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Pochettino's team selection tended to include quick players with excellent stamina, likely due to those players having the attributes to excel in a high press system. He was also hailed by many pundits for his focus on developing local players from the clubs' youth academies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/in-profile-mauricio-pochettino-606683.aspx?|title=In profile – Mauricio Pochettino|publisher=Southampton F.C|date=18 January 2013|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.givemesport.com/416067-the-reign-of-mauricio-pochettino-one-year-on|title=The reign of Mauricio Pochettino: One year on|publisher=Give Me Sport|last=Figuera|first=Sophie|date=January 2014|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref>
Pochettino's team selection tended to include quick players with excellent stamina, likely due to those players having the attributes to excel in a high press system. He was also hailed by many pundits for his focus on developing local players from the clubs' youth academies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/in-profile-mauricio-pochettino-606683.aspx?|title=In profile – Mauricio Pochettino|publisher=Southampton F.C|date=18 January 2013|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.givemesport.com/416067-the-reign-of-mauricio-pochettino-one-year-on|title=The reign of Mauricio Pochettino: One year on|publisher=Give Me Sport|last=Figuera|first=Sophie|date=January 2014|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref>

==Personal Life==
Mauricio is married to fellow Argentinian Karina, and they have two sons, Sebastiano, born in 1995, and Maurizio, born in 2001. Their children are devoted Espanyol fans, but despite growing up in Spain they both support Argentina.

His first date with his wife in 1990 was going to see the film Hamlet, after he'd finished a game for Newell’s Old Boys.
"I was very tired after the game and thought ‘Shakespeare? For me?” Pochettino remembered. “It was very boring. Then suddenly I felt a nudge in my ribs and sat up quickly, thinking, ‘What’s happening?’ I had been snoring.”<ref>Pitt-Brooke, Jack [http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/tottenham-manager-mauricio-pochettino-in-no-rush-to-agree-new-contract-at-white-hart-lane-a6975586.html "Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino in no rush to agree new contract at White Hart Lane"], ''[[The Independent]]'', London, 8 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==

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Mauricio Pochettino
Pochettino as a coach of Espanyol in 2012
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero
Date of birth (1972-03-02) 2 March 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Murphy, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur (manager)
Youth career
Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1994 Newell's Old Boys 153 (8)
1994–2000 Espanyol 216 (11)
2001–2003 Paris Saint-Germain 70 (4)
2003–2004 Bordeaux 11 (1)
2004 → Espanyol (loan) 21 (1)
2004–2006 Espanyol 38 (1)
Total 509 (26)
International career
1991 Argentina U20 3 (0)
1992 Argentina U23
1999–2002 Argentina 20 (2)
Managerial career
2009–2012 Espanyol
2013–2014 Southampton
2014– Tottenham Hotspur
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero (Spanish pronunciation: [mauˈɾisjo potʃeˈtino tɾoˈseɾo], Italian: [poketˈtino tɾosˈseɾo]; born 2 March 1972) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a central defender, and the current manager of English club Tottenham Hotspur.

He spent 17 years as a professional player, ten of which were in La Liga with Espanyol where he scored 13 goals in 275 games.[1] He also played in France for two clubs, Paris Saint-Germain and Bordeaux, having started his career with Newell's Old Boys.

An Argentine international for three years, Pochettino represented the country at the 2002 World Cup and the 1999 Copa América. He began his managerial career at Espanyol in January 2009, remaining in the post for nearly four years. He then managed in the Premier League, with Southampton and Tottenham.

Playing career

Club

Pochettino (left) playing for Espanyol in a veterans' match in 2011

Born in Murphy, Santa Fe, Pochettino started his professional career with Newell's Old Boys, moving to RCD Espanyol in Spain for the 1994–95 season as the Catalans had just returned to La Liga.[2] He was an undisputed starter in his six and-a-half years stay, helping the club to the 2000 conquest of the Copa del Rey.[3]

In late January 2001, Pochettino signed for Paris Saint-Germain FC.[4] He was also a regular starter during his stay, and moved to fellow Ligue 1 side FC Girondins de Bordeaux for the 2003–04 campaign. However, he returned to Espanyol (initially on loan)[5] midway through his first year[6] for two-and-a-half more seasons, still being regularly used except for his last one, and wrapping up his career at the age of 34 with another domestic cup.[7]

In his two combined spells at Espanyol, Pochettino appeared in nearly 300 official games.[1]

International

In 1992, Pochettino played for the Argentine under-23 team at the CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament in Paraguay, which saw them fail to qualify for the 1992 Summer Olympics.[8] He gained 20 caps for the full side during four years and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup,[9] appearing in three complete matches as the nation exited in the group stage.

In the second game for the latter competition, against England, Italian referee Pierluigi Collina saw Pochettino bring down Michael Owen in the box: the resulting penalty was converted by David Beckham for the game's only goal.[10]

International goals

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 1999 La Cartuja, Seville, Spain  Spain 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 7 October 2001 Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay 1–1 2–2 2002 World Cup qualification

Managerial career

Espanyol

In late January 2009, Pochettino became Espanyol's third coach in 2008–09, with the team ranking third from bottom[11] but eventually finishing the season comfortably placed (10th), after the coach inclusively asked for "divine intervention".[12] He coached nine club players who were his teammates during his last year and, in early June, renewed his link for a further three years.

In 2009–10, Pochettino once again led Espanyol to a comfortable league position, in a campaign where club symbol (and his former teammate) Raúl Tamudo fell completely out of favour in the squad's rotation, even more after the January 2010 arrival of the manager's compatriot Dani Osvaldo.[13] On 28 September 2010, he agreed to an one-year extension at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat which ran until 30 June 2012,[14] and in May of the following year further renewed his contract until 2014;[15] on 26 November 2012, however, following a 0–2 home loss against Getafe CF that left the Pericos in last place with just nine points from 13 matches, it was terminated by mutual consent.[16]

Southampton

On 18 January 2013, Pochettino was announced as the new first-team manager of Premier League club Southampton,[17] replacing Nigel Adkins[18] and becoming the second Argentine manager in English football after Osvaldo Ardiles.[19] His first match in charge was five days later, a 0–0 draw against Everton at St Mary's Stadium;[20][21] he recorded his first win on 9 February, 3–1 at home over reigning champions Manchester City.[22]

Despite knowing English, Pochettino initially used a Spanish interpreter in press conferences, as a way to fully express his views.[23] He led the Saints to notable victories against other top league sides, including a 3–1 home win over Liverpool[24] and a 2–1 success against Chelsea also at St Mary's.[25]

In his first full season at Southampton, Pochettino was able to equal their greatest ever league finish of eighth, while also surpassing their highest ever points tally in the process.[26]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 27 May 2014, Pochettino was appointed head coach of Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year contract, becoming their tenth manager over a twelve-year span.[27] The following 28 January, the team reached the final of the Football League Cup following a 3–2 aggregate win over Sheffield United, only to be beaten 2–0 by Chelsea in the decisive game at Wembley Stadium. In the domestic league, his first season was generally successful, ending in a fifth-placed finish and the conversion of several young academy graduates into regular first team players; he put one of those graduates, Harry Kane, as starting striker at the expense of Spanish international Roberto Soldado, a gamble which paid off[28] as Kane and his teammates Dele Alli and Eric Dier were touted as the potential basis for England's team at UEFA Euro 2016.[29]

Tottenham were in contention to win the league in 2015–16, but on 2 May 2016 they drew 2–2 at Chelsea, handing the title to Leicester City. The game at Stamford Bridge saw the Spurs receive a league record nine yellow cards, and Pochettino entered the pitch in the first half to separate his left back Danny Rose from a confrontation with Willian.[30]

Managerial style

Pochettino favoured a very high-pressing, attacking style of football. He often employed a 4–2–3–1 formation at the clubs he has managed. While doing so, he instructed his team to build from the back, intimidate and unsettle opponents with a quick press system and work the ball into the box.

Pochettino's team selection tended to include quick players with excellent stamina, likely due to those players having the attributes to excel in a high press system. He was also hailed by many pundits for his focus on developing local players from the clubs' youth academies.[31][32]

Personal Life

Mauricio is married to fellow Argentinian Karina, and they have two sons, Sebastiano, born in 1995, and Maurizio, born in 2001. Their children are devoted Espanyol fans, but despite growing up in Spain they both support Argentina.

His first date with his wife in 1990 was going to see the film Hamlet, after he'd finished a game for Newell’s Old Boys. "I was very tired after the game and thought ‘Shakespeare? For me?” Pochettino remembered. “It was very boring. Then suddenly I felt a nudge in my ribs and sat up quickly, thinking, ‘What’s happening?’ I had been snoring.”[33]

Career statistics

Club

[34]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newell's Old Boys 1988–89 4 0 – – – 4 0
1989–90 30 0 – – – 30 0
1990–91 34 4 – – – 34 4
1991–92 28 3 – – – 28 3
1992–93 32 1 – – – 32 1
1993–94 25 0 – – – 25 0
Total 153 8 – – – 153 8
Espanyol 1994–95 34 0 – – – 34 0
1995–96 39 3 9 0 – – 48 3
1996–97 37 3 6 0 – 4 0 47 3
1997–98 35 2 – – – 35 2
1998–99 26 0 – – – 26 0
1999–2000 29 1 7 0 – – 36 1
2000–01 16 2 2 0 – 6 0 24 2
Total 216 11 24 0 – – 10 0 250 11
Paris Saint-Germain 2000–01 7 1 1 0 – – 8 1
2001–02 28 1 2 0 2 0 10 0 42 1
2002–03 35 2 – 5 1 5 1 45 4
Total 70 4 3 0 7 1 15 1 95 6
Bordeaux 2003–04 11 1 1 0 – 4 0 16 1
Total 11 1 1 0 – 4 0 16 1
Espanyol 2003–04 21 1 – – – 21 1
2004–05 27 1 – – – 27 1
2005–06 11 0 2 0 – 3 1 16 1
Total 59 2 2 0 – 3 1 64 3
Career total 509 26 30 0 7 1 32 2 578 29

International

[35]

Argentina
Year Apps Goals
1999 6 1
2000 2 0
2001 6 1
2002 6 0
Total 20 2

Managerial statistics

As of 8 May 2016[36][37]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Espanyol 20 January 2009 26 November 2012 161 53 38 70 032.92
Southampton 18 January 2013 27 May 2014 60 23 18 19 038.33
Tottenham Hotspur 27 May 2014 Present 109 55 28 26 050.46
Total 330 131 84 115 039.70

Honours

Player

Newell's Old Boys
Espanyol

Individual

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