Spanish coach Bruno Garcia has said goodbye to the Vietnamese national futsal team after guiding the team to the round of 16 at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016 in Colombia.
Spanish coach Bruno Garcia has said goodbye to the Vietnam national futsal team (Photo: vff.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA)🍨 - Spanish coach Bruno Garcia has said goodbye to the Vietnamese national futsal team after guiding the team to the round of 16 at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016 in Colombia, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
“From bottom of my heart, I thank the VFF—especially to head of the Vietnam futsal team Tran Anh Tu—who understand and respect my decision as well as support my work. Thank you for letting me be a part of your dream of playing in the World Cup,” said Garcia.
Via the VFF, Garica also expressed his heartfell thanks to players and fans.
Garcia helped Vietnam into Asia’s top four teams and into the top 16 of strongest teams in the world. He also helped Thai Son Nam futsal club win bronze medal at the 2015 Asia futsal clubs championships and silver medal at the 2016 Southeast Asian futsal clubs championships.
He previously led many futsal clubs in his country. He then coached the Hangzhou Zhejiang Dragons team, which ranked second at the Chinese futsal championships.
Before going to Vietnam, he was the coach of the Peruvian national futsal squad.
During his coaching career, Garcia won the Ramon Cobo Award for the most excellent futsal coach in the Spanish Football Federation during the 2011-2012 season.
According to Tu, captain Nguyen Bao Quan will temporarily replace Gracia at the coming Southeast Asian tournament.
“I will meet many pressures when coaching the Vietnam team because the squad has recently met such good results. However, I am ready to face the challenges,” said Quan.-VNA
Vietnam landed in Bucaramanga on September 17 to prepare for a challenge with powerful Italy in their last round match of Group C in the Colombian Futsal World Cup.
Vietnam’s futsal (indoor football) national team made history by reaching the knockout stage at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in its first-time appearance at the event in Colombia.
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Spanish coach Bruno Garcia has said goodbye to the Vietnam national futsal team (Photo: vff.org.vn)
