Sebastiano Pochettino: Premier League's youngest sport scientist

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MOST sports science graduates could only dream of a career trajectory like this: job with a top Premier League side within two months of leaving University and promotion a year later.

But that's been the journey of Sebastiano Pochettino, son of Spurs manager Mauricio. The 22-year-old is the youngest first-team sport scientist in the Premier League, having been promoted to the role by the club this summer.

He is a prominent figure during Spurs training and sits in the dugout on match days. When Pochettino Snr visited the Aspire Academy in Qatar last summer, he took three key members of staff with him - his assistant, Jesus Perez; the Head of Medical & Sport Science, Dr Shabaaz Mughal; and Sebastiano.