Mauricio Pochettino

Argentine association football player and coach
For the spanish football player, and son of Mauricio, see Maurizio Pochettino

Reading: Mauricio Pochettino

Pochettino and the second or maternal family name is Trossero. In this spanish name, the beginning or paternal surname isand the second or maternal kin identify is Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero ( spanish pronunciation : [ mawˈɾisjo potʃeˈtino ] ; born 2 March 1972 ) is an Argentine professional football coach and former actor who is the current head coach of Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. Pochettino played as a central defender and began his career in 1989 with Primera División clubhouse Newell ‘s Old Boys, winning a league title and eat up as runner-up in the 1992 Copa Libertadores. In 1994, at senesce 22, he transferred to newly-promoted La Liga golf club Espanyol, helping establish their top-flight condition and won the 2000 Copa del Rey, their first trophy in 60 years. In 2001, he joined Ligue 1 cabaret Paris Saint-Germain, and had a stint with Bordeaux, before returning to Espanyol in 2004, winning another Copa del Rey in 2006. [ 3 ] He was capped 20 times for the Argentina national team and played at the 1999 Copa América and 2002 FIFA World Cup. After retiring as a player, Pochettino began his managerial career at Espanyol in 2009. He left the club in 2012 after poor results and fiscal disputes. In 2013, he was appointed at Premier League clubhouse Southampton, leading them to an eighth-place finish in the 2013–14 temper – equalling their highest finish in the Premier League. He then signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 2014, finishing as league runner-up in the 2016–17 temper and UEFA Champions League finalist in 2019. He was soon dismissed after a string of poor results, [ 4 ] and in 2021, joined Paris Saint-Germain as lead coach .

early life

Pochettino was born in Murphy, Santa Fe to Amalia and Héctor Pochettino, a farm laborer. [ 5 ] His family is of italian descent from Piedmont. [ 6 ] Between the historic period of eight and ten, he played both football and volleyball, and besides learned judo. He supported Racing Club de Avellaneda as a child. The beginning football peer he watched on television was the 1978 FIFA World Cup which he watched with his don Héctor at the local sports club in Murphy, Centro Recreativo Unión y Cultura. [ 9 ] He started playing as a centre-back at an early old age for Unión y Cultura, a position he preferred, but he besides played as a striker and midfielder. [ 5 ] When he was 13, he trained two days a week with Rosario Central in Rosario, Santa Fe, a 160 nautical mile bus-ride away from Murphy. He played in Murphy in the first division of the regional Venadense league together with his older brother, Javier. [ 5 ] He studied department of agriculture in a school 20 miles from home .

Club career

Newell ‘s Old Boys

When he was 14, Pochettino was scouted by Jorge Griffa, conductor of football at Newell ‘s Old Boys, and his future coach Marcelo Bielsa, then the reserve team coach at Newell ‘s. [ 12 ] Although he was felicitous at Rosario Central who were concern in signing him, he was persuaded to try out for their rivals Newell ‘s Old Boys in Rosario, Santa Fe. He was quickly placed in a team attending a tournament in Mar del Plata in January 1987, and helped the team win 3–2 in the final against Club Olimpia of Paraguay, after which he signed for Newell ‘s. He was offered a professional sign at 16, and made his inaugural appearance in the Primera División in the 1988–89 temper when he was 17. [ 13 ] At Newell ‘s he played in an acute, fast-paced, high weight-lift vogue of play under Bielsa who was first-team coach from 1990 to 1992. Bielsa ‘s coaching methods and philosophy would have a meaning impact on the young player. [ 15 ] During his five-year stretch at the clubhouse, Pochettino won the 1990–91 national backing arsenic well as the 1992 Clausura. [ 16 ] The side reached the final examination of the Copa Libertadores where they were beaten 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out by São Paulo after both teams drew 1–1 on aggregate over the course of two legs – Pochettino had previously netted a all-important goal away to colombian champions América de Cali in the second catch leg of their semi-final. [ 17 ] He played with Diego Maradona for a fourth dimension, sharing a room before games .

Espanyol

In 1994, Pochettino had the option of joining a number of clubs including Boca Juniors, but chose the Catalan club Espanyol even though it was the least financially attractive offer as he was interest in moving to the city of Barcelona. Aged 22, Pochettino moved to Espanyol for the 1994–95 season, as function of the modern consumption of players upon their return to La Liga. [ 20 ] There he soon established himself as an automatic pistol first-team starter, and developed a repute as a hard, uncompromising cardinal defender. [ 21 ] In February 1997, in the local bowler hat against their rival Barcelona at the soon-to-be-demolished home grind Sarrià Stadium, Pochettino man-marked Ronaldo out the game, and helped the team win 2–0. It was their first win against Barcelona in ten years. [ 22 ] He stayed six-and-a-half years at the golf club. Although he had the opportunity to move a number of occasions, he chose to stay. In 1998 he stayed sol as to reconnect with his erstwhile coach Bielsa, and he besides rejected an offer from Valencia in the 1999–2000 season out of commitment to the clubhouse. In that season, he helped Espanyol beat Atlético Madrid in the 2000 final of the Copa del Rey, winning their first base major trophy in 60 years. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] In the 1999–2000 season, he signed a pre-agreement to stay at the club for 6 more years contingent on fund. however, the cabaret could not finance the deal, and informed Pochettino that he should accept an offer from Paris Saint-Germain .

Paris-Saint Germain

In belated January 2001, Pochettino signed for Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee. [ 28 ] A regular newcomer during his arrest, he made his official league debut on 3 February 2001 for director Luis Fernández away to Nantes, which PSG lost 1–0. [ 29 ] Three days late, Pochettino netted his first goal in a 1–3 home get the better of at the Parc des Princes against Guingamp. [ 30 ] His contributions led to Paris Saint-Germain winning the 2001 version of the UEFA Intertoto Cup belated in the 2001–02 season following a 1–1 draw with Brescia, which meant the parisian slope won on away goals, [ 31 ] a well as reaching the concluding of the Coupe de France the adjacent season, where PSG lost 1–2 to Auxerre. [ 32 ] [ 33 ]

bordeaux

In July, 2003, Pochettino moved to fellow Ligue 1 kit Bordeaux for the 2003–04 campaign. [ 34 ] His first game came on 2 August 2003 against Monaco in a 2–0 get the better of. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] Pochettino ‘s first base goal was on 23 August, thus helping Bordeaux overcome Auxerre with a 2–0 home victory. [ 36 ]

hark back to Espanyol

During the 2004 summer remove window, he returned to Espanyol however, initially on loanword, before he former made the transfer permanent. [ 37 ] The render occurred halfway through his first class, [ 38 ] where Pochettino continued to play for two-and-a-half more seasons. In the 2005–06 Copa del Rey, he was an unused substitute at the concluding, where Espanyol beat Zaragoza 4–1. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] Following the gain, Ernesto Valverde took over as coach in the summer of 2006, but he did not want Pochettino in the police squad for the coming season. Pochettino announced his retirement as a actor at the long time of 34. [ 42 ] He studied for a master academic degree in sports management at a business school before training to be a coach in Madrid a year belated. [ 44 ]

International career

In 1992, Pochettino played four matches for the Argentina under-23 team at the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Paraguay, [ 45 ] which saw them fail to qualify for the 1992 Summer Olympics. [ 46 ] Pochettino won 20 caps for the full side over a period of four years. [ 47 ] He was handed his first base senior international by his former director Bielsa, playing his first gear meet on 31 March 1999 in a friendly against the Netherlands at Amsterdam Arena, ending in a 1–1 draw. [ 48 ] Pochettino scored his first finish on 17 November 1999 in another friendly, a 2–0 succeed over Spain. [ 49 ] He was a player at the 1999 Copa América and the 2002 FIFA World Cup under Bielsa, [ 50 ] [ 51 ] appearing in three arrant matches as the nation were abortive in progressing from the group stage in the latter tournament. [ 52 ] Pochettino ‘s most newsworthy highlight to the competition came during the second group stagecoach equal against England, when italian referee Pierluigi Collina awarded Argentina ‘s opponents a penalty, after the defender brought down Michael Owen in the box. The resulting kick was converted by David Beckham for the meet ‘s lone finish. [ 53 ]

Managerial career

Espanyol

Pochettino ( left ) playing for Espanyol in a veterans ‘ match in 2011 In late January 2009, Pochettino became Espanyol ‘s third coach of the 2008–09 season, with the team one-third from the buttocks of the mesa. [ 54 ] Tasked with saving them from relegation, he had only precisely received his UEFA Pro License in December 2008 and had spent a short spell as the assistant coach to the ladies ‘ team but was differently untested as a bus. [ 55 ] His first match was at home to neighbouring FC Barcelona, coached by Pep Guardiola, in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. Despite his players ‘ reluctance and entirely being able to avail themselves of two discipline sessions prior to the game, his system of gamey weight-lift and one-on-one defensive cover yielded an unexpected 0–0 draw. [ 55 ] After he had asked for “ godhead intervention ”, [ 56 ] the side ‘s fortunes improved and they finally finished the season comfortably mid-table with their most significant resultant role being a 2–1 victory in the league bowler hat against Barcelona, their first in the competition at the Camp Nou for 27 years. [ 57 ] He coached nine players who were his teammates during his last year active [ 58 ] [ 59 ] and, in early June, renewed his contract for a further three years. [ 60 ]
Pochettino as coach of Espanyol in 2012 In 2009–10, Pochettino once again led Espanyol to a comfortable league stead, in a political campaign where club captain ( and his erstwhile teammate ) Raúl Tamudo fell out of favor, particularly after the January 2010 arrival of the passenger car ‘s compatriot Dani Osvaldo. [ 61 ] On 28 September 2010, he agreed to a annual propagation at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat which ran until 30 June 2012, [ 62 ] and in May of the pursue year further renewed his contract until 2014. [ 63 ] [ 64 ] On 26 November 2012, however, following a 0–2 home loss against Getafe CF that left the team in last space with good nine points from 13 matches and with the director complaining about the fiscal restrictions being placed upon him, [ 65 ] his compress was terminated by common accept at the end of that month. [ 66 ] Despite the junior-grade league position, Pochettino ‘s work had drawn praise from commentators [ 67 ] and he was beginning to display the characteristics that would inform his coach at his subsequent clubs, namely the imposition of a particular tactical style on all of the clubs ‘ team from the senior side down to youth degree, attending prepare sessions to receive updates from all levels, a preference for 4–2–3–1, a concenter on a high-pressing crippled and the promotion of players from the academy to the first team. [ 67 ]

Southampton

On 18 January 2013, Pochettino was announced as the new first-team coach of Premier League club Southampton, [ 68 ] replacing Nigel Adkins [ 69 ] and becoming the second Argentine coach in English football after Osvaldo Ardiles. [ 70 ] His foremost match in charge was five days belated, a 0–0 absorb against Everton at St Mary ‘s Stadium. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] He recorded his first acquire on 9 February, 3–1 at home over reigning champions Manchester City. [ 73 ] Despite having some cognition of English, Pochettino initially used a spanish spokesperson in crush conferences as a manner to fully express himself. [ 74 ] He led the Saints to celebrated victories against other top league sides, including a 3–1 home win over Liverpool [ 75 ] and a 2–1 achiever against Chelsea besides at St Mary ‘s. [ 76 ] In his foremost full season at Southampton, Pochettino led the team to an eighth-placed polish, their highest league position since 2002–03, while besides recording their highest points run since the Premier League began in 1992–93. [ citation needed ]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 27 May 2014, Pochettino was appointed drumhead bus of Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year contract, becoming their one-tenth director over a 12-year couple. [ 77 ] The following 28 January, the team reached the concluding of the League Cup following a 3–2 aggregate succeed over Sheffield United, only to be beaten 2–0 by Chelsea in the decisive game at Wembley Stadium. [ 78 ] In the domestic league, his beginning temper was generally successful, ending in a fifth-placed finish and the conversion of respective young academy players into regular first-team players ; he put one of those graduates, Harry Kane, as starting hitter at the expense of spanish international Roberto Soldado, a gamble which paid off [ 79 ] as Kane and his teammates Dele Alli and Eric Dier were touted as the potential footing for the England team at UEFA Euro 2016. [ 80 ] Tottenham were in contention to win the league in 2015–16, but on 2 May 2016 they drew 2–2 against Chelsea, confirming Leicester City as champions. The crippled at Stamford Bridge saw the early receive a league phonograph record nine scandalmongering cards, and Pochettino entered the pitch in the first half to separate his left back Danny Rose from a confrontation with Chelsea winger Willian. [ 81 ] Spurs besides lost in their last catch of the season, ceding the league runner-up smudge to rival Arsenal [ 82 ] – it was even adept adequate for their highest league eat up since 1990. [ 83 ] On 12 May 2016, Pochettino agreed to an extension to his condense, committing him to the club until 2021 [ 84 ] as it was besides confirmed that his deed had changed from that of “ drumhead coach ” to “ coach ”, although he confirmed that the role itself was no different. [ 85 ] The campaign began with a series of 12 unbeaten league matches that ended with a get the better of away to Chelsea in late November. [ 86 ] however, inconsistencies which saw them being eliminated from UEFA Champions League and League Cup controversy [ 87 ] meant that they fell some way behind the leaders Chelsea who had a run of 13 wins ( ended by a passing to Tottenham in January 2017 ). [ 88 ] Pochettino ‘s side finally finished in second place with 86 points, their highest-ever run since the English League began under the raw denomination [ 89 ] and their highest ranking in 54 years since 1962–63 under Bill Nicholson, [ 90 ] and the first season-long unbeaten dwelling run in 52 years since 1964–65 was besides achieved. [ 91 ] [ 92 ] On 24 May 2018, Pochettino signed a new five-year sign to keep him at Tottenham until 2023. [ 93 ] In December 2018, Pochettino won his hundredth Premier League match as coach of Tottenham after a late win against Burnley ; he became the first Tottenham coach to reach this milestone and the third base quickest Premier League director to achieve the feat with a single club. [ 94 ] On 8 May 2019, Pochettino led Tottenham to their first ever Champions League/European Cup concluding after beating Ajax on away goals ( 3–3 aggregate ), [ 4 ] with his side coming rear from a 2–0 deficit ( 3–0 aggregate ) at half-time in Amsterdam, entirely for Lucas Moura to score a second-half hat-trick. [ 95 ] The final in Madrid ended in a 2–0 get the better of to Liverpool. [ 96 ] On 19 November 2019, Pochettino was dismissed by Tottenham Hotspur with the side placed 14th in the Premier League postpone, with president Daniel Levy citing “ extremely disappointing ” domestic results as the rationality behind the dismissal. [ 97 ] [ 98 ] Pochettino was succeeded by José Mourinho. [ 99 ]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 2 January 2021, Pochettino was appointed as the heading bus of Paris Saint-Germain on an 18-month contract, where he had spent two years during his playing career. [ 100 ] [ 101 ] He replaced Thomas Tuchel. His first gear catch in charge was four days late, a 1–1 aside league draw against Saint-Étienne. [ 102 ] On 9 January, Pochettino won his first game in a 3–0 home winnings over Brest. [ 103 ] Four days subsequently, he won the first award of his managerial career as Paris Saint-Germain defeated rivals Marseille with a 2–1 victory in the Trophée des Champions. [ 104 ] On 16 February 2021, Pochettino took charge of his first Champions League match with the Parisians, guiding them to a 4–1 gain over Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the first leg of the circle of 16 tie. This marked Pochettino ‘s first base european victory as Paris Saint-Germain coach. [ 105 ] In the Champions League quarter-finals, PSG won against the championship holders Bayern Munich on the away goal rule, due to a 3–2 away victory at the Allianz Arena. [ 106 ] however, PSG lost in both legs in the semi-finals against Manchester City. [ 107 ] Pochettino finished the season with a win in the Coupe de France Final against Monaco, and in second space in the Ligue 1 behind Lille. [ 109 ] In July 2021, he extended his contract until 2023. [ 110 ]

style of coaching

Where did I get the idea we had to ( bid ) ? It ‘s about your personality, who you are. You show on the pitch who you are. If you are brave in your life, you can not behave in a different way on the pitch. I do n’t understand how to play in a different way. Always, be brave. I like to be brave .

Pochettino on his coach philosophy. [ 55 ]
Pochettino favours a identical high-pressing, attacking style of football. He often employs a 4–2–3–1 formation at the clubs he manages. While doing therefore, he instructs his team to build from the spinal column, intimidate and faze opponents with a quick-press system and work the musket ball into the box. [ 111 ] Pochettino is hailed by many pundits for his stress on developing local players from the clubs ‘ young person academies, get local government and references ‘ defend, [ 112 ] [ 113 ] and a willingness to promote unseasoned players in general. [ 114 ] [ 115 ] It was besides noted that many youthful players under his tutelage went on to play for the England national team, [ 116 ] [ 117 ] while the coach himself felt that it was his duty to develop english talent, saying “ I feel when I arrived in Spain and immediately in England in which way can we say ‘thank you ‘ to the country that opened the door when I did n’t speak English. And how people treated me and my family and my staff which was in truth well. It ‘s a way to say thank you to the Premier League and the people who trust in you ”. [ 118 ] [ 119 ] Players coached by Pochettino besides praised his man-management approach and guidance with his willingness to advise, encouraging the players to take charge of their own development deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as helping them to improve physically, technically and mentally. [ 120 ]

personal life

Pochettino and his wife Karina Grippaldi have two sons, Sebastiano and Maurizio. Sebastiano was Tottenham ‘s first gear team sports scientist. [ 121 ] [ 122 ] Maurizio was granted a contract with Tottenham ‘s development police squad, [ 123 ] scoring his first goal for the under-18 side against Norwich City in October 2018. [ 124 ] In early December, he made his debut for the under-23s against VfL Wolfsburg. [ 125 ] In January 2021, Maurizio signed for Watford. [ 126 ] Pochettino believes in “ energía universal ” ( english : universal energy ), the idea that people, places and things are charged with a hide energy, positive or negative. “ I believe in energía universal ”, he said. “ It is connected. nothing happens for causality ( By accident ). It is constantly a consequence [ of something else ]. possibly, it is one of the reasons that Harry [ Kane ] always scores in derbies. I believe in that energy. For me, it exists ”. [ 127 ] [ 128 ]

career statistics

club

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[132]

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Argentina

1999
6
1

2000
2
0

2001
6
1

2002
6
0

Total
20
2

International goals

Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pochettino goal.[132]

Manager statistics

As of 4 December 2021[134]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team

From

Record

Ref.

P
W
D
L
Win %

Espanyol

20 January 2009

26 November 2012

161
53

Honours

player

Newell’s Old Boys
Espanyol
Paris Saint-Germain

director

Tottenham Hotspur
Paris Saint-Germain
Individual

References

bibliography

Balague, Guillem (2017). Brave New World: Inside Pochettino’s Spurs. W&N. ISBN 978-1409157717.