About Jens Bangsbo
Dr Jens Bangsbo is Danish soccer physiologist, and Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the the University of Copenhagen (since 2003). He was born 2nd October, 1957 in Århus, Denmark. He has authored many scientific publications, and is well know for his role in developing the Yo-Yo fitness tests back in the 90s, which is now one of the most popular fitness tests for team sports.
Bangsbo is also one of the world's foremost experts in soccer training. In the field of soccer, he is an accomplished coach, instructor, author and player. As a player, he played more than 350 matches in the Danish Premier League and in the Danish National Team. He was the former assistant coach of Serie A (Italian League) giants Juventus (2001-2004) and the Denmark national football team, where he helped contribute to the technical, tactical and fitness training for the teams. He has also consulted for AEK Athens (2007/2008 season), where he supervised tactical aspects and individual development for the highly successful club.
Books Authored by Jens Bangsbo
- Bangsbo J. (2017). Nutrition in Football, pp. 1-132. Bangsbosport, Denmark.
- Bangsbo J. & Mohr M. (2014). Individual Training in Football, pp. 1-128. Bangsbosport, Denmark.
- Bangsbo J & Andersen J L. (2013). Power Training in Football - Fitness Training in Soccer III pp. 1-120. Bangsbosport, Denmark.
- Bangsbo J. (2012). "Exercise and Training Physiology – A Simple Approach", pp. 1- 190. SISU Sports Books, Sweden
- Bangsbo J. & Mohr M. (2011). "Fitness Testing in Football", pp. 1-136. Bangsbosport, Denmark
- Bangsbo J. (2007). "Aerobic and Anaerobic Training in Soccer - With Special Emphasis on Training of Youth Players. Fitness Training in Soccer I". pp. 1-231. HO+Storm, Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
- Bangsbo J. (1994) Fitness Training in Football: A Scientific Approach. Bagsværd, Denmark: HO Storm, 1–336.
Selected Research
- Bangsbo, J., Iaia, F. M., & Krustrup, P. (2008). The Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test: a useful tool for evaluation of physical performance in intermittent sports. Sports Med, 38(1), 37-51.
- Bangsbo Jens; Iaia Fedon Marcello; Krustrup Peter. Metabolic response and fatigue in soccer. International journal of sports physiology and performance 2007;2(2):111-27.
- Bangsbo Jens; Mohr Magni; Krustrup Peter. Physical and metabolic demands of training and match-play in the elite football player. Journal of sports sciences 2006;24(7):665-74.
More Resources
- You may also be interested in the History of the Yo-Yo Test.
- Yo-Yo Test References, a selection of some of the research papers about the yo-yo tests.
- List of information pages
- Buying the Yo-Yo Test
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