Cong Vinh signed a 3-year contract with Hanoi Football Club
On October 10 in Hanoi, striker Le Cong Vinh signed a three-year contract with Hanoi Football Club (formerly Hoa Phat Hanoi Club) of Mr. Kien. All details about the terms of the contract such as signing bonus, salary, and bonus were not disclosed.
Speaking with Tuoi Tre, Cong Vinh said he had his first training session with teammates and fellow countryman coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh this afternoon, October 11, at the club's training ground in My Dinh.
Cong Vinh (middle) in his last match for Hanoi T&T (against SLNA) on August 21
in round 26 of V-League - Photo: SH
* Also today, October 11, Hoang Anh Gia Lai gathered again in Pleiku to prepare for the new 2012 season. During this gathering, Hoang Anh Gia Lai will welcome a new face - new head coach Choi Yoon Gyum, a Korean.
Coach Choi was born in 1962, only speaks Korean, graduated from Incheon University (majoring in sports). He started his football career in high school and then university. From 1986-1992, he played 162 matches for the professional team Jeju United in the Korean Premier League as a defender. He also played for the student team, the Olympic team and the Korean national team (played five matches) before retiring as a player in 1992.
Coach Choi started his coaching career in 1993 as an assistant and then head coach of Jeju United (1993-2002), Dae Jeon Citizen (2003-2007) and then returned to work as a coach in universities from 2008 to present. He is the sixth foreign coach of Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
According to Tuoi Tre
