Coach Hoang Anh Tuan stops leading Vietnam's youth teams; Viettel's The Cong beat Hanoi FC for the first time in 3 years
(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Hoang Anh Tuan stops leading Vietnam's youth teams; Coach Mai Duc Chung continues to lead the women's football team; The Cong Viettel wins against Hanoi FC for the first time in 3 years... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan stops leading Vietnam youth teams
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan was recently appointed by VFF to lead the Vietnam U23 team to replace Philippe Troussier, participating in the 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals (Qatar). In addition, he also has a contract to coach the U16 and U21 youth teams, valid until 2026.
However, after the 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals, coach Hoang Anh Tuan recently expressed his wish to resign for family reasons. VFF also recently signed a contract with coach Kim Sang-sik (Korea). The 1976-born coach will be in charge of both the Vietnam national team and the Vietnam U23 team.
According to information on the sidelines, Khanh Hoa club could be the destination of coach Hoang Anh Tuan. The coastal city team is having difficulties in the V-League when falling to the bottom of the table, with only 10 points after 17 rounds, 5 points behind the team above, Song Lam Nghe An. The risk of relegation for Khanh Hoa is quite high, and Mr. Tuan could become a savior at the present time.
Coach Mai Duc Chung continues to lead the Vietnamese women's football team
According to the Vietnam Football Federation, on May 9, the Federation and Mr. Mai Duc Chung reached a consensus and agreed to sign a contract as head coach of the Vietnam women's football team. The contract is valid from May 9, 2024 to December 31, 2025.
According to sources, after the 32nd SEA Games/2023 with the 4th consecutive Gold Medal with the Vietnamese women's football team, Coach Mai Duc Chung decided to temporarily stop working to spend time with his family. After a period of rest and recovery, Coach Mai Duc Chung decided to return to women's football.
Sharing his thoughts on returning to lead the Vietnamese women's team, coach Mai Duc Chung thanked the attention, encouragement, and especially the trust of the Standing Committee of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Football Federation and the National Coaching Council in him.
Regarding the upcoming activities of the Vietnamese women's team, coach Mai Duc Chung said: "This year the team will not participate in any international tournaments. However, the team will still have a training session abroad in July or August, after which the players will return to compete in domestic tournaments, as well as the Ho Chi Minh City team will participate in the Asian Women's C1 tournament.
This is the premise for us to have good preparation for important goals that will take place in 2025, including the Southeast Asian Women's Championship, SEA Games 33, Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers... The coaching staff and I will focus the most to complete the task well."
Young Vietnamese gymnastics talent passes away at the age of 18
Gymnast Nguyen Minh Triet passed away on the morning of May 9, half a year after suffering an injury during training, at the age of 18.
According to a family announcement, athlete Nguyen Minh Triet passed away on the morning of May 9 at Thanh Nhan Hospital, Hanoi. Minh Triet's funeral will take place at 7:15 a.m. on May 11 at the Thanh Nhan Hospital Funeral Home.
Minh Triet's passing left many fans heartbroken and sad.
Athlete Nguyen Minh Triet was born in 2006, is a member of the Army Sports and the National Youth Gymnastics Team. Minh Triet won a gold medal at the National Youth Gymnastics Championship, his specialties are horizontal bars and freestyle gymnastics.
On November 10, 2023, Minh Triet suffered a serious injury while practicing for the Vietnam national youth gymnastics team. While performing two spins in the air after a 360-degree turn, Minh Triet landed headfirst in the sucker hole, dislocating the C5 and C6 cervical vertebrae, compressing the spinal cord and causing paralysis of all four limbs.
The male athlete was hospitalized and underwent emergency surgery at Hospital E, Hanoi. Minh Triet was then transferred to Bach Mai Hospital for further treatment. However, Minh Triet's recovery rate is less than 10%.
In early April, Minh Triet was transferred to Thanh Nhan Hospital. At this stage, the male athlete was completely paralyzed in all four limbs and was fighting for his life every day.
The Cong Viettel beat Hanoi FC for the first time in 3 years
The latest match of round 17 of V-League at Hang Day Stadium witnessed a more impressive performance of The Cong Viettel against Hanoi FC on the evening of May 9.
Right from the 21st minute, Vietnam Golden Ball - Hoang Duc showed his class with the opening goal. From a pass from Nham Manh Dung, Hoang Duc entered the penalty area and then made a tricky shot to put the army team up 1-0.
The goal was a turning point because in the remaining minutes of the match, Hanoi FC was helpless to find a goal. The team's high formation and individual mistakes also caused them to lose another goal in the 90+6 minute, after Tien Anh successfully took advantage of the opportunity. 2-0 and 3 points belonged to the away team The Cong Viettel in this match.
This is the first time in 3 years that the army team has won against Hanoi FC in the V-League arena. The last time they beat this opponent was on April 7, 2021, with a score of 1-0.
In the next round, The Cong Viettel will host Binh Dinh at home while Hanoi FC will visit the struggling team Ha Tinh./.