José Luis Pochettino

José Luis Pochettino

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-07-29) July 29, 1965
Place of birth	Las Perdices, Argentina
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1982	San Lorenzo Las Perdices
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1990	Talleres
1991–1992	Cobras Ciudad Juárez
1992	Dundee United F.C.	2	(0)
1993–1994	Deportivo Español	33	(3)
1994–1995	Douglas Haig
1995–1996	Tigre
1996–1997	Sportivo Italiano
1997–1998	Aldosivi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Luis Pochettino (born July 29, 1965, in Las Perdices, Córdoba) is a retired Argentine footballer, who played as a striker.

Football career

During his early career, Pochettino played for hometown's Talleres de Córdoba. In 1991, aged 26, he had his first and only abroad experience, with Mexico's Cobras de Ciudad Juárez, returning after one year to his country and joining Deportivo Español, after an unsuccessful trial with Dundee United in Scotland.

In 1994, and during the following four years, Pochettino played one season apiece with second division outfits - the highest professional competition he knew in his country - Club Atlético Douglas Haig, Club Atlético Tigre, Sportivo Italiano and Club Atlético Aldosivi, retiring at the age of 33.

External links

• José Luis Pochettino at BDFA (in Spanish)