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Using physiological data to predict future career progression in 14- to 17-year-old Austrian soccer academy players

Christoph Gonaus Department of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Erich Müller Department of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Pages 1673-1682 | Received 10 Dec 2011, Accepted 17 Jul 2012, Published online: 23 Aug 2012

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