Mauricio Pochettino

Date of birth02 March 1972
Place of birthSante Fe
NationalityArgentine
Weight80 kg
Height1.82 m
PositionDefender

An experienced defender, Mauricio played under Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa when he won the Argentina title as an 18 year-old with Newell's Old Boys in 1990.

He moved to Spain's Espanyol in 1994, spending seven years with them before moving to Paris St Germain for £1.8million.

The PSG captain is an extremely versatile defender who is a strong tackler and good on the ball.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Newell`s Old Boys 01 Jul 1988 01 Jul 1994
Espanyol 01 Jul 1994 01 Feb 2001
Paris St Germain 01 Feb 2001 17 Jul 2003
Bordeaux 17 Jul 2003

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Espanyol Primera Liga 16
2
4
2000-01 Espanyol UEFA Cup 6
1
2000-01 Paris St Germain French Championnat 7
1
4
2001-02 Paris St Germain French Championnat 28
1
6
2001-02 Paris St Germain UEFA Cup 6
1
2002-03 Paris St Germain French Championnat 35
2
7
1
2002-03 Paris St Germain UEFA Cup 5
1
2003-04 Bordeaux French Championnat 11
1
2
2003-04 Bordeaux UEFA Cup 4
2
2003-04 Espanyol Primera Liga 21
1
2
2004-05 Espanyol Primera Liga 26
1
9
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
03 Feb 2001 Nantes v Paris St Germain L 1-0 French Championnat 25
07 Feb 2001 Paris St Germain v Guingamp L 1-3 French Championnat 26
17 Feb 2001 Olympique Marseille v Paris St Germain L 1-0 French Championnat 27
03 Mar 2001 Paris St Germain v Toulouse W 3-0 French Championnat 28
07 Apr 2001 Paris St Germain v Auxerre W 3-0 French Championnat 30
15 Apr 2001 Olympique Lyonnais v Paris St Germain L 2-0 French Championnat 31
19 May 2001 Strasbourg v Paris St Germain W 1-2 French Championnat 34
28 Jul 2001 Paris St Germain v Lille D 0-0 French Championnat 1
04 Aug 2001 Auxerre v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 2
11 Aug 2001 Paris St Germain v FC Sochaux Montbeliard D 0-0 French Championnat 3
18 Aug 2001 AS Monaco v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 4
25 Aug 2001 Paris St Germain v Rennes D 0-0 French Championnat 5
08 Sep 2001 Paris St Germain v RC Lens D 0-0 French Championnat 6
15 Sep 2001 Lorient v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 7
18 Sep 2001 Paris St Germain v Rapid Bucuresti D 0-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
21 Sep 2001 Paris St Germain v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 8
25 Sep 2001 Rapid Bucuresti v Paris St Germain D 0-0
Agg: 0-0 		UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
30 Sep 2001 Bordeaux v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 9
14 Oct 2001 Paris St Germain v Olympique Lyonnais D 0-0 French Championnat 10
18 Oct 2001 Paris St Germain v Rapid Wien D 0-0 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
21 Oct 2001 Sedan v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 11
01 Nov 2001 Rapid Wien v Paris St Germain D 0-0
Agg: 0-0 		UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
04 Nov 2001 Troyes v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 13
17 Nov 2001 Paris St Germain v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 14
22 Nov 2001 Rangers v Paris St Germain D 0-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
25 Nov 2001 Nantes v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 15
29 Nov 2001 Paris St Germain v Olympique Marseille D 0-0 French Championnat 16
06 Dec 2001 Paris St Germain v Rangers D 0-0
Agg: 0-0 		UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
09 Dec 2001 Metz v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 17
19 Dec 2001 Paris St Germain v Auxerre D 0-0 French Championnat 18
22 Dec 2001 FC Sochaux Montbeliard v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 19
05 Jan 2002 Paris St Germain v AS Monaco D 0-0 French Championnat 20
12 Jan 2002 Rennes v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 21
24 Jan 2002 RC Lens v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 22
30 Jan 2002 Paris St Germain v Lorient D 0-0 French Championnat 23
16 Mar 2002 Paris St Germain v Troyes D 0-0 French Championnat 29
23 Mar 2002 Guingamp v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 30
06 Apr 2002 Paris St Germain v Nantes D 0-0 French Championnat 31
12 Apr 2002 Olympique Marseille v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 32
27 Apr 2002 Paris St Germain v Metz D 0-0 French Championnat 33
04 May 2002 Lille v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 34
03 Aug 2002 Paris St Germain v Auxerre D 0-0 French Championnat 1
09 Aug 2002 Bordeaux v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 2
17 Aug 2002 Paris St Germain v Ajaccio AC D 0-0 French Championnat 3
25 Aug 2002 Le Havre v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 4
31 Aug 2002 Paris St Germain v Nice D 0-0 French Championnat 5
11 Sep 2002 Lille v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 6
19 Sep 2002 Paris St Germain v Ujpest Dozsa W 3-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
22 Sep 2002 Paris St Germain v Bastia D 0-0 French Championnat 8
28 Sep 2002 Montpellier v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 9
03 Oct 2002 Ujpest Dozsa v Paris St Germain W 0-1
Agg: 0-4 		UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
06 Oct 2002 Paris St Germain v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 10
19 Oct 2002 Troyes v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 11
26 Oct 2002 Paris St Germain v Olympique Marseille D 0-0 French Championnat 12
02 Nov 2002 Sedan v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 13
09 Nov 2002 Paris St Germain v FC Sochaux Montbeliard D 0-0 French Championnat 14
14 Nov 2002 Paris St Germain v National Bucharest D 0-0
Agg: 0-0 		UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
16 Nov 2002 RC Lens v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 15
23 Nov 2002 Paris St Germain v Nantes D 0-0 French Championnat 16
26 Nov 2002 Paris St Germain v Boavista D 0-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
12 Dec 2002 Boavista v Paris St Germain D 0-0
Agg: 0-0 		UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
15 Dec 2002 Rennes v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 19
20 Dec 2002 Paris St Germain v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 20
11 Jan 2003 Ajaccio AC v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 21
15 Jan 2003 Paris St Germain v Le Havre D 0-0 French Championnat 22
22 Jan 2003 Nice v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 23
29 Jan 2003 Paris St Germain v Lille D 0-0 French Championnat 24
01 Feb 2003 Strasbourg v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 25
05 Feb 2003 Bastia v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 26
08 Feb 2003 Paris St Germain v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 27
22 Feb 2003 Guingamp v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 28
01 Mar 2003 Paris St Germain v Troyes D 0-0 French Championnat 29
08 Mar 2003 Olympique Marseille v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 30
22 Mar 2003 Paris St Germain v Sedan D 0-0 French Championnat 31
05 Apr 2003 FC Sochaux Montbeliard v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 32
12 Apr 2003 Paris St Germain v RC Lens D 0-0 French Championnat 33
19 Apr 2003 Nantes v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 34
03 May 2003 Paris St Germain v AS Monaco D 0-0 French Championnat 35
10 May 2003 Olympique Lyonnais v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 36
20 May 2003 Paris St Germain v Rennes D 0-0 French Championnat 37
24 May 2003 Auxerre v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 38


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1991-92 Argentina Olympics 4
1998-99 Argentina Copa America 1
1
1998-99 Argentina International Friendly 3
1
1999-00 Argentina FIFA World Cup 1
1
1999-00 Argentina International Friendly 1
1
1
2000-01 Argentina FIFA World Cup 2
2
2000-01 Argentina International Friendly
1
2001-02 Argentina FIFA World Cup 6
1
2001-02 Argentina International Friendly 2
2001-02 Argentina Maradona Farewell Match
1
2002-03 Argentina International Friendly
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
02 Feb 1992 Argentina v Bolivia W 1-0 Olympics South America round 1 group B
04 Feb 1992 Argentina v Ecuador W 1-0 Olympics South America round 1 group B
06 Feb 1992 Argentina v Chile D 1-1 Olympics South America round 1 group B
10 Feb 1992 Argentina v Uruguay L 1-2 Olympics South America round 1 group B
31 Mar 1999 Netherlands v Argentina D 1-1 International Friendly
09 Jun 1999 Mexico v Argentina D 2-2 International Friendly
13 Jun 1999 USA v Argentina L 1-0 International Friendly
07 Jul 1999 Argentina v Uruguay W 2-0 Copa America Group C
11 Jul 1999 Brazil v Argentina L 2-1 Copa America Quarter-final
17 Nov 1999 Spain v Argentina W 0-2 International Friendly
23 Feb 2000 England v Argentina D 0-0 International Friendly
29 Mar 2000 Argentina v Chile W 4-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
28 Feb 2001 Italy v Argentina W 1-2 International Friendly
28 Mar 2001 Argentina v Venezuela W 5-0 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
03 Jun 2001 Argentina v Colombia W 3-0 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
06 Oct 2001 Paraguay v Argentina D 2-2 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
08 Nov 2001 Argentina v Peru W 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
10 Nov 2001 Argentina v World XI W 6-3 Maradona Farewell Match
14 Nov 2001 Uruguay v Argentina D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
27 Mar 2002 Cameroon v Argentina D 2-2 International Friendly
17 Apr 2002 Germany v Argentina W 0-1 International Friendly
02 Jun 2002 Argentina v Nigeria W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group F
07 Jun 2002 Argentina v England L 0-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group F
12 Jun 2002 Sweden v Argentina D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group F
20 Nov 2002 Japan v Argentina W 0-2 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.