Mauricio Ricardo Taricco was born on 10 March 1973 and is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who is currently the assistant coach of K League 1 side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
28 Facts About Mauricio Taricco
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Mauricio Taricco began his career in his native Argentina for Argentinos Juniors before transferring to England, where he spent the next ten years representing Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.
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Mauricio Taricco suffered a hamstring injury on his debut for West Ham and agreed to cancel his contract after the game, retiring from professional football.
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Mauricio Taricco would go on to follow Poyet to Sunderland, AEK Athens, Real Betis, Shanghai Shenhua, Bordeaux, the Greek national team and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors during the following seasons.
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Mauricio Taricco began his football career at Buenos Aires club Argentinos Juniors, coming through the club's famous youth team to make his first team debut in 1993.
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Mauricio Taricco was signed alongside Uruguayan Adrian Paz, who played at Estudiantes.
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On 26 August 1995, Mauricio Taricco played his first league match under manager George Burley, who replaced Lyall midway in the previous season.
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Mauricio Taricco quickly made an impression as a solid defender blessed with immaculate passing ability and considerable attacking flair, and he went on to make 47 appearances that season.
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Mauricio Taricco's performances earned him the 1997 Player of the Year, an award he received on 18 April, just before a match against rivals Norwich City.
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Mauricio Taricco further endeared himself to the Ipswich fans by leaving the Portman Road pitch in tears after the elimination.
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In total, Mauricio Taricco played a 53 matches during the season.
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That season, Mauricio Taricco was named in the PFA Team of the Year.
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Mauricio Taricco played a total of 137 league matches, scoring four goals.
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Mauricio Taricco earned a regular starting role as left-back ahead of Justin Edinburgh and Paolo Tramezzani.
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Mauricio Taricco returned as a starter in the following season as a right-back, filling in for the injured Stephen Carr and playing 30 Premier League matches in the season, even though he missed five matches for consecutive sending offs against Manchester United and Chelsea in March 2002.
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Mauricio Taricco played in the 2002 Football League Cup Final where his side lost to Blackburn Rovers.
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Mauricio Taricco failed to impress Martin Jol, who was appointed in November 2004, and was released in the same month.
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On 19 November 2004, shortly after being made a free agent, Mauricio Taricco signed for West Ham United.
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Mauricio Taricco made his debut for the League Championship club as a starter in the Dockers derby against Millwall only two days after signing, but tore his hamstring and was replaced in the first half.
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Mauricio Taricco, who had stated his desire to play in Italian football during his Tottenham Hotspur tenure, joined amateur Sardinian club Villasimius in 2005, who then competed in Eccellenza Sardinia, in the fifth tier of Italian football.
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Mauricio Taricco stayed at the club for four years before joining Castiadas, who played at Eccellenza Sardinia, on 6 August 2009.
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Mauricio Taricco was sent off for a second bookable offence after 105 minutes.
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Mauricio Taricco went on to play four league matches as Brighton won the League One title.
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When manager Poyet left the club in June 2013, Mauricio Taricco left his position.
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On 8 October 2013, Mauricio Taricco joined Sunderland, again as assistant manager to Poyet.
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When Poyet was sacked on 16 March 2015 after a poor run of results, Mauricio Taricco left the club.
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Mauricio Taricco followed Poyet at AEK Athens when the Uruguayan has been named manager of the Greek club on 30 October 2015.
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On 29 November 2016, Mauricio Taricco joined Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, still again as assistant coach to Poyet.