Players who have played for both Song Lam Nghe An and Dong A Thanh Hoa

Starting with midfielder Le Quoc Vuong. After the 2005 Bacolod scandal,Le Quoc Vuongreturn to top football. The former talent of Song Lam Nghe An and the Vietnam national team joined Thanh Hoa in the 2012 season. However, due to injury and past his peak form, this midfielder could not contribute much to the Thanh team.

Former midfielder Le Quoc Vuong in Thanh Hoa shirt. Photo: Internet

Also in the 2012 season, Song Lam Nghe An recruited Senegalese striker Abass Dieng. Immediately, this 27-year-old striker proved his worth when he scored 10 goals after 26 rounds. Success in the first season brought Abass to Thanh Hoa football club. Just like at Song Lam Nghe An, the Senegalese striker quickly integrated into the new team and scored 13 goals after 20 appearances. However, Thanh Hoa could not keep this striker for long because the following season Abass left to follow the call of the rich team Becamex Binh Duong.

Since the 2015 season, Thanh Hoa football has begun to make strong changes. With the sponsorship of FLC Group, Thanh Hoa not only recruited quality foreign players but also spent a lot of money to sign contracts with players who are in their prime and are pillars of the Vietnam national team. Among them are Dinh Dong, Trong Hoang, Van Binh and Ngo Hoang Thinh. It feels like Thanh Hoa is now a miniature Song Lam Nghe An. With the participation of players from Nghe An, FLC Thanh Hoa has transformed strongly. They consecutively won the runner-up position in the two seasons of V.League 2017 and V.League 2018. Especially in the 2017 season, they only lost to the champion QNK Quang Nam in the secondary index.

Center back Gustavo Santos and striker Abass Dieng used to play for both Song Lam Nghe An and Dong A Thanh Hoa. Photo: Internet

After missing out on the championship for two consecutive seasons, along with the FLC Group saying goodbye to Thanh Hoa football, the players who grew up from the Song Lam Nghe An training center also said goodbye to the Thanh Hoa team. Some of them found themselves another more promising club, while others returned to play for their hometown team. Until the 2022 V.League season in the shirtLam River Nghe AnThere are still 2 veterans who used to play for Thanh Hoa, Trong Hoang and Dinh Dong.

Although defender Tran Dinh Dong is old, his battle experience is still very valuable to Song Lam Nghe An. This player from Anh Son is a backup option for Mai Sy Hoang on the left wing of the Nghe An team.

The most regrettable case is probably Trong Hoang. This national team player returned to his hometown team at the beginning of the 2022 season, with the desire to dedicate the last years of his career to the team where he was trained and grew up. However, a herniated disc injury prevented him from playing and will certainly miss the opportunity to face his old team in round 11 of the V.League.

Many former Song Lam Nghe An players used to play for FLC Thanh Hoa. Photo: Internet

On the other side of the battle line,East Asia Thanh HoaCurrently, there is still one former player who used to play for Song Lam Nghe An. That is central defender Gustavo Santos, who had a quite successful season for the Nghe team in V.League 2017. Added to replace fellow striker Paulo Henrique, the Thanh team's leadership expects Gustavo to combine with Victor Kamhuka to form a solid wall to protect goalkeeper Nguyen Thanh Diep's goal.

This weekend Dinh Dong and Gustavo will meet their old team again. Of course they will put aside their old feelings to fight with all their might to help their team achieve the best results.