![]() ![]() ![]() Bielsa's coaching methods and philosophy would have a significant impact on the young player. Īt Newell's he played in an intense, fast-paced, high press style of play under Bielsa who was first-team coach from 1990 to 1992. He was offered a professional contract at 16, and made his first appearance in the Primera División in the 1988–89 season when he was 17. 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. Although he was happy at Rosario Central who were interested in signing him, he was persuaded to try out for their rivals Newell's Old Boys in Rosario, Santa Fe. When he was 14, Pochettino was scouted by Jorge Griffa, director of football at Newell's Old Boys, and his future manager Marcelo Bielsa, then the reserve team coach at Newell's. Club career Newell's Old Boys Pochettino with Newell's Old Boys in 1992 He studied agriculture in a school 20 miles from home. He played in Murphy in the first division of the regional Venadense league together with his older brother, Javier. When he was 13, he trained two days a week with Rosario Central in Rosario, Santa Fe, a 160-mile bus-ride away from Murphy. He started playing as a centre-back at an early age for Unión y Cultura, a position he preferred, but he also played as a striker and midfielder. The first football match he watched on television was the 1978 FIFA World Cup which he watched with his father Héctor at the local sports club in Murphy, Centro Recreativo Unión y Cultura. He supported Racing Club de Avellaneda as a child. Between the age of eight and ten, he played both football and volleyball, and also learned judo. His family is of Italian descent from Piedmont. Pochettino was born in Murphy, Santa Fe to Amalia and Héctor Pochettino, a farm labourer. He was dismissed after a string of poor results, and in 2021, joined Paris Saint-Germain, where he won the Ligue 1 title and Coupe de France. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 2014 and finished as league runner-up in the 2016–17 season, as well as leading the club to their maiden Champions League final. In 2013, he was appointed at Premier League club Southampton, leading them to an eighth-place finish that season – equalling their highest ever Premier League finish. He left the club in 2012 after poor results and financial disputes. Pochettino was capped 20 times for the Argentina national team and played at the 1999 Copa América and 2002 FIFA World Cup.Īfter retiring as a player, Pochettino began his managerial career at Espanyol in 2009. In 2001, he joined Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, and had a stint with Bordeaux, before returning to Espanyol in 2004, winning another Copa del Rey in 2006. In 1994, he transferred to newly promoted La Liga club Espanyol, helping establish their top-flight status and won the 2000 Copa del Rey, their first trophy in 60 years. ![]() Pochettino played as a central defender and began his career in 1989 with Primera División club Newell's Old Boys, winning a league title and finishing as runner-up in the 1992 Copa Libertadores. Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero ( Spanish pronunciation: born 2 March 1972) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Chelsea. *Club domestic league appearances and goals ![]()
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