VFF announces effective assistant to coach Kim Sang-sik
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Choi Won Kwon (Korean nationality) officially became assistant coach of the Vietnam National Team.
On the afternoon of May 9, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) signed a contract with coach Choi Won-kwon. The decision to select Choi as assistant head coach was made based on Kim Sang-sik's proposal and the personnel organization plan for the Vietnam national team and U23 Vietnam coaching staff.
Mr. Choi Won Kwon is 43 years old this year (born in 1981), played for the Korean national U23 team, reached the quarter-finals of the 2004 Athens Olympics and played for a number of clubs in the K-League such as FC Seoul, Gwangju, Jeju United, Gyeongju and Daegu FC.
After retiring, Mr. Choi Won Kwon moved to coaching at Daegu FC as assistant head coach in 2016 before taking over the position of head coach of this club from November 2022 until the end of his contract in April 2024.
Possessing many similarities in tactical operations with coach Kim Sang Sik, Mr. Choi Won Kwon is expected to become a powerful "right-hand man" for the new head coach of the Vietnam National Team and National U23.
The decision to select Mr. Choi Won Kwon as assistant head coach of the Vietnam National Team and the National U23 Team was made based on the proposal of the new head coach Kim Sang Sik and the personnel organization plan for the Vietnam National Team and the National U23 Team Coaching Board to prepare for upcoming tasks.
Accordingly, in addition to signing a contract with assistant coach Choi Won Kwon, the Vietnam Football Federation will also select and introduce Vietnamese assistant coaches to best support head coach Kim Sang Sik in professional work at the Vietnam National Team and National U23 Team.
According to the plan, after taking over the task and following the assignment of head coach Kim Sang Sik, Mr. Choi Won Kwon will directly attend the matches at V.League to coordinate the selection of forces for the team to prepare for the FIFA Days gathering next June./.