Receiving special honor, Coach Park Hang-seo thanks the Vietnamese people
(Baonghean.vn) - Head coach of the Vietnamese national team Park Hang-seo sent his thanks to the Vietnamese people for giving him the opportunity to receive the Second Class Labor Medal, a valuable award that was first presented to a foreign football coach.
On the morning of August 27, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with the Vietnam Football Federation to hold a ceremony to award the Second Class Labor Medal to the head coach of the Vietnam national team, Park Hang-seo. Two assistants, Lee Young Jin and Kim Han Yoon, were also honored to receive a Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister.
Attending the ceremony were Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thien - Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Mr. Park Noh Wan - Korean Ambassador to Vietnam and all players and coaching staff of the U22 Vietnam team.
Speaking at the ceremony about the achievements brought to Vietnamese football in 2019, Mr. Le Hoai Anh - General Secretary of VFF said that in 2019, the U22 Vietnam team excellently won the gold medal in men's football at the 30th SEA Games.
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Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thien - Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism on behalf of the Party, State and Government of Vietnam awarded the Second Class Labor Medal to Coach Park Hang-seo. Photo: Hai Hoang |
For Vietnamese football to achieve this achievement, there is a great contribution from Coach Park Hang-seo and two assistants Lee Young Jin, Kim Han Yoon. The achievements of Vietnamese football are the basis for General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong to award the Second Class Labor Medal to Coach Park Hang-seo.
Previously, Coach Park Hang-seo was awarded the Friendship Medal by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc after helping Vietnamese football win the AFF Cup gold medal and the 2018 AFC U23 Championship silver medal.
Speaking at the ceremony, Coach Park Hang-seo expressed his sincere thanks to the Vietnamese people for awarding him this noble title. He said he was very honored to know that this was the first Second Class Labor Medal awarded by the Vietnamese State to a foreign football coach.
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Two assistants Kim Han Yoon and Lee Young Jin were honored to receive the Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister. Photo: Hai Hoang |
Coach Park Hang-seo said: "This medal is with the wish that we make more efforts for the development of Vietnamese football, I also feel that heavy responsibility. The Covid-19 epidemic is spreading and causing the Vietnamese national football tournament to stop, football is facing many difficulties.
But I do not allow myself to stand still at this time, this is the time to invest, continue to search for players, develop tactics for the team. Let's join hands to win this stage, I will try harder to bring good news to Vietnamese football in the future."
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thien - Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism congratulated Coach Park Hang-seo on the achievements he has brought to Vietnamese football. Mr. Thien thanked Mr. Park and his two Korean assistants for their great contributions to the development of the country's football.
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The honor of Coach Park Hang-seo and his colleagues. Photo: Hai Hoang |
With the recognition and honor of the Party, State and Government of Vietnam, the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hope that Coach Park Hang-seo will continue to make every effort to help Vietnamese football win the right to enter the 3rd qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup and achieve the best results at the 31st SEA Games.

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