Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) of France’s professional football league (1st division) has appointed Maurizio Pochettino (49, Argentina) former Tottenham Hotspur (England) as the new command tower.
PSG said, “I am happy to announce that Pochettino has been appointed as the team’s new command tower.” “Pochettino signed a contract until June 30, 2022. It included a one-year extension option.” Revealed.
As a result, coach Pochettino returned to the scene with the baton again after a year and two months after he came down from the Tottenham command tower on November 19, 2019.
PSG is like Pochettino’s’parent team’.
Coach Pochettino, who first entered the professional stage as a central defender in Newells Old Boys (Argentina) in 1989, moved to PSG in January 2001 through Espanyol (Spain), and played three seasons from 2002-2003.
Coach Pochettino played 95 games at PSG, scored six goals, returned to Espanyol via Bordeaux (France), and retired from active duty for the last time in the 2005-2006 season.
In January 2009, coaching Espanyol, coach Pochettino took the lead in Southampton (England) for the first time in January 2013, and led Tottenham in May 2014.
He spent 5 years in Tottenham alone until he handed over the Tottenham baton to coach Jose Mourinho in November 2019, recording 159 wins, 62 draws and 72 losses (54.3% win rate), raising the name as a’master’.
Under coach Pochettino, Tottenham finished runner-up in the 2014-2015 League Cup and runner-up in the 2018-2019 European Champions League.
Director Pochettino said, “I am very happy and honored to be the new director of PSG.” “PSG has always had a special place in my mind. I have wonderful memories of the unique atmosphere of the home stadium Parc des Princes.” Revealed.
“I came back to PSG with ambition and humility. I want to work with players with world-class talent,” he stressed, “I want to achieve the best results from a team with outstanding potential.”
(Photo = PSG Twitter capture, Yonhap News)
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