Sebastiano Pochettino
Spanish football manager
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Sebastiano Pochettino Grippaldi (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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| Full name | Sebastiano Pochettino Grippaldi | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
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Current team | United States (fitness coach) | ||
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 in September 2024.[6]