Gamonales, José M.Hernández-Beltrán, VíctorPerdomo-Alonso, AbianBarguerias-Martínez, JesúsGómez-Carrero, SergioFerreira, Cátia C.Santos, Fernando J.Espada, Mário C.2026-01-072026-01-072024Gamonales, J M, Hernández-Beltrán, V, Perdomo-Alonso, A, Barguerias-Martínez, J, Gómez-Carrero, S, Ferreira, C C, Santos, F J & Espada, M C 2024, '¿Influye la categoría y posición de juego en las lesiones deportivas en fútbol?', Retos, vol. 54, pp. 817-824. https://doi.org/10.47197/RETOS.V54.1035131579-1726https://hdl.handle.net/10641/7017Publisher Copyright: © Copyright: Federación Española de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educación Física (FEADEF).Football is considered a highly physically demanding sport and due to the increase of the load and intensity in the training processes, there is an increase in the number of injuries to players. High-intensity ball striking and running activities may be the main causes of injuries to the muscles and groin. In contrast, duels for the ball may be the most common inciting activities for ankle injuries, being the lower limbs the ones with the highest number of injuries. The main purpose of the present study was to determine the influence of category and position of play on sports injuries. The dependent variables analysed were category and playing position. The independent variables were body part injured, tissue affected, side affected, and occurrence of injury. The results show an increase in the number of injuries as the category of the players increases. On the other hand, no significant differences were found according to the dependent variables analysed. Due to the influence of injuries on individual and overall team performance, individualized training programmes should be carried out to carry out injury prevention work.8615261spahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Team sportathletic performanceinjuriespositionpreventiontrainingEducaciónTerapia física, deportiva y rehabilitaciónOrtopedia y medicina del deporteSiSijournal articleopen access10.47197/RETOS.V54.103513https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85190961871https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85190961871#tab=citedBy