Au Van Hoan, Hai Nam, Dinh Dong work as youth training coaches at Song Lam Nghe An

After parting with veteran coaches such as: Dinh Van Dung, Hoang Dang Hong, Nguyen Xuan Vinh, Nguyen Quang Hai...Lam River Nghe Ansigned contracts with 3 new coaches: Pham Hai Nam, Au Van Hoan and Tran Dinh Dong. All 3 of these coaches were once quite famous players in the Vietnamese football world.

1.Pham Hai Nam - Head coach of U16 Song Lam Nghe An team

As for Pham Hai Nam, when he was a player, he was known as the king of youth tournaments. As a right-back, Hai Nam contributed greatly to bringing home noble titles for the Song Lam Nghe An youth football training center. These include the 1998 National U15 Championship, the 1999 National U18 Championship, and the 2000 and 2001 National U21 Championship.

In addition to making a strong impression at the Song Lam Nghe An youth team, Hai Nam is also a player who has been called up many times for national teams such as: U23 Vietnam to attend SEA Games 22; LG Cup 2003.

In 2004, Hai Nam officially participated in the highest football tournament in Vietnam - V-League in the colors of Song Lam Nghe An. After 3 seasons playing for his hometown team (2004 - 2006), the right-back born in 1982 decided to leave Vinh Stadium to join Hoa Phat Hanoi.

However, due to a serious injury, Hai Nam's career gradually came to an end. And this player officially retired a few years later.

After finishing his football career, Pham Hai Nam became a coach. Before joining the Song Lam Nghe An youth training center, Hai Nam worked for 10 years at the T&T – VSH Youth Football Training Center (the second branch of the T&T Hanoi Youth Football Training Center located in Cua Lo town).

After researching from many different channels, in July 2024, Song Lam Nghe An decided to sign a contract with coach Hai Nam. Currently, Pham Hai Nam has an AFC/VFF A coach certificate. The former defender born in 1982 will participate in coaching at the Song Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center.

In the meeting to deploy plans and assign tasks for the 2025 season ofSong Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center, coach Pham Hai Nam was trusted by the leadership to be the head coach of the U16 Song Lam Nghe An team.

Despite being new to the youth football training center, coach Pham Hai Nam still showed confidence when being assigned the responsibility of captaining the U16 Song Lam Nghe An. "With experience, along with the process of learning and absorbing new knowledge from Japanese coaches, I believe I will do a good job of training players at the Song Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center" - Mr. Nam said.

2. Au Van Hoan - head coach of U12 Song Lam Nghe An

At the same time, Song Lam Nghe An also attracted former national player - Au Van Hoan to take on coaching duties at the youth football training center.

Perhaps any football fan would be familiar with the name Au Van Hoan. He is a defender who has played impressively for Song Lam Nghe An, Binh Duong and Da Nang.

Growing up from the youth football training center of Song Lam Nghe An, with outstanding talent, in 2007, Au Van Hoan was officially promoted to the first team of Song Lam Nghe An. In the role of right back, Au Van Hoan and his teammates won the 2011 V-League championship; won the 2010 National Super Cup.

After 7 years playing for Song Lam Nghe An, the player born in 1989 decided to join Binh Duong. Here, Van Hoan is considered one of the pillars of the team. He and the Binh Duong stars won the V-League championship in 2014 and 2015;
National Cup Champion 2015. After achieving glory at the club level, at the end of his career, Au Van Hoan played for 2 more seasons for SHB Da Nang and 1 season for Hai Phong.

With successful years at Song Lam Nghe An and Binh Duong, Au Van Hoan has played 21 times for the Vietnam National Team. Notably, in 2023, at the age of 34, Au Van Hoan was still invited by Bac Ninh Club to join the team in the National Third Division.

Determined to continue pursuing a career in football, while still a player, Au Van Hoan completed the AFC/VFF C Certificate Coaching course.

Currently, Au Van Hoan is studying for the AFC/VFF B certificate, expected to complete by the end of this year.

3. Tran Dinh Dong - assistant coach of U15 Song Lam Nghe An

With the same achievements as the above colleagues, on this occasion, former defender Tran Dinh Dong was also selected by Song Lam Nghe An to join the Youth Football Training Center.

Thus, in the new coaching staff for the Song Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center, all three former defenders Pham Hai Nam, Au Van Hoan and Tran Dinh Dong have made a strong impression on the national team as well as at the club level. With a lot of experience, all three are expected to bring a new wind to the training method for the youth football training center.

Entering the new season, in addition to Hai Nam who has been entrusted with the responsibility of head coach of U16 Song Lam Nghe An, Au Van Hoan is also the head coach of U12 Song Lam Nghe An and Dinh Dong is the assistant coach of U15 Song Lam Nghe An.

Commenting on these new coaches, Mr. Tran Quang Dung - Director of Song Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center shared: "In this round of selecting coaches for the center, we prioritize selecting those who have devoted many years to Song Lam Nghe An and the national team. In particular, these coaches must ensure full moral qualifications, have a healthy and positive lifestyle, and especially must have a degree issued by the Vietnam Football Federation. And all three coaches Pham Hai Nam, Au Van Hoan and Tran Dinh Dong fully meet the criteria set by the club. Therefore, we decided to sign contracts with all three of the above coaches. As the Director of the Center, I highly appreciate the abilities of all three of the above coaches and have also boldly assigned them new responsibilities at the Center. I hope that with the experience they have accumulated, Song Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center will continue to reap many successes in the future. future"./.