To prepare for the return of V.League, Nam Dinh Green Steel Club is having a training trip at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center located on the campus of VFF. On the afternoon of January 20, coach Park Hang-seo suddenly appeared at the training ground of the Nam team. The Korean military leader met midfielder Pham Duc Huy to congratulate this player on his 29th birthday.
Duc Huy went to the stands to meet Coach Park Hang-seo when he came to the field to look for him. Photo: Facebook Park Hang-seo
Meeting his old friend, coach Park Hang-seo “complained” that he was… unemployed
Instead of buying flowers or gifts, coach Park Hang-seo pulled out his wallet and gave Duc Huy one million dong. The former head coach of the Vietnam national team said that every year he usually gives his students double that amount of money, but this year it was halved because he was “unemployed”. In addition to Duc Huy, coach Park Hang-seo was also happy to meet other former students wearing the Nam Dinh Blue Steel shirt such as goalkeeper Nguyen Manh, defenders Hong Duy, Van Kien, midfielder Nguyen Huu Tuan…
Duc Huy was once a favorite student of Coach Park Hang-seo during his victory in winning runner-up at the U23 Asia 2018. In the same year, he also won fourth place at the Asiad with Olympic Vietnam and won the AFF Cup with the Vietnamese national team. Male. Due to poor performance, Duc Huy was often absent during the final stages of coach Park Hang-seo leading the Vietnam national team.
Coach Duc Huy pulled out his wallet and gave Duc Huy two bills worth 500,000 VND. Photo: Facebook Park Hang-seo.
This season, Duc Huy has played 5 matches for Nam Dinh in V.League 2023/2024, including three main matches. The Nam team is showing impressive performance, topping the rankings with 19 points after 8 rounds. According to the schedule, Nam Dinh Green Steel will be a guest of Hai Phong in round 9 on February 17.
Coach Park Hang-seo still lives alternately between Vietnam and Korea after his contract with VFF expired in January 2023. The 66-year-old military leader currently opens a youth football training center named after him in Hanoi.