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Tottenham appoint Mauricio Pochettino: Factfile

 

Tuesday 27 May 2014 13:20 EDT
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Mauricio Pochettino's decision to stay as manager was contingent on the club not selling their players
Mauricio Pochettino's decision to stay as manager was contingent on the club not selling their players (Chris Ison/PA)

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Tottenham today announced the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino on a five-year deal. Here, we take a closer look at the former Southampton manager...

1972: March 2 - Born in Murphy, Santa Fe, Argentina

1989: Begins his senior playing career at Newell's Old Boys.

1994: Moves to Europe where he joins Spanish club Espanyol.

1998: Make his Argentina debut, going on to earn 20 caps.

2000: May 27 - Helps Espanyol to the Copa del Rey title with a 2-1 win over Valencia.

2001: Joins Paris St Germain.

2002: June 7 - Gives away the penalty to hand England a 1-0 win over Argentina during the group stage of the World Cup.

2003: Moves to Bordeaux.

2004: Returns to Espanyol.

2006: April 12 - Helps Espanyol to the Copa del Rey title with a 4-1 win over Real Zaragoza.

June 8 - Retires from football after rescinding the final year of his contract at Espanyol. He made 276 league appearances and scored 13 goals for the Catalan club.

2009: January 20 - Named as Espanyol coach with the club in the drop zone. Guides them to 10th in the Primera Division by the end of the season.

2010: May - Espanyol finish 11th in his first full year in charge.

2011: May - Espanyol finish eighth in La Liga - a place outside the European places.

2012: May - Avoids relegation by five points as Espanyol finish 14th.

November 26 - Sacked as Espanyol manager with the club bottom of the La Liga table.

2013: January 18 - Named Southampton manager just two days after Nigel Adkins led the club to a 2-2 draw at European champions Chelsea.

May - Southampton finish 14th in the Premier League after impressive wins over Chelsea and Manchester City.

2014 - Saints finish eighth after another good season which sees Pochettino's stock rise.

May 27 - Appointed Tottenham head coach on a five-year contract after Southampton accept his resignation.

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