Pochettino facts

Ex-Espanyol boss Mauricio Pochettino has taken charge of Southampton. We look at his life and career.

Southampton have sacked manager Nigel Adkins and replaced him with Mauricio Pochettino. Here's what we know about the 40-year-old former Espanyol boss - whose previous claim to fame was giving away the penalty to hand England a 1-0 win over Argentina during the group stage of the World Cup in 2002. 1972: March 2 - Born in Murphy, Santa Fe, Argentina 1989: Begins his senior playing career at Newell's Old Boys. 1994: Moves to Europe where he joins Spanish club Espanyol. 1998: Make his Argentina debut, going on to earn 20 caps. 2000: May 27 - Helps Espanyol to the Copa del Rey title with a 2-1 win over Valencia. 2001: Joins Paris St Germain. 2002: June 7 - Gives away the penalty to hand England a 1-0 win over Argentina during the group stage of the World Cup. 2003: Moves to Bordeaux. 2004: Returns to Espanyol. 2006: April 12 - Helps Espanyol to the Copa del Rey title with a 4-1 win over Real Zaragoza. June 8 - Retires from football after rescinding the final year of his contract at Espanyol. He made 276 league appearances and scored 13 goals for the Catalan club. 2009: January 20 - Named as Espanyol coach with the club in the drop zone. Guides them to 10th by the end of the season. 2010: May - Espanyol finish 11th in his first full year in charge. 2011: May - Espanyol finish eighth in La Liga - a place outside the European places. 2012: May - Avoids relegation by five points as Espanyol finish 14th. November 26 - Lost his job as Espanyol manager with the club bottom of the La Liga table. 2013: January 18 - Named Southampton manager just two days after Nigel Adkins led the club to a 2-2 draw at European champions Chelsea.