After successful spells with Espanyol, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain, and Chelsea, Mauricio Pochettino accepted the role of United States men’s national team head coach in 2024. His appointment made him one of the highest-profile coaches in USMNT history, with the goal of leading the United States during its home World Cup in 2026.
Here’s a closer look at Pochettino’s ethnicity, nationality, heritage, and family. Mauricio Pochettino is Argentine of Italian descent. His family roots trace back to the Piedmont region of northern Italy. His great-great-grandfather, Matteo Pochettino, left the town of Virle Piemonte and emigrated to Argentina in 1867, becoming part of the wave of Italian immigrants who settled in the country during the 19th century.
