The new fitness assistant of the Vietnam National Team attracts with his handsome appearance.
Brazilian coach Willander Fonseca made his debut for the Vietnam national team as a fitness assistant in the match against North Korea.
In the friendly match with North Korea on the evening of December 25, the Vietnamese coaching staff had a new figure named Willander Fonseca. This is the new fitness coach of the Vietnamese team, replacing Korean assistant Bae Ji-won - who just left after the AFF Cup 2018 to work in Malaysia.
Willander Fonseca has been working for the Vietnam national team since December 22. Although only 31 years old, Coach Fonseca has 11 years of experience as a fitness coach. He started his career at a third-tier club in his home country of Brazil at the age of 20. After that, Fonseca began working with teams in Southeast Asia when he worked for Buriram United (Thailand) in 2015, followed by clubs in Laos and Cambodia.
Willander Fonseca guides the reserve players through stretching exercises in preparation for coming on as a substitute.
Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates warmed up while watching the action on the field.
Coach Park Hang-seo put many important players on the bench such as Que Ngoc Hai, Duy Manh, Hung Dung, Dang Van Lam... to test new elements. In the first half, the Vietnamese team was somewhat inferior to the opponent but still maintained the score 0-0.
Near the end of the first half, Coach Park Hang-seo's Korean language assistant came to inform Fonseca which players would enter the field in the second half.
Fonseca went to convey to Duy Manh - the player who was about to be put on the field. The Brazilian assistant used English to connect with the players.
After the first half ended, coach Park Hang-seo called assistant Fonseca to discuss further.
Fonseca guided Duy Manh, Duc Chinh, and Hung Dung to warm up on the field. These three players were brought in by coach Park Hang-seo as substitutes in the second half. Vietnam opened the scoring thanks to Tien Linh in the 54th minute. However, in the 82nd minute, captain Jong Il Gwan equalized 1-1 for North Korea with a tricky free kick that left Bui Tien Dung helpless.
