Hanoi (VNA) - Former Vietnamnational team coach Toshiya Miura said he hopes to lead V.League 1 club Ho ChiMinh City to third place this season.
The 54-year-old Japanese announced thisafter signing a two-year contract with the club in HCM City on January 5.
The appointment of the former Vietnam coachis another sign of HCM’s ambition after their third-from-bottom finish in the14-team V.League 1 last year.
“I am very glad and excited to return to Vietnamto train HCM City. I am eager to begin work and meet Vietnamese fans again,”said Miura.
“Last year, the club didn’t finish high inthe table, so I have to improve gradually. Our first goal is to enter the topfive and then top three in the league this year, and then win the league in thefuture and compete in Asian events,” said Miura.
“I came here to help HCM City become astrong club and develop to a new height,” Miura added.
Le Cong Vinh, acting chairman of HCM City,was coached by Miura and invited him to return to Vietnam two years after hisdismissal by the national side.
Miura was manager both the national and U23squads of Vietnam in 2014-16. However he was fired before his contract expireddue to poor results.
Vietnam lost both games against Thailandduring the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifications and performed poorly againstAustralia and Jordan during the AFC-U23 Championships in 2016.
However, under the guidance of Miura, Vietnamcame third in the AFF championship in 2014 and won the bronze medal in theSoutheast Asian Games in 2015.
At the press conference yesterday, HCM Cityalso announced new signings, including six local players and one foreigner.
Local players Tran Phi Son and Sam Ngoc Ducused to play in the national team, while veteran striker Gonzalo Marronkle isone of best scorers in V.League history. The 33-year-old Argentinean’s contractwith Hanoi FC has expired, with the player set to become a naturalisedVietnamese citizen.
Also on January 5, HCM City signed acontract with fitness trainer Martin Forkel from Germany, who worked for the Vietnamnational teams in 2016-17.
Addressing the press conference, actingchairman Vinh, widely considered one of the best players in Southeast Asia andpart of the national team from 2004 to 2016, said he would never interfere withthe Japanese coach’s work.- VNA
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Japanese coach Toshiya Miura (Source: VNA) 
