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Sébastien Pocognoli

セバスティアン・ポコニョーリ　/　せばすてぃあん・ぽこにょーり

Association football player from Belgium

August 1, 1987 (age 38)　・　Seraing, Province of Liege, Belgium

Province of Liege
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Sébastien Pocognoli is a player I respected for his reliability and now find genuinely intriguing as a coach. A solid Belgian left-back, he had a real journeyman's CV across Standard Liège, Genk, AZ, Hannover, West Brom, Brighton and Union SG, plus 13 caps for Belgium. That kind of well-traveled career often makes the best managers, because they have seen many football cultures up close. Taking the head coaching job at Monaco in Ligue 1 is a big leap of faith in him. I am curious whether the tactical intelligence he showed at Union SG translates to a club with much heavier expectations.

Overview

Sébastien Jean Pocognoli (born 1 August 1987) is a Belgian football coach and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Monaco. A left-back, Pocognoli played for Standard Liège, Genk, AZ, Hannover 96, West Bromwich Albion, Brighton & Hove Albion and Union SG. A Belgian youth international from under-16 to under-23 levels, he earned 13 caps for the Belgium senior national team.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sébastien Pocognoli
Name (Japanese): セバスティアン・ポコニョーリ
Reading: せばすてぃあん・ぽこにょーり
Born: August 1, 1987 (age 38)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rabbit
Origin: Seraing, Province of Liege, Belgium
Blood type: Private
Height: 182 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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