They are preparing for a short ceremony at their Abe Lenstra stadium before their home match against Willem II on Saturday, according to the team website. The defender scored two goals in the final against Indonesia as Vietnam won 3-0 to end a gold medal drought since they rejoined SEA Games football in 1991. After the SEA Games, Hau returned to the Netherlands to join his teammates for training ahead of their match against Willem II. Hau will be on the bench since coach Johnny Jansen said he would not change the team after their recent wins against Vitesse (3-2) and Waalwijk (3-1). Hau joined Heerenveen in September. He played all 90 minutes against Jong Go Ahead Eagles of the KNVB Reserve League in early September when his team lost 0-6. The match against Willem II is vital to Heenrenveen as they seek to enter the top three in Eredivisie. They are currently in fifth place with 27 points. … [Read more...] about Dutch club to honor their Vietnamese player for SEA Games heroics
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Vietnamese champions lead Best XI of 2019 SEA Games men’s football
Four Vietnamese players were included in Fox Sports Asia’s Best XI in men's football at the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 2019 in the Philippines. As Vietnam claimed the gold medal of the category, routing Indonesia 3-0 in the finale on Tuesday, it is no surprise that the junior Golden Dragons feature heavily in the team of the tournament. Fox Sports Asia hailed Vietnam’s 20-year-old Doan Van Hau, who plays for SC Heerenveen in the Netherlands’ top-flight league, as one of the best defenders in business today in Southeast Asia. Vietnam's Doan Van Hau celebrates scoring the third goal in the finale against Indonesia of men's football at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines, December 10, 2019. Photo: Nguyen Khoi / Tuoi Tre The online sports news site also highlighted some of Hau’s shining moments in Tuesday’s finale, including keeping the Indonesian wingers at bay and scoring a brace. Meanwhile, Do Hung Dung, one of the two overage … [Read more...] about Vietnamese champions lead Best XI of 2019 SEA Games men’s football
Four Vietnamese footballers named in Best 11 of SEA Games 30
From left: Nguyen Tien Linh, Ha Duc Chinh, Do Hung Dung and Doan Van Hau who have been named among the Best 11 of SEA Games 30. (Photo: infonet.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Four Vietnamese footballers have been named among the best talent at the 30th Southeast Asian Games by the prestigious website foxsportsasia.com. Strikers Nguyen Tien Linh, Ha Duc Chinh, defender Doan Van Hau and midfielder Do Hung Dung were all chosen as being among the best footballers at the tournament. Vietnam ended a long wait to win their first-ever gold medal in the men’s football tournament of the multi-sport event beating Indonesia 3-0 in the final. Hau scored two goals and Dung scored one goal in the final to bring the glory for the country. Meanwhile Chinh was the competition’s top scorer with eight goals. According to the website, Hau is the star of the men’s football final. “The 20-year-old left-back was star of the men’s football final not only by keeping the … [Read more...] about Four Vietnamese footballers named in Best 11 of SEA Games 30
Viettel rewards its footballers in men’s U22 football team
The commended players are Nguyen Trong Hoang, Nguyen Duc Chien, and Nguyen Hoang Duc. At the event, Acting Chairman and Director General of Viettel Major General Le Dang Dung sent his greetings to and congratulated the three men in particular and the men’s U22 football team in general for claiming the first-ever SEA Games gold medal. The three players present Trong Hoang's uniforms with signatures of U22 players to Viettel's leadership at the event General Dung highly valued the sense of responsibility and fair play of the players during the tournament. They have overcome a number of difficulties and showed high determination to contribute to the success of the team, bringing glory to the country. He took this occasion to underline that over the past time, military coaches and players in not only football but also other sports have played a key role to the Vietnamese sporting delegation in training and competing in all competitions. During their … [Read more...] about Viettel rewards its footballers in men’s U22 football team
Four Vietnamese footballers named in Best 11 of SEA Games
From left: Nguyễn Tiến Linh, Hà Đức Chinh, Đỗ Hùng Dũng and Đoàn Văn Hậu who have been named among the Best 11 of SEA Games. – Photo infonet.vn HÀ NỘI – Four Vietnamese footballers have been named among the best talent at the 30th Southeast Asian Games by the prestigious website foxsportsasia.com. Strikers Nguyễn Tiến Linh, Hà Đức Chinh, defender Đoàn Văn Hậu and midfielder Đỗ Hùng Dũng were all chosen as being among the best footballers at the tournament. Việt Nam ended a long wait to win their first-ever gold medal in the men’s football tournament of the multi-sport event beating Indonesia 3-0 in the final. Hậu scored two goals and Dũng scored one goal in the final to bring the glory for the country. Meanwhile Chinh was the competition’s top scorer with eight … [Read more...] about Four Vietnamese footballers named in Best 11 of SEA Games
