Sebastiano Pochettino

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Sebastiano Pochettino
Personal information
Full name Sebastiano Pochettino
Date of birth (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Team information
Current team
 United States (fitness coach)

Sebastiano Pochettino (born 24 January 1995) is a Spanish-Argentine football manager who is currently the fitness coach and sports scientist of the U.S. men's national soccer team.

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Early life

Pochettino attended St. Paul's School in Barcelona, Spain. [1] He is the son of the Argentine football manager Mauricio Pochettino, and the brother of the footballer Maurizio Pochettino. [2]

Career

In 2017, Pochettino was appointed fitness coach and sports scientist of English Premier League side Tottenham, becoming the youngest sports scientist in the Premier League. [3] He was described as "a regular sight in training sessions and on match days, seen putting the players through their paces and among the substitutes as they warmed up... a popular figure among the Tottenham players". [4] He joined Chelsea in 2023 and left on 21 May 2024 with his father. [5] He joined his father to the U.S. men's national team on September 2024. [6]

Personal life

Pochettino is of Italian-Argentine descent through both parents. [7] He can speak English, French, and Spanish. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sebastiano, el otro Pochettino". clarin.com. 4 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Thomas-Humphreys, Harry (2023-05-29). "Meet new Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino's son Sebastiano". Metro. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. ↑ "Who is Sebastiano Pochettino?". metro.co.uk. 29 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Only one Pochettino remains at Tottenham Hotspur". football.london. 21 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Club Statement: Mauricio Pochettino". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  6. ↑ Pitt-Brooke, Jack (18 October 2024). "Mauricio Pochettino: Introducing his USMNT backroom staff — and what each of them do". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ "Pochettino il piemontese: "Ma alla Juve non farò sconti"" [Pochettino the Piedmontese: "But I will not cut any slack at Juve"]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 1 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Meet Sebastiano Pochettino". sportskeeda.com. 29 May 2023.
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