Mauricio Pochettino is a former Argentine footballer and a manager.
His football career began at Newell’s Old Boys but in 1994 Mauricio joined Espanyol where he was in the starting line-up during six seasons and won Copa del Rey in 2000.
In 2001, he joined Paris Saint-Germain and later, in 2003, he left for Bordeaux. Afterwards, he returned to RCD Espanyol where he made some three hundred appearances in a row.
In 2009, the footballer decided to finish his career and on January 19 he signed a contract to become head coach of the club. The team was in the 18th place of the championship at that period of the 2008/2009 season. On February 21, Espanyol won a match against Barcelona (2-1) and eventually finished 10th despite the fact the team also was in the 20th place and risked relegation.
On September 28, 2010, the coach extended the contract until being appointed the new Southampton manager in January 2013. Pochettino led the team to eighth position in 2013/2014 Premier League and developed the talent of English players, such as Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana, Jay Rodriguez, Nathaniel Clyne and others. In May 2014 he was offered a job at Tottenham Hotspur.
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