Former assistant of Guus Hiddink becomes head coach of Vietnam national team

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) officially confirmed that 58-year-old Korean coach Park Hang-Seo was appointed as the coach of the Vietnam national team, replacing Nguyen Huu Thang who resigned.

Coach Park Hang-Seo. Photo: Loveme919

The VFF website (vff.org.vn) confirmed on the afternoon of September 29 that VFF and coach Park Hang Seo had basically reached an agreement to become the head coach of the national team, U-23 team and Olympic team of Vietnam.

According to VFF news, on the afternoon of September 29 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, authorized by the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Football Federation, the working group including Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan - Permanent Vice President; Mr. Doan Nguyen Duc - Vice President in charge of finance and Mr. Le Hoai Anh - General Secretary negotiated with Coach Park Hang Seo, 58 years old. The two sides basically agreed on the conditions for Coach Park to become the head coach of the national team, the U-23 team and the Olympic team.

Mr. Park Hang-Seo is 58 years old this year and is currently the coach of Changwon Club (playing in the Korean Second Division, 2 levels below the K-League Championship).

Korea Football News website also confirmed that Mr. Park Hang-Seo became the coach of the Vietnamese national team. Photo: Screenshot

Before coming to Changwon, Mr. Park Hang-Seo had quite an impressive record when he led many famous clubs such as Gyeongnam, Chunnam Dragons and Sangju Phoenix. Under his leadership (2005-2007), Gyeongnam played quite impressively in the K-League. They even ranked 4th in the 2007 season.

Before leading clubs, Mr. Park Hang-Seo also led the Korean U-23 team in 2002. The team won a bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games.

Mr. Park Hang-Seo and Coach Hiddink. Photo: e790

But the most notable milestone in Mr. Park Hang-Seo's career was probably the time he was an assistant to the famous Dutch coach Guus Hiddink at the 2002 World Cup. At this tournament, Korea shocked the world football community by reaching the semi-finals.

According to TTO