Coach Huynh Duc confirms farewell, Da Nang football turns to a new page

After more than a decade of working with Da Nang football, coach Le Huynh Duc wants to stop and rest. In the immediate future, the leaders want the former number 1 striker of the Vietnam national team to complete the last 2 rounds of V-League 2017.

Coach Huynh Duc will part ways with SHB.Da Nang after 9 years of leading. Photo: Minh Tu

“I have decided to take a break from coaching for a while. I have not decided what I will do in the future and for now, don’t make me look back.

Right now, I just want to rest with my family. In my mind, I just want to play football with my brothers for fun," Coach Le Huynh Duc shared with Thanh Nien.

Thus, after much speculation, the departure of Coach Le Huynh Duc has been confirmed. The rest, it will only be a matter of time when his students have also started to share many emotions on social networks.

This is the first time in his coaching career that the former number 1 striker of the Vietnam national team has proposed to resign, since taking over SHB.Da Nang in 2008.

Remember before that, after losing to Quang Nam at Hoa Xuan home field, coach Le Huynh Duc once confided quite bitterly: "I know what that game is. I have been a V-League coach for 10 years. We know where we stand and what they are doing. I think the audience, the press gathered here, and even live television can clearly see that.

Coach Le Huynh Duc opened a glorious history with the first national championships in the history of Da Nang football. Photo: Minh Tu

This season, first of all, I apologize to the fans and spectators of Da Nang, we did not do our job well. However, I have not thought about retiring from SHB.Da Nang because I still want to contribute to football here."

However, just 2 weeks after the above sharing, Coach Huynh Duc gathered the whole team before the practice session yesterday afternoon, November 15, and announced his decision to part ways.

Club President Bui Xuan Hoa said: "Currently, Huynh Duc has not expressed his wish to leave the club and the club has no intention of changing players at this time.

We will wait until the season is over before sitting down together to discuss and find the best direction for Da Nang football. There are still 2 rounds left in the season and we want the season to end peacefully and then we will consider the next steps."

Coach Le Huynh Duc will be the top candidate for the big guys after parting ways with SHB.Da Nang. Photo: Kha Hoa

It is known that Coach Le Huynh Duc will soon send an official resignation letter to the club's leaders, who want Huynh Duc to play the last two matches of V-League 2017.

A departure will leave many regrets because SHB.Da Nang currently has many key players brought in by coach Huynh Duc in recent years and playing quite well.

However, the cycle of success has ended. Combined with the stoppage in the semi-finals of the National Cup this year and several years without a title in the V-League, a pause is probably reasonable for both.

Coach Huynh Duc is expected to rest with his family, or go to Ho Chi Minh City to play football matches in the veteran tournament. This will also be a turning point for SHB.Da Nang, because Mr. Duc was the one who brought the first national championship title to Da Nang football in 2009.

From there, a successful decade began with 2 V-League championships (2009, 2012), the 2009 National Cup, the 2012 National Super Cup and reaching the quarter-finals of the 2010 AFC Cup.

According to TNO