Former VFF General Secretary becomes chairman of Saigon Club

Mr. Tran Tien Dai withdrew from the position of chairman of Saigon FC when V-League 2018 was not yet halfway through. Photo:Duc Dong

“Recently, I got sick and had to be hospitalized. My health was not good, so I asked my manager to let me quit my job,” said Mr. Tran Tien Dai, president of Saigon FC, about the reason for his resignation.

Mr. Dai took over the position of club president at the beginning of the season, replacing his predecessor Giang Dong. Mr. Dai is known in the Vietnamese football world as a "player broker". He has brought a series of foreign players to Vietnam in the past. For a time, he was the head coach of Saigon Xuan Thanh.

When taking over as president at the beginning of the season, he changed the coaching staff of Saigon FC, bringing in famous player Phan Van Tai Em as head coach, and the assistants included young names such as Ngoc Duy, Thanh Cong, Tuan Phong, Hoang Duy... However, Saigon FC's performance was not good. After the first 11 rounds of V-League 2018, they only won one match and drew four matches. With seven points, Phan Van Tai Em and his team ranked second to last on the National Championship scoreboard.

This morning, June 7, Saigon FC will officially announce the replacement for Mr. Dai as the team's president. But according to research byVnExpress, Mr. Duong Nghiep Khoi, former General Secretary of VFF, former Head of V-League Organizing Committee will take the position of Chairman of Saigon Club.

Mr. Duong Nghiep Khoi has a lot of experience in football management and operation in Vietnam. Photo:Duc Dong

This is the second team in V-League this season to change its president. Previously, coach Huu Thang took over the chairmanship of Ho Chi Minh City Club after Cong Vinh resigned.