Norbert Callau Arbó is a performance practitioner and fitness coach whose work sits firmly within training methodologyand GPS-based training load management, with experience across elite club and federation environments. As an ISSPF Lecturer (since 2026), his teaching focuses on how practitioners can build evidence-informed training weeks, monitor load intelligently, and translate GPS outputs into practical coaching decisions that support performance and reduce injury risk.
He is currently a Fitness Coach with the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) (August 2025–present), operating within a national federation context where preparation, monitoring, and recovery strategies must align with high-performance standards and the constraints of international football schedules. Prior to this, he worked at FC Barcelona as a Strength and Conditioning Coach (July 2023–August 2025), contributing within an elite club structure where training methodology, player availability, and day-to-day load control are central to performance delivery.
Before Barcelona, Callau Arbó spent three seasons at AEK Larnaca FC as Fitness Coach & Sport Scientist (July 2020–June 2023), supporting physical preparation and monitoring processes across competitive cycles. Earlier, he worked in Spanish football with Gimnàstic de Tarragona as a Fitness Coach (part-time, July 2018–June 2020), gaining further experience in planning and supporting training loads in a demanding professional setting. He also has experience within coach education, having served as a Professor with the Federació Catalana de Futbol (September 2014–September 2016), contributing to the development of coaches through education aligned to performance practice.
His academic profile includes a UEFA B Diploma (Real Federación Española de Fútbol) and university training in Primary Education and Physical Education (2010–2012), alongside further postgraduate specialisation noted in high performance in team sports, a professional master’s in football, and ongoing work as a PhD candidate in sport science. Across roles, his applied strengths include GPS monitoring, player load management, injury prevention support, and the integration of sport science within training methodology.
- Languages Spoken
- Catalan (native/bilingual), Spanish (full professional)
- Content Feature
- Training methodology and GPS training load management (ISSPF)
