VFF Vice President Le Hung Dung: "Vo Tong" fights tigers
Not an administrative official working in football, the Vice President in charge of finance entered VFF first out of love and passion, then calculated what he would enjoy.
There is cast iron, there is steel
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Mr. Dung has a strong economic backing, so it is not wrong to say that he chose VFF, chose football as his hobby. Therefore, in the 4th term, a "player" like Mr. Dung stood aside, and VFF immediately had financial difficulties. People immediately remembered the Chairman of the Board of Directors of SJC when the position of Vice Chairman in charge of finance was created in the 5th term. Of course, with his prestige, with just a short campaign, Mr. Dung immediately convinced everyone and was elected.
Indeed, through two terms as Vice President in charge of finance, in one way or another, Mr. Dung helped VFF to be bright and prosperous. Money still poured into football, poured into VFF, even in the most difficult times. When Mr. Dung was in charge of finance for VFF, V-League had stable sponsorship, even sky-high like the 30 billion VND contract that Eximbank poured into V-League. Not to mention that Eximbank is Mr. Dung's "home", but earning 30 billion VND/season, that is not easy to convince. At the national team level, the return of a giant like Nike or a series of large Japanese corporations, there was a time when VFF could only dream of a logo... and it was still difficult.
Mr. Dung has made VFF's finances brighter, which is obvious. That is the merit and is worthy of choosing Mr. Dung to entrust his gold. Even if he had luck, perhaps VFF's financial affairs would have been much brighter if the deal to reach out beyond football, investing money in stocks and banks had not been hindered by the investment partners. In short, by only stopping at the statement "the responsibility is to earn a lot of money for VFF", Mr. Dung did not embarrass those who trusted him to put their names on the ballot.
Game, God Bless
As a pillar of VFF, and considering football as a passion, Mr. Dung also showed his mettle and position in VFF. The incident of Mr. Kien is an example, VFF was stunned by the "bomb" that Mr. Kien dropped at the closing ceremony, only the Deputy Finance Minister had enough mettle to overcome the numbness, facing the boss of Hanoi ACB. Without preempting or anticipating, going straight to the point, not using indirect attacks or counterattacks when they were not facing each other.
The difference between an administrative official doing football and a football official who has come up with the socialization policy is that. Mr. Dung has the advantage of not being caught in the act, so when he criticizes, he criticizes directly. Like the way the Deputy Finance Minister retorted to Deputy General Secretary Duong Nghiep Khoi about the professional standards: "Don't use AFC as a bogeyman to scare Vietnamese football", or the honesty: "If Mr. Tuan and Mr. Khoi don't do well, then replace them". No one can be so decisive and honest if they are not afraid and dependent on the hidden interests around them.
In terms of work and character, few people see Mr. Dung's personality change, even though it was a very different time period when he entered the VFF. But God rarely gives anyone everything, completely. Mr. Dung has a power that goes beyond the perspective of a tycoon representing money for football. However, stepping out of his own territory, the Deputy Finance Director does not have enough talent or support to clean up the mess in Vietnamese football, even at the VFF.
A game-given by heaven. It can be said that Mr. Dung at VFF and in football is like the state of Vo Tong when he staggered up Canh Duong hill. Vo Tong was drunk at that time, knowing that Canh Duong hill had a fierce tiger but still stepped up. Mr. Dung did not know whether he could defeat the "football tiger" or not, but clearly he still stepped up while he was "drunk". And in life, who has ever been given everything?
According to Saigon Giai Phong
