Head coach Park announces 23 players for friendly football match
Head coach Park Hang-seo has announced his squad of 23 players for the national team's friendly match against Afghanistan on June 1 at Thong Nha Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.
Nham Manh Dung (No. 17) celebrates after scoring for Vietnam against Thailand in the SEA Games 31 final on May 22, 2022. P(hoto: VnExpress)
Hanoi (VNA) - Head coach Park Hang-seo has announced his squad of 23players for the national team's friendly match against Afghanistan on June 1 atThong Nha Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.
The list includes several outstanding faces who competed in the third round ofAsian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, such as goalkeeper Dang Van Lam anddefender Do Duy Manh.
Also included are three other players from the U23 team who won gold medal atthe SEA Games 31, Do Hung Dung, Nguyen Tien Linh and Nguyen Hoang Duc.
In addition, Park also called new names including Tran Dinh Khuong and TruongVan Thai Quy for the event which is a warm-up for the AFF Cup.
Notably, Park has added striker Nguyen Anh Duc to the coaching staff of theVietnamese team. Duc is playing the role of both player and coach at Long AnClub. Recently, he was granted a coaching license by the Asian FootballConfederation.
Becoming an assistant for coach Park in the national team will help Đức gainmore training experience. That is considered the first step for him to gainvaluable knowledge on the journey to becoming a professional coach.
Duc became the first assistant of Park as he is still playing professionally asa player.
Duc played for Binh Duong in the V.League 1 from 2006 to 2019, scoring 116goals in 335 matches. He won four V.League 1 titles, four National Super Cups,two National Cups and reached the semi-finals of the AFC Cup in 2009. He wonthe Vietnamese Golden Ball award in 2015 as well as the Vietnamese Silver Ball awardin 2017. He was the top scorer in 2017.
He was also a key part of the national team that won the AFF Cup in 2018.
The national team gathered together on May 25 to attend a two-day training campin Hanoi before moving to HCM City on May 28 to prepare for the friendly match./.
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Nham Manh Dung (No. 17) celebrates after scoring for Vietnam against Thailand in the SEA Games 31 final on May 22, 2022. P(hoto: VnExpress) 
