As a player, he had a prominent role in Italy's win of the silver medal at the men's basketball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

He won the Serie A1 1998-1999 and the 1999 Italian Supercup with Varese, and in 2004 he reached the EuroLeague Final Four with Bologna, eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

[1] As a coach, Pozzecco won the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup and the 2019 Italian Basketball Supercup with Dinamo Sassari.

[3][4] Pozzecco joined the Italian national basketball team in 1997 and the following year participated in the World Championship; however, he had some arguments with coach Bogdan Tanjević who left him out of the talented roster at the EuroBasket 1999.

Initially it seemed he would join Virtus Bologna, but eventually, on 25 July 2007, he signed an annual contract with Orlandina Basket.

He continued his collaboration with Sky, sometimes commenting on NBA games, and co-presenting the Rhythm and Basket in-depth program.

[11] After his retirement as a player, having spent a few years as a broadcaster for Sky Sport and Sportitalia, on 13 November 2012 he was hired as the head coach of Orlandina Basket, the team which he ended his playing career with.

[14] In his last season in Sassari, Pozzecco went through some difficulties with the management of the team that resulted in his suspension for 10 days[15] right before the beginning of the playoffs.

[16] On 30 June 2021, Pozzecco joined the Olimpia Milano staff as assistant coach of Ettore Messina.

[18] On 2 June 2022, he was named as the new head coach of the senior men's Italy national team as replace to Meo Sacchetti.

[citation needed] He is famous for his eccentric character, and, although it has caused problems for him with coaches through the years, it made him one of the most valued players in Italy.