Nghe An's first football referee receives the 2022 Golden Whistle award
(Baonghean.vn) - Referee Nguyen Dinh Thai was voted the Golden Whistle 2022 by the V-League Organizing Committee and the VFF Referee Board. In addition, referee Tran Duy Khanh was also voted the Bronze Flag 2022.
The list of nominees for the Golden Whistle award includes the 5 best referees of V-League 2022, including: Referee Nguyen Dinh Thai (Nghe An) with 8.32 points; Referee Nguyen Trung Kien (Hanoi) also with 8.32 points; Referee Vu Nguyen Vu (Vung Tau) with 8.31 points; Referee Tran Dinh Thinh (Dong Nai) with 8.28 points; Referee Hoang Thanh Binh (Hai Phong) with 8.27 points.
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Referee Nguyen Dinh Thai (4th from left) was voted the 2022 Golden Whistle award. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
After the voting, the V-League Organizing Committee received the following results: The Golden Whistle 2022 award belongs to referee Nguyen Dinh Thai, the Silver Whistle belongs to referee Vu Nguyen Vu and the Bronze Whistle belongs to referee Nguyen Trung Kien. None of the referees in the top 3 are FIFA referees.
Referee Nguyen Dinh Thai was assigned to 26 matches this season (16 as the main referee, 10 as the fourth referee). Through the matches, the "king of the field" completed his duties very well, without much complaint or controversy from the teams.
Referee Nguyen Dinh Thai started out as a football player. He played for the Military Zone 4 team. After retiring in 2010, he changed direction and attended refereeing courses organized by the Vietnam Football Federation. In 2011, referee Nguyen Dinh Thai officially became the main referee at Vietnam's youth football tournaments. After tireless efforts, in 2016, he was appointed by the VFF Referee Board to be the main referee in the V.League.
After 6 years of working in the highest football tournament in Vietnam, referee Nguyen Dinh Thai has achieved many noble titles in the profession. It can be mentioned as the Bronze Whistle title in 2019 and especially in 2022, he achieved the Golden Whistle title. It is known that referee Nguyen Dinh Thai is the first person in Nghe An to achieve this title.
"I am very happy to receive this information. Because this is the result of a year of hard work and has finally been recognized by the V-League Organizing Committee and the VFF Referee Board. The refereeing profession has to face a lot of pressure and pitfalls. Referees will only do well when they have solid expertise, courage and always follow the law, then they can complete their tasks. I only have 2 years left in the profession, I will try to do my job well and hope everyone will recognize that." - Referee Nguyen Dinh Thai shared.
Also in this election, the Bronze Flag title belonged to referee Tran Duy Khanh (Nghe An) with 8.35 points.
