Coach Duong Hong Son and Huy Hoang are officially qualified to lead V.League
(Baonghean.vn) - After completing 2 phases, on November 28, the A-certified football coach training course organized by the Asian Football Confederation in collaboration with the VFF in Hanoi ended.
The 2019 AFC A-certified Coach Training Course is part of the training and professional development program for the Vietnam Football Federation's football coaching staff in coordination with the Asian Football Confederation.
Participating in this course are many former players who won the AFF Cup 2008 such as Duong Hong Son, midfielder Le Tan Tai... Besides, SLNA has 3 coaches: Nguyen Huy Hoang, Phan Nhu Thuat and Le Manh Huy.
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SLNA coaches during the course. Photo: FBNV |
Vietnam Golden Ball 2008 goalkeeper Duong Hong Son is currently leading Hanoi U21, and has just won the 2019 National U21 Championship with this young team. In addition, he is also the coach who led Vietnam U21 to win the International U21 Championship.
Coach Nguyen Huy Hoang is currently the assistant coach at SLNA, Phan Nhu Thuat just successfully defended the championship with U15 SLNA while Le Manh Huy is currently leading the U17 SLNA team.
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AFC Senior Lecturer Morteza (Iran) and 22 students of the course. Photo: VFF |
The course is divided into 2 phases, the practical phase is also the decisive phase of the course, starting from November 11 in Hanoi. Students will do exercises and analyze 2 matches between Vietnam National Team and UAE and Thailand in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
At the end of this course, the above students will receive a Coaching Certificate A issued by the Vietnam Football Federation. With this certificate, the coaches are qualified to be head coaches of football teams in the V.League according to the Vietnam Football Regulations.

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