Former Leeds player becomes fitness coach for the Vietnam national team.
Among the coaching staff of the Vietnamese national team, recently introduced by coach Phan Thanh Hung, is a foreigner: Dylan Keer, a former Leeds United player, who will take on the role of fitness coach.
Coach Phan Thanh Hung and his assistants during the contract signing ceremony to lead the Vietnamese national team - PHOTO: DUC CUONG
On the morning of August 24th, Coach Phan Thanh Hung signed a contract valid until the end of 2013, officially taking on the position of head coach of the Vietnamese national team and the U23 national team. In addition to familiar faces like Van Sy, Van Phung, and Hoang Anh Tuan, Coach Phan Thanh Hung's assistant coaching staff also includes a foreign coach.
Coach Phan Thanh Hung will lead the Vietnamese national team and the U23 national team in three major tournaments during his contract: the AFF Suzuki Cup 2012, the Asian Cup qualifiers, and the 27th SEA Games. During the contract signing ceremony, Coach Phan Thanh Hung also introduced his assistants.
These are still the familiar faces who have worked alongside Coach Phan Thanh Hung in the national team, such as Coach Van Sy, Hoang Anh Tuan, and Van Phung. However, in the near future, Coach Phan Thanh Hung will have an additional English assistant.
That's fitness coach Dylan Kerr - a former player of Leeds United (England). Coach Dylan Kerr came to Vietnam last December and works at Khataco Khanh Hoa as a fitness coach. Thanks to his intensive fitness training programs, the K.KH players are considered by experts to have some of the best and most abundant physical fitness in the V-League.
Inviting coach Dylan Kerr as an assistant is a calculated move by coach Phan Thanh Hung to help the players prepare physically for upcoming major tournaments. The head coach of the Vietnamese national team said: "I need each of my assistants to have their own outstanding strengths to create the best coaching staff, providing a solid professional foundation for the team."
According to Bongdaplus - National Team
