His full name is Mauricio Roberto
Pochettino Trossero; he is a former football player and current manager of
Southampton. He was playing as a central defender. He has 17 years as a
professional player where he played 10 years in La Liga with Espanyol, scoring
13 goals in 275 games. Pochettino played also in France with PSG and Bordeaux.
Newell’s Old Boys was the beginning of Pochettino career in playing. Pochettino
also played in the Argentine national team between 1999-2002 where he
participated with his country at 1999 Copa America and 2002 World Cup.
Playing career of Mauricio
Pochettino:
Club:
Mauricio Pochettino began his
playing career with Newell’s Old Boys to move then to the Catalan team Espanyol
in 1994-1995 where he stayed there for 7 years, where they got the title of the
Copa Del Ray in 2000.
Pochettino Moved in January 2001
to PSG where he stayed there until 2003-2004 to move in the same country to
Girondis de Bordeaux, there he stayed for two seasons and half.
International country team:
Pochettino made 20 appearances
with Argentine national team, where he participated in 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial career of Mauricio
Pochettino:
Espanyol:
Pochettino signed with Espanyol
in January 2009, so he led the team to finish in La Liga in 10th place. And
Pochettino was finished his contract with Espanyol in June 30, 2012 by mutual
consent.
Southampton:
Pochettino signed with Southampton
in January 18, 2013. He led his new team to win over many team like Man City
3-1, Liverpool 3-1, and Chelsea 2-1.
His International goals:
Pochettino scored goal in November
in front of Spain in friendly match which the game finished with 2-0. The he
scored in 2002 World Cup qualification in front of Paraguay and the game ended
2-2.
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