Prof. Dr. Elmar Wienecke is a certified trainer with a doctorate in sports science. He received his doctor's degree at the Cologne Sports Academy in Cologne, Germany, in the area of sports medicine/cardiology/fitness training and kinetics. His personal negative experiences in sports due to numerous torn ligaments in ankle and knee led to his premature athletic diablement.
With his meticulous work ethic and an interest in science, he initially decided to become a soccer coach. He has been licensed as a German Bundesliga coach since 1989. He coached for several years in German regional league clubs and briefly in the 2nd League Bundesliga. He ended his occupation as a trainer at the age of 33, and founded SALUTO, which today is considered a center of excellence for health and fitness in Germany. Between 1994 and 2010, he and his team tested a total of 9, 150 competitive athletes, 6, 434 recreational athletes and 16, 870 non-athletes.
Today, his visionary training and nutrition concepts for top athletes produce results on an international level. As the initiator of clinical studies, research projects in the area of micronutrient therapy and the unique European prevention concept for youth and top athletic talent, he also lectures and conducts seminars all over Europe. At the end of 2008, he received an honorary professor's degree from the department of physical education and health at the largest Romanian sports science university.
