Coach Phan Như Thuật is attending advanced training to improve his qualifications.

(Baonghean.vn) – The list of coaches with B-level qualifications from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for SLNA Club this year will include two more coaches from the youth team.

After leading the SLNA U11 team to victory in the 2017 National Children's Football Championship, Coach Phan Nhu Thuat was assigned to attend the Asian Football Confederation's Level B coaching course. Coach Le Manh Cuong will also be attending the course this September in Da Nang.

Coach Phan Như Thuật is currently on temporary leave to improve his qualifications - Photo: Trung Kiên

The reason Coach Phan Như Thuật only has a C-level coaching certificate is because he has been busy coaching the U10 and U11 teams recently. He is considered one of the talented youth football coaches in Nghe An province. In 2016, he worked as an assistant to Coach Nguyen Huy Hoang at the SLNA U10 and U11 teams.

This year, after the former SLNA central defender took over the U13 team, Phan Như Thuật was entrusted with leading the SLNA U10 team and convincingly won the championship by defeating Hai Duong 3-0 in the final.

Currently at SLNA Club, players Nguyen Van Vinh and Nguyen Minh Duc, although still playing professionally, have already obtained AFC B coaching certificates. Finally, if they complete the course to obtain the A certificate, they will be eligible to coach in national leagues organized by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

It is known that at the end of this year, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will organize a Level C training course in Nghe An. Former striker Pham Van Quyen and former SLNA captain Nguyen Quang Tinh are also planning to register for the course. Previously, Trong Hoang, Thanh Trung, Dinh Luat, and other players managed to attend this course during the V.League's mid-season break.

Trung Kien