Dinh Trong becomes Quang Hai's teammate, goalkeeper Tien Dung becomes volleyball player
Dinh Trong leaves Saigon FC to return to Hanoi FC, goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung plays volleyball before returning to FLC Thanh Hoa Club to concentrate are the main news of Vietnamese football movement on the evening of February 20.
Dinh Trong joins Hanoi FC
Dinh Trong's remarkable progress has prompted Hanoi FC to officially recall him to Hang Day Stadium in the 2018 season. Growing up from the T&T training center, the central defender born in 1997 won the national U19 and U21 tournaments in the youth team's jersey.
Hanoi FC's fanpage has officially confirmed this deal.
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Dinh Trong returns to wear Hanoi FC shirt. Photo: Danviet.vn |
Before joining Hanoi FC, Dinh Trong had a successful tournament at the U23 Asian Cup, winning the silver medal with U23 Vietnam. In the last two seasons at V.League, Dinh Trong started for Saigon FC in a total of 46/52 matches. He is a key player of the team and is also known as the "Western marking expert" of Vietnamese football.
Returning to Hanoi, Dinh Trong shared: "I am very happy to return to play for the capital team, the place that trained me. I will do my best to serve and contribute to my hometown team."
Tien Dung becomes a volleyball player
Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung participated in a volleyball match on February 20 in his hometown Ngoc Lac (Thanh Hoa). Tien Dung plays for Phuc Thinh Club and wears the number 22 jersey against Lam Son Ngoc Lac Club. In addition to Tien Dung, the match also had the participation of athlete Quach Cong Lich.
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Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung and athlete Quach Cong Lich (right) take a photo after a friendly volleyball match. Photo: Ha Tran |
Tien Dung is over 1.8m tall, so he looks quite prominent in the squad. However, because he is not a professional, Tien Dung mainly plays defense, blocking the ball, and does not play much in the attacking position. Tien Dung will soon end his Tet holiday and join the FLC Thanh Hoa Club to prepare for the 2018 season.