VietNamNet Bridge – Newly-appointed U22 football coach Lee Young-jin has been tasked with securing gold at the South Asian Games later this year in the Philippines. Vietnam players are against the Philippines during the ASEAN U22 Championship in Cambodia. The Vietnamese team are asked to gold medal at the coming SEA Games. — Photo foxsports.com.vn Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien in his recent visit to the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) office asked the South Korean coach, who is contracted until the end of the games, to lead his charges to the country’s first triumph at the tournament. "Our men’s football team have never won the SEA Games. I set a target of a gold medal at the 30th event. There is no looking back. We have to go forward. We need plans to make it happen. Now it is time for Vietnam to secure a turning point," said Thien. Before taking charge of the U22s Lee, was a key assistant for national team head coach … [Read more...] about Vietnam aim for SEA Games gold
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Việt Nam aim for SEA Games gold
Việt Nam players are against the Philippines during the ASEAN U22 Championship in Cambodia. The Vietnamese team are asked to gold medal at the coming SEA Games. — Photo foxsports.com.vnViet Nam News Hà Nội — Newly-appointed U22 football coach Lee Young-jin has been tasked with securing gold at the South Asian Games later this year in the Philippines. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện in his recent visit to the Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) office asked the South Korean coach, who is contracted until the end of the games, to lead his charges to the country’s first triumph at the tournament. "Our men’s football team have never won the SEA Games. I set a target of a gold medal at the 30th event. There is no looking back. We have to go forward. We need plans to make it happen. Now it is time for Việt Nam to secure a turning point," said Thiện. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam aim for SEA Games gold
Lee Young-jin to lead Vietnam U22 team at SEA Games
Lee Young-jin will coach the U22 team at the upcoming SEA Games — Photo vff.org.vn Lee has travelled with Park to all the national teams’ events since the South Korean took charge. The VFF considered carefully the decision in light of a busy schedule for this year: Việt Nam will compete in the U23 Asian qualifiers for 2020, the World Cup 2022 qualifiers and the SEA Games. In principle, Park will lead all the national teams to compete in the three events. However, because the World Cup 2022 qualifiers and the SEA Games are both in November, Park will delegate to get the most out of the two teams. Although Park doesn’t coach the U22 team directly, he will be advising Lee throughout the qualifiers. Lee began his football career in 1986. He was part of the South Korea team that competed at the in World Cup 1990 and 1994. In 1997, Lee was player-manager for Anyang LG Cheetahs and then FC Seoul. In 2015, Le led Daegu FC in the K.League. Lee and his compatriot Park … [Read more...] about Lee Young-jin to lead Vietnam U22 team at SEA Games
Lee Young-jin to lead VN U22 team at SEA Games
Main man: Lee Young-jin will coach the U22 team at the upcoming SEA Games. — Photo vff.org.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Assistant coach to Park Hang-seo Lee Young-jin will be in charge of the U22 team at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines in November, the Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) has announced. Lee has travelled with Park to all the national teams’ events since the South Korean took charge. The VFF considered carefully the decision in light of a busy schedule for this year: Việt Nam will compete in the U23 Asian qualifiers for 2020, the World Cup 2022 qualifiers and the SEA Games. In principle, Park will lead all the national teams to compete in the three events. However, because the World Cup 2022 qualifiers and the SEA Games are both in November, Park will delegate to get the most out of the two teams. Although Park doesn’t coach the U22 team directly, he will be advising Lee throughout the … [Read more...] about Lee Young-jin to lead VN U22 team at SEA Games
Coach Park’s assistant to lead Vietnam U22 team at 2019 SEA Games
According to the announcement issued by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on February 23, the federation will entrust Park’s current assistant to take charge of the U22 team at the 2019 SEA Games. The decision was made after VFF’s careful consideration based on the operational plans of the national team and the U23 team in 2019, in addition to a proposal from Park. Accordingly, this year, after the Asian Cup campaign ended last January, Vietnamese football is aiming at three additional important goals, including the 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualification, 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 30th SEA Games. In principle, Park will lead the corresponding teams to the three tournaments. However, the schedule of the final round in 2019 at the 2022 World Cup qualifiers (national team) and the 30th SEA Games (U22 team) all fall in November, making it hard for Park to cover all the professional work if he is still in charge of both the national team and the U22 team. … [Read more...] about Coach Park’s assistant to lead Vietnam U22 team at 2019 SEA Games