Hanoi (VNA) - Director of Juventus Academy Vietnam Dinh Hong Vinh hasbeen named national team head coach Park Hang-seo’s assistant coach.
Now Park will have the help of two assistants, his compatriot Lee Young-jin andVinh, as the team prepares for the upcoming qualifying round of the AFC U23Championship 2020 and the 30th Southeast Asian Games.
Vinh is also head coach of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, which plays in the VietnameseFootball National Second League.
Vinh has more than 10 years of expereince training young footballers at Hoang AnhGia Lai - Arsenal JMG Academy. Last year, he coached for Can Tho in thenational premiere league and then he moved to Juventus Academy Vietnam and wasappointed its director.
Vinh was also the assistant coach of Hoang Anh Tuan for the national U19 teamthat ranked fourth in the AFC U19 Championship in 2016 and earned a ticket tocompete in the U20 FIFA World Cup.
Vietnam’s U23 team will convene in Hanoi on March 6 to prepare for its matchesin Group K of the AFC U23 Championship, to be held at My Dinh National Stadiumfrom March 22 to 26. Vietnam will compete against Thailand, Indonesia andBrunei.
The 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers include 24 teams from West Asia and 20from East Asia, placed into 11 groups of four teams. - VNA