If he agrees to lead the Vietnamese team, coach Philippe Troussier can receive a salary of regarding 4 billion VND/month, 3-4 times higher than Park Hang-seo. This is the record salary that the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) pays a foreign coach
Coach Park Hang-seo said goodbye to Vietnamese football following the AFF Cup 2022. The contract term between the Korean strategist and VFF will end today (January 31). Mr. Philippe Troussier is a good candidate to replace Coach Park and to convince the French leader, VFF has to pay a salary of regarding 4 billion VND/month for him.
Before that, Mr. Park was supposed to receive $50,000 following taxes a month. This salary is a small part of the Korean leader’s total income, when he is facilitated by VFF to receive full money as the head coach of the Vietnam team.
Coach Troussier is famous for helping South Africa to play in the 1998 World Cup finals, bringing Japan to the 2000 Asian Cup, winning the 2002 Confederation Cup runner-up and entering the round of 16 of the 2002 World Cup. Besides, the coach was born. In 1955, the Frenchman also worked as a coach in other national teams such as Qatar, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Morocco.
Mr. Philippe Troussier used to lead the Vietnam U19 team
He is also no stranger to Vietnamese football when he led the national U19 team from 2019 to 2021 with a salary of 128,000 USD/month (more than 3 billion VND/month). farewell to Vietnamese football in 2021, this “white witch” returned to her hometown and did not accept an invitation to lead a team until receiving an invitation from VFF.
Coach Troussier’s contract will last for two years, with an option to extend for a year if both sides agree. Besides the “huge” salary, Mr. Troussier is also supported with housing and a private car….
VFF has to mobilize many sources, including sponsors and the General Department of Sports, to meet the salary for the new head coach of Vietnam and the national U23 team. VFF Vice President Tran Anh Tu affirmed that VFF strives to meet enough financial needs because in addition to the head coach, there are also a team of assistants, doctors….
VFF plans to hold the launch of coach Troussier next week. The French leader will lead the U23 team and the Vietnamese national team and his first tournament is the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia in May.
