The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) held a farewell ceremony for coach Park Hang-seo and assistant Lee Young-jin last night (February 8) after the two sides did not continue to stick together after 5 years.
At the event, coach Park Hang-seo was honored to receive the Certificate of Merit from Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in recognition of the great dedication and contributions of the campaign. Korean strategist for 5 years as the head coach of the National Team and U23 Vietnam.
[Những cột mốc đáng nhớ qua 5 năm HLV Park Hang-seo dẫn dắt Việt Nam]
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung shared: “In the past 5 years, coach Park Hang Seo has led Vietnamese football from one victory to another. the leader who inspired Vietnamese football to go down in history ever since. Vietnamese stone later.”
Coach Park Hang-seo and his close assistant Lee Young-jin have helped Vietnam’s football progress continuously and on the FIFA rankings, in which the national team has always led the Southeast Asia region, reaching the top spot in the rankings. Top 16 in Asia and 100 in the world.
Park’s memorable achievements include being the runner-up at the 2018 Asian U23 Championship, the 2018 AFF Championship, reaching the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup 2019, winning the gold medal in men’s football twice in a row. SEA Games. In addition, the most prominent mark is the army of red shirts with yellow stars for the first time in history entering the final qualifying round of the World Cup in Asia.
Speaking at the gratitude party, coach Park Hang-seo said: “During 5 years of working with Vietnamese football, I have always worked hard and tried to achieve the best results. However, it is inevitable. Actually, it is not easy for a Korean to come to another country like Vietnam to be able to live and work smoothly. favorable conditions during his five years of service.”
“I regret not being able to achieve higher results with Vietnamese football. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Vietnamese football clubs for sending us great players to contribute to the country. I would also like to thank the players for their hard work, the coaching staff, the Vietnamese and Korean assistants who have always accompanied and given many initiatives to achieve this success. is over, the memories of my attachment with the players I will never forget,” said Mr. Park.
Coach Park Hang-seo thanked the country and people of Vietnam. (Photo: VFF) On the VFF’s side, President Tran Quoc Tuan wished coach Park Hang Seo and his family good health and happiness as well as continuing to contribute to maintaining and strengthening the good friendship between the two countries. . VFF also believes that Coach Park Hang Seo will continue to make positive contributions to Vietnamese football through the football projects he is cherishing to implement in the near future.
Mr. Tuan emphasized that VFF will always open the door to welcome him, like welcoming a family member back to his house.
VFF President gives gifts to coaches Park Hang-seo and assistant Lee Young-jin at the farewell party. (Image: VFF) Hien Nguyen (Vietnam+)