Albin Paul Chilla Tenga

Dr. Albin Paul Chilla Tenga is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sport and Social Sciences, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Holding a Doctorate and Postdoctoral degree in sports performance analysis (soccer), he specializes in tactical/technical effectiveness and methodological development of performance analysis in invasion games. His research integrates practical soccer coaching experience with theoretical and methodological expertise, including authorization as a Level 5 Performance Analyst by the International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport.

• Research Focus: Soccer performance analysis, injury risk, tactical/technical effectiveness, game structure
• Teaching: Research methods for sports performance analysis, test methodology, statistics, soccer coaching
• Labs: Ball-laboratoriet at the Department of Sport and Social Sciences

His publications span topics including defensive tactics, game structure patterns, home advantage, and injury mechanisms, with methodological emphasis on practice-relevant contextual analysis. Collaborations include researchers from Norway, Spain, and England, focusing on elite soccer and youth development.

Scientific Contributions

• First to systematically analyze opponent interaction in match performance
• Pioneered reliability testing for team match analysis methods
• Developed context-specific metrics for small-sided games
• Advanced understanding of scoring mechanisms and positional play