Mauricio Pochettino
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 Mauricio Pochettino (2016)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero | |
| birthday | March 2nd 1972 | |
| place of birth | Murphy , Argentina | |
| size | 182 cm | |
| position | Defense | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1988-1994 | Newell's Old Boys | 153 (1) |
| 1994-2000 | Espanyol Barcelona | 216 (11) |
| 2001-2003 | Paris Saint-Germain | 70 (4) |
| 2003 | Girondins Bordeaux | 11 (1) |
| 2004-2006 | Espanyol Barcelona | 59 (2) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2000-2002 | Argentina | 20 (2) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2009–2012 | Espanyol Barcelona | |
| 2013-2014 | Southampton FC | |
| 2014-2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero (born March 2, 1972 in Murphy , Santa Fe ) is an Argentine football coach . The former professional footballer was the head coach of the English first division club Tottenham Hotspur for five years .
Career
society
Pochettino began his career with the Newell's Old Boys . In 1994 he moved to Europe to Espanyol Barcelona . There he was a regular player straight away and was able to celebrate winning the Copa del Rey in 2000 . In the same year Pochettino moved to France, where he signed a contract with Paris Saint-Germain . In 2003 he was in the final of the Coupe de France , which was lost to AJ Auxerre 2-1. In the summer break he moved to league rivals Girondins Bordeaux , where his guest appearance lasted only a half series. He returned to Espanyol Barcelona in the winter, where he retired from his career in 2006.
National team
Between 2000 and 2002 Pochettino played 20 times for the Argentine national team . He also took part in the 2002 World Cup with her .
Trainer
Espanyol Barcelona
At the beginning of 2009 Pochettino was the successor of José Manuel Esnal ("Mané") head coach of Espanyol Barcelona.
Despite his little experience as a coach, Pochettino managed to save Espanyol from relegation and led the team after five months from the relegation ranks to tenth place in the table at the end of the season. Under his leadership, the team developed steadily and became one of the most successful in the league during the second half of the season. In the following seasons he established the club again in the midfield of the league.
On November 26, 2012, his contract with Espanyol was dissolved after a bad start to the 2012/13 season , when the club finished last in the table with just nine points from 13 games.
Premier League
On January 18, 2013, he took over the post of coach at the English first division club Southampton FC, which was in 15th place in the table with 22 points, as the successor to the dismissed Nigel Adkins . Pochettino led the Saints to keep the league at the end of the season. After he Southampton in the 2013/14 season had led to eighth place in the table, it was in 2014 when coach in May Tottenham Hotspur .
For the Spurs , he signed a contract for five years. In his first season Pochettino led the club to a fifth place in the table, and a year later as third in the UEFA Champions League . In the following two seasons, the Spurs qualified again for the UEFA Champions League and placed in the table before arch-rivals Arsenal ; In the 2017/18 season , Tottenham Hotspur reached the round of 16 as group winners in the UEFA Champions League and were narrowly eliminated by Juventus Turin . In the 2018/19 season , he qualified for the Champions League again with fourth place. He also reached the final of the Champions League , which his team lost 2-0 to Liverpool .
At the end of November 2019, the club separated from Pochettino. At this point, the Spurs had won only three of the last ten competitive games, were 14th in the domestic league with 14 points and were not yet safely qualified for the final round even with two outstanding games in the Champions League .
Web links
- Mauricio Pochettino in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ rcdespanyol.com: "He posat totes les meves ganes al servei del Club" ( Memento from February 1, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), November 26, 2012, accessed on November 27, 2012
- ↑ saintsfc.co.uk: New First Team Manager Appointed , January 18, 2013, accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ theguardian.com Tottenham set to name Mauricio Pochettino as new manager this week , May 27, 2014, accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Mauricio leaves Club , tottenhamhotspur.com, accessed on November 19, 2019 (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pochettino, Mauricio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pochettino Trossero, Mauricio Roberto (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentinian soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2nd 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Murphy , Santa Fe , Argentina |