Song Lam Nghe An invites Le Cong Vinh to join the coaching staff

On the afternoon of November 11, Song Lam Nghe An announced the decision to invite coach Le Cong Vinh to join the club's coaching staff.

However, in reality, the 2007 Vietnam Golden Ball has only completed a C-level course, not yet qualified to officially become a head coach of a V-League team. Therefore, if he returns, Le Cong Vinh will hold the title of assistant head coach.

On the same afternoon, Song Lam Nghe An Club announced Nhu Thuat as the club's head coach.

Thus, after parting with coach Pham Anh Tuan, the coaching staff of the Nghe An team will include: Head coach Phan Nhu Thuat; assistants Pham Van Quyen, Pham Bui Minh, Pham Duc Anh, Nguyen Ngoc Anh.

Talking about recruiting new personnel on the coaching bench, the Club's General DirectorLam River Nghe An - Mr. Ho Le Duc said: "After parting ways with coach Pham Anh Tuan, we contacted Le Cong Vinh and he agreed to return to join the coaching staff of his hometown team. Le Cong Vinh hopes to contribute his abilities to Song Lam Nghe An, the place that helped him have a brilliant career. We also hope that the former Vietnamese player will bring a new breeze in the way of playing for Song Lam Nghe An, thereby helping the team escape the current situation."

Le Cong Vinh's return home not only brings hope in improving the ranking but also helps Song Lam Nghe An create attraction for fans. Because after the poor performance in the past, the audience seems to not care much about the Nghe An team.

Le Cong Vinh grew up from the youth football training center of Song Lam Nghe An. At the age of 18, Cong Vinh was promoted to the first team of Song Lam Nghe An. The 2006 and 2007 seasons witnessed outstanding performances of CV9, but he could not win any collective titles. In return, these were the two most brilliant years in terms of personal achievements of Cong Vinh when he won the V.League Best Player award in both years, and the Vietnam Golden Ball award in 2006 and 2007 both belonged to him. To date, Cong Vinh is the only player in history to win this individual award in two consecutive years.

At the national team level, Le Cong Vinh is considered one of the best players in the history of Vietnamese football, and holds the record for scoring the most goals for the Vietnamese team. During his playing days, Cong Vinh was the captain of the Vietnamese team. He has received the Vietnam Golden Ball award three times in 2004, 2006 and 2007. In 2008, with CV9's goal, Vietnam won the AFF Cup for the first time./.