Fran Herruzo, Sport Psychologist

PhD Cum Laude in Health and Sport Psychology. Master's in Sport and Physical Activity Psychology, Master's in Drug Dependency and Degree in Psychology with a specialization in Health Psychology and Adult Clinical Psychology.

Experience at elite clubs

Experience as a football coach at FC Barcelona, Deportivo Alavés, Al Fateh SC (Saudi Arabia), Al Rayyan SC (Qatar), Riga FC (Latvia), Ittihad Club (Saudi Arabia) and Industrias Santa Coloma.

University teaching experience

Lecturer in Psychology applied to sport in the Sport Science degree at EUSES Salt (University of Girona).

External placement tutor for the Psychology degree at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Master's in Sport and Physical Activity Psychology at UNIR and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Applied experience

Director of psicoaction, a psychological care center in Health and Sport Psychology based in Ripollet, with over 10 years of track record.

Psychologist for athletes and coaches, national and international, amateur and elite, across different sports (athletics, basketball, football, futsal, rhythmic gymnastics, hockey, synchronized swimming, figure skating, tennis, triathlon).

I've collaborated with many clubs: in some cases with one-off training sessions — Girona FC, UE Sant Andreu, EC Granollers, UFB Jàbac i Terrassa, FS Montcada, Club Patí Ciutat de Sabadell, among others — and in others with longer-running collaborations — FS Ripollet, CE Mercantil, CPA Ripollet, Kaptiva Sports Academy, Industrias Santa Coloma, among others. Also with football-related companies like Mi Portería, CENAFE, Xutgoal or The Next Level.

Scientific research

Qualitative research in Sport Psychology. More specifically, on coach mental health, migration processes and transnationalism. Publications in national and international journals, and editor at Psychology of Sport and Exercise and Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte.