Miguel Ángel D'Agostino (; born 1 January 1972) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current coach. He played as a defender. He was most recently a first-team coach at Chelsea.
Club career Born in Paraná, Argentina in 1972, D'Agostino began his playing career at local side Patronato, before moving to Newell's Old Boys in 1990. D'Agostino played alongside Mauricio Pochettino in Newell's defence before moving to Spain in 1994. Miguel then had a spell playing with Gimnasia Jujuy before moving to Ecuadorian club L.D.U. Quito. From there, he joined Chilean club Palestino, before following in Pochettino's footsteps and heading to play in Spain with Compostela. The duo moved to France in 2000, with Pochettino joining Paris Saint-Germain and D'Agostino joining Niort.
Coaching career In the summer 2002, D'Agostino went on to play for Canet-en-Rousillon and then joined Angoulême as a player-assistant. Between 2003 and 2007, he worked as an assistant manager for Brest. Next, D'Agostino spent the 2007–08 season as an assistant coach at Dubai CSC in the United Arab Emirates, before returning to Brest as chief scout.
Following Pochettino's appointment at Espanyol in January 2009, D'Agostino also did some scouting on behalf of his former teammate, Mauricio Pochettino, before moving to Spain on a permanent basis in 2011. The duo left Espanyol in January 2013 and were hired by Southampton.First Team Coaching Staff Confirmed, southamptonfc.com, 21 January 2013 In May 2014, Pochettino was appointed manager of Tottenham Hotspur and took his staff with him, including D'Agostino.Mauricio Pochettino confirmed as Tottenham manager on five-year deal, theguardian.com, 27 May 2014 On 19 November 2019, Pochettino and his staff were fired.Mauricio leaves Club, tottenhamhotspur.com, 19 November 2019 On 2 January 2021, Mauricio Pochettino was appointed as the head coach of Paris Saint-Germain, D'Agostino joined him as assistant.
On 29 May 2023, Mauricio Pochettino was appointed as the head coach of Chelsea, D'Agostino joined him as assistant. On 21 May 2024, Chelsea announced he was leaving the club.
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External links
Miguel D'Agostino profile at chamoisfc79.fr