables for Monitoring Training Loads 2023

Barca Innovation Hub -


  • Strength and Muscle Power as a Key Feature of rehabilitation from Sport Injurie 2022

Barca Innovation Hub - Universitas


  • Extensão em Termografia Cinesiofuncional - Functional Thermographic Evaluation 2022

ABRATERM


  • Assessing and Rehabilitating Lower Limb Tendons 2022

Barca Innovation Hub - Universitas


  • Physiotherapy and Readaptation for Muscle Injuries in Football 2021

Barca Innovation Hub - Universitas


  • Physiotherapy Assessment Tool 2020

PHAST APP

Soccer, Martial Arts, Reading

When I am not working I like to spend my time playing a  soccer match, training jiu jitsu and also reading a good book.

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Portuguese
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Intermediate (B1)

Timeline

Part Time Sports Physical Therapist

Anápolis Futebol Clube
01.2022 - 04.2022

Full Time Sports Physical Therapist

Guanabara City Futebol Clube
02.2021 - Current

Regional Manager

Amici’s Pizzeria
03.2011 - 03.2019

Manager

Big Nate’s Barbecue
05.2006 - 04.2011

Physical Therapy Academic Internship

Associação Atlética Portuguesa
07.2000 - 02.2001

Professional Soccer Player

Volta Redonda Futebol Clube
01.1999 - 07.1999

Professional Soccer Player

America Mineiro Futebol clube
01.1994 - 01.1997

Under 20 Soccer Player

Atlético Mineiro Futebol Clube
01.1992 - 01.1993

Professional Soccer Player

Ipiranga Futebol Clube
01.1990 - 01.1992

Pontifícia Universidade Católica De Minas Gerais

Specialist from Sports Emphasizing Manual Therapy

Gama Filho University

Bachelor from Physical Therapy
  • Stop The Bleed 2023

American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma


  • Pronto atendimento de Emergência no Esporte - Sports Emergency Care 2023

RECON


  • Tools and Variables for Monitoring Training Loads 2023

Barca Innovation Hub -


  • Strength and Muscle Power as a Key Feature of rehabilitation from Sport Injurie 2022

Barca Innovation Hub - Universitas


  • Extensão em Termografia Cinesiofuncional - Functional Thermographic Evaluation 2022

ABRATERM


  • Assessing and Rehabilitating Lower Limb Tendons 2022

Barca Innovation Hub - Universitas


  • Physiotherapy and Readaptation for Muscle Injuries in Football 2021

Barca Innovation Hub - Universitas


  • Physiotherapy Assessment Tool 2020

PHAST APP

LUIZ DE CASTRO JUNIOR