Coach Huu Thang's wife congratulates her husband on his birthday in Indonesia

(Baonghean.vn) – One day before the Vietnam national football team entered the first leg of the AFF Cup 2016 semi-final in Indonesia, it was also the 44th birthday of coach Nguyen Huu Thang. Unlike last year, this year, Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Thuy and her two sons could not avoid feeling empty when her husband was away from home.

Coach Nguyen Huu Thang and his wife

On December 2nd last year, when he had not yet taken over as head coach of the national team, coach Nguyen Huu Thang had a rare birthday celebration with his wife and two sons, Nguyen Huu Trieu Phong and Nguyen Huu Trieu Chau. This year, since September when the Vietnam national team began gathering to prepare for the AFF Cup 2016, coach Nguyen Huu Thang has not been able to arrange to return home once.

While working at SLNA, the time that coach Nguyen Huu Thang spent with his family, although not really much, was not as busy as his work at the national team at this time.

Ms. Thanh Thuy - wife of coach Nguyen Huu Thang confided: "Dad Thang has been away from home for a long time, so busy that he doesn't have time to call home, so Trieu Phong and Trieu Chau miss him a lot. Before, when her husband was home, he also arranged to take the older children to school, but this year Trieu Phong is in 6th grade, can be independent, so it's a bit easier...

There is only one birthday in the whole year, so I hope my husband will reap the best things and have good health. I also wish the Vietnam team good luck, wishing the whole team good luck and victory."

On December 7, the Vietnam and Indonesia teams will play the second leg of the semi-final at My Dinh National Stadium, and this is considered a precious opportunity for Ms. Thuy and her two children to meet her husband after many months apart. Ms. Thuy said that although it was not a holiday, she had arranged to take leave to go to Hanoi to visit her husband and cheer for the team.

From when he was a player, until he became a symbol of Nghe An football and became the head coach of the national team, not many people know the exact birthday of Coach Nguyen Huu Thang on December 2. Because most of the notes and documents on the internet say that the Nghe An strategist was born in July.

Today, Coach Nguyen Huu Thang certainly does not have time to remember his birthday, because at this time, he and the National Team are preparing for tomorrow's match by dissecting the tape and analyzing the playing style of the Indonesian Team. Meanwhile, the players, especially the Nghe An players in the National Team, are now determined to play well and get points in Indonesia tomorrow as a gift for their respected teacher.

Quynh Trang