var teamInfo={"984347BABFCA12BE2593CF05C154190C":"Chelsea F.C.,Paris Saint-Germain F.C.,Tottenham Hotspur F.C.,Southampton F.C.,RCD Espanyol","983F4D11FB6C2C3B732A80DC5C377379":"USA","FAEF47752E34E7B4424428922BB6E983":"","90579B4DEA63C3E4":"USA","C606677BC35A1B73EF2C1314AB427615":"USA","A78F9074B5AF8132E0B45C9330387DBD":"59","F27550BB3729EA0167FE884B8ADBF4F0":"<P><STRONG>Club career<BR><\/STRONG>Pochettino started his professional career with Newell&#39;s Old Boys, moving to RCD Espanyol in Spain in 1994&#8211;95, as the Catalans had just returned to La Liga. He was an undisputed starter in his six 1\/2 season spell, helping the club to the 2000 Spanish Cup.<BR><BR>In late January 2009, Pochettino became Espanyol&#39;s third coach in 2008&#8211;09, with the side then ranking third from bottom, but eventually finishing the season comfortably placed (10th), after the coach inclusively asked for &quot;divine intervention&quot;. He coached nine club players who were his teammates during his last season and, in early June, renewed his link for a further three years.<BR><BR>In the 2009&#8211;10 season, Pochettino once again led Espanyol to a comfortable league position, in a campaign where club symbol (and his former teammate) Ra&#250;l Tamudo fell completely out of favour in the squad&#39;s rotation, even more after the January 2010 arrival of manager compatriot Pablo Osvaldo.<BR><BR>On 28 September 2010, he extended his contract with the club for one more year, until 30 June 2012.<BR><BR><STRONG>International career<BR><\/STRONG>Pochettino played for Argentina 20 times during four years, and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, playing three complete matches as the nation exited in the group stage.<BR><BR>In the second match against England, he brought down Michael Owen in the box. The resulting penalty was converted by David Beckham, for the game&#39;s only goal<\/P>","E6554F2C3B7E97A2":"1","AEA806C1427039FE44581DB525FB9B7BD0F0E6F183CA457B":"1913","2C2DB8E0A27DDF86":"<P><STRONG>First international<BR><\/STRONG>Sweden 2&#8211;3 United States (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916)<BR><BR><STRONG>Biggest win<BR><\/STRONG>United States 8&#8211;0 Barbados (Carson, California, United States; June 15, 2008)<BR><BR><STRONG>Biggest defeat<BR><\/STRONG>Norway 11&#8211;0 United States (Oslo, Norway; August 6, 1948)<BR><BR><STRONG>Most caps<BR><\/STRONG>Cobi Jones (164)<BR><BR><STRONG>Top scorer<BR><\/STRONG>Landon Donovan (57)<\/P>","B53FD9094B6C7706A3358457A9AFAFFFED8DF2C618386067":"1","4ECD1B5E2820C55A130549CA8EF1E5D7":"Spain,Argentina","41128DAD6401C79B":"communications@ussoccer.org","A494ABC507986833":"USA","55C75D25959437F15B2401A05EABB58A":"Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero","6AA767C80F13E5B78D99D4E49AE0DBEF":"US Soccer House ,1801 S. 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They qualified for the next five World Cups (seven consecutive appearances (1990&#8211;2014), a feat shared with only seven other nations),[9] becoming one of the tournament&#39;s regular competitors and often advancing to the knockout stage. The U.S. reached the quarter-finals in 2002, and controversially lost to Germany. In the 2009 Confederations Cup, the Americans eliminated top-ranked Spain in the semi-finals before losing to Brazil in the final, the team&#39;s only appearance in the final of a major intercontinental tournament.<BR><BR>The U.S. also competes in continental tournaments, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa Am&#233;rica. The U.S. won seven Gold Cups and the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, and finished fourth in two Copa Am&#233;ricas in 1995 and 2016. The team&#39;s head coach is Gregg Berhalter who&#39;s been in charge of the team since November 29, 2018, and Brian McBride is its general manager since January 10, 2020.<\/P>","91FE8FA7C5C430DAAFC7BD28FB26F7CC":"","B53FD9094B6C7706961F3AE3F07FA51E":"0","B5C54F059EE3A9A4DCB95465432A8D14":"","187F8138BE7BCBEE":"25.36","09138E45C3AF9F63D172519924158A69":"<P><STRONG>FIFA World Cup<BR><\/STRONG>Third Place (1): 1930<BR>Quarterfinals (1): 2002 FIFA World Cup<BR><BR><STRONG>FIFA Confederations Cup<BR><\/STRONG>Runners-Up (1): 2009<BR>Third Place (2): 1992, 1999<BR><BR><STRONG>CONCACAF Championship\/CONCACAF Gold Cup<BR><\/STRONG>Winners (5): 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2021<BR>Runners-Up (5): 1989, 1993, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2019<BR>Third Place (2): 1996, 2003<BR><BR><STRONG>Copa America<BR><\/STRONG>Fourth Place (1): 1995<BR><BR><STRONG>Pan American Games<BR><\/STRONG>Gold Medal (1): 1991<BR>Bronze Medal (2): 1959, 1999<BR><BR><STRONG>U.S. Cup<BR><\/STRONG>Winners (3): 1992, 1995, 2000<BR><BR><STRONG>Marlboro Cup<BR><\/STRONG>Winners (1): 1989<\/P>","BBF1A240ACF09477":"Washington","63C820864FB855F7":"http:\/\/www.ussoccer.com","FD4444EF21B7675091CBC3D627A340D9":"Chelsea F.C.","8F753504205D2106738DB725C9C678FB":"182cm","71917274BAF6F295":"","e_index":2};