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

José Luis Pochettino
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-07-29) July 29, 1965 (age 59)
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

Football career

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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.

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