Obërtinca Rilind
Name: Rilind Obërtinca, PT, PhD
Email: rilind.obertinca[at]uibk.ac.at
phone number: +43 512 507 45811
Office location: FH-201
Tutorial hours: by arrangement
Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020 Innsbruck
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3468-8822
Research area: Sports medicine
Rilind obtained his BSc in Physiotherapy from the University of Prishtina (Kosovo), followed by an MSc in Sports Physiotherapy from the Lithuanian Sports University (Lithuania). In 2025, he completed his PhD within the international programme Science and Health in Football at the Institute of Sports and Preventive Medicine, Saarland University (Germany). His doctoral research focused on injury prevention in youth football. Alongside his academic career, Rilind has been extensively involved with the Football Federation of Kosovo over several years. He is currently a PostDoc at the Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, as part of the research group led by Anne Hecksteden.
- Sports injury epidemiology
- Injury prevention in football
- Implementation science in sports medicine
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Obërtinca, R., Meha, R., Hoxha, I., Shabani, B., Meyer, T., & Aus der Fünten, K. (2024). Efficacy of a new injury prevention programme (FUNBALL) in young male football (soccer) players: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. British journal of sports medicine, 58(10), 548–555. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-107388
Obërtinca, R., Hoxha, I., Meha, R., Lama, A., Bimbashi, A., Kuqi, D., Shabani, B., Meyer, T., & der Fünten, K. A. (2023). Efficacy of Multi-Component Exercise-Based Injury Prevention Programs on Injury Risk Among Footballers of All Age Groups: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 53(4), 837–848. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01797-7
Obërtinca, R., Meha, R., Hoxha, I., Shabani, B., Meyer, T., & Aus der Fünten, K. (2025). Impact of the 'FUNBALL' Programme on Severe Injuries Among Young Male Football Players: A Secondary Analysis from a Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial. Sports medicine - open, 11(1), 151. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00945-3
Obërtinca, R., Meyer, T., & Aus der Fünten, K. (2025). Epidemiology of football-related injuries in young male football players. An additional analysis of data from a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Science & medicine in football, 9(3), 293–303. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2024.2369545