People who have won championships as both players and coaches
(Baonghean.vn) - Since the Vietnam National Football Championship was established (in 1980) until now, there have only been 4 people who have won the championship as both a player and a head coach.
1. Le Thuy Hai
Mr. Hai "lo" once won the National Football Championship with the Vietnam Railways General Department in 1980. When he was still playing, Le Thuy Hai played as a midfielder. The current head coach of the Vietnam Women's Football Team, Mai Duc Chung, is Mr. Hai's former teammate. Both were present in the "Unification Match" between Saigon Port and the Railways General Department, which took place on November 7, 1976. The 2-0 victory of the Northern team came from 2 goals scored by Mai Duc Chung and Le Thuy Hai.
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| Former coach Le Thuy Hai. Photo: Lao Dong Newspaper |
After moving to coaching, Le Thuy Hai also won many noble titles. B.Binh Duong's 3 V.League championships in the 2007, 2008 and 2014 seasons are clear proof. At this time, Le Thuy Hai has retired from his coaching career and is living with pancreatic cancer. It can be affirmed that Mr. Hai is one of the most successful strategists in Vietnamese football, at the club level.
2. Coach Le Huynh Duc
The strategist born in 1972 is the second person in Vietnam to have that honor. Not only was he a member of the Ho Chi Minh City Police that won the National Football Championship in 1995 (main striker), Le Huynh Duc was also the "captain" ofSHB Da Nangg - the team won the championship at V.League 2009 and V.League 2012.
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| Coach Le Huynh Duc currently has 2 V.League championships with SHB Da Nang. Photo: Quang Thang |
Currently, Le Huynh Duc is still leading the Han River team. At the end of V.League 2020, SHB Da Nang only finished in 9th place on the rankings. A very disappointing achievement for the Hoa Xuan home team, although at the beginning of the seasonCoach Le Huynh Duchas recruited many quality faces. Typically the duo Tran Dinh Hoang - Vo Ngoc Toan from SLNA.
3. Coach Phan Thanh Hung
The current head coach of Than Quang Ninh was a member of Quang Nam - Da Nang team that won the National Football Championship in 1992. Unfortunately, as head coach, Phan Thanh Hung has shown no luck with major titles. The championship at the National U21 Finals in 2003 is the most notable. This is one of the reasons whyCoach Phan Thanh Hunghad to leave home to seek new opportunities.
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| Coach Phan Thanh Hung celebrates winning the 2010 V.League championship with Hanoi Club. Photo: Sy Huyen |
And in his first season leading the Hanoi Club, the strategist born in 1960 achieved his goal. The championship of the capital team at V.League 2010, bearing the mark of the coach from Da Nang. Don't forget, Coach Phan Thanh Hung once led the Vietnam National Team at the AFF Cup 2012, the tournament where Le Cong Vinh and his teammates were eliminated in the group stage.
4. Coach Truong Viet Hoang
Before helping Viettel win the championshipV.League 2020As a player, the strategist nicknamed Hoang "beu" also won the National Football Championship with the Army Club (another name of The Cong) in 1998. The leader of the Army Club was Coach Vuong Tien Dung.
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| Coach Truong Viet Hoang contributed greatly to Viettel's 2020 V.League championship. Photo: BTC |
At that time, in the hands of coach Vuong Tien Dung, in addition toCoach Truong Viet Hoang, The Army Club also owns a series of excellent faces in the squad such as Tran Tien Anh, Do Manh Dung, Nguyen Hong Son, Trieu Quang Ha, Dang Phuong Nam, Nguyen Hai Bien... Most of them are pillars of the Vietnam National Team.
