Ho Chi Minh City Club has parted ways with coach Phung Thanh Phuong (right) and assistant Hua Hien Vinh - Photo: CAO TOAN
On the morning of July 1, Ho Chi Minh City FC and coach Phung Thanh Phuong officially parted ways after the end of their contract. Along with that was assistant Hua Hien Vinh - who has a Pro AFC coaching license.
Under the leadership of coach Phung Thanh Phuong, Ho Chi Minh City Club has overcome many financial and personnel difficulties to stay in the league, and even achieved encouraging results.
In the 2023-2024 V-League, Ho Chi Minh City FC ranked 4th, 3 points behind the bronze medalist Hanoi . In the 2024-2025 V-League, Ho Chi Minh City FC ranked 10th out of 14 teams, successfully staying in the league early with one round of matches left in the context that the team almost went on strike and did not practice because of unpaid kickbacks and bonuses.
Coach Phung Thanh Phuong's departure was both surprising and not surprising. Because he does not have a professional coaching license (Pro license) from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as required from 2026, Coach Phung Thanh Phuong will find it difficult to continue his role as captain. But he can absolutely be an assistant.
However, Ho Chi Minh City FC and coach Phung Thanh Phuong have decided to part ways. Ho Chi Minh City FC's leaders shared: "We want Phuong to stay as an assistant to the foreign coach. But he did not agree because he was afraid that the old and new teams would have difficulty working together."
The club's leaders said the team will use a foreign coach again like in the 2017-2021 period. Accordingly, the new coach will be a Spanish coach. "V-League 2025-2026 is very special. Because Ho Chi Minh City after merging with Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau will play a very important role, Ho Chi Minh City Club therefore also needs to perform better," the club leader added.
Ho Chi Minh City Club will gather again on July 6. In the immediate future, assistant Hoang Hung will be in charge of training in the first days before the new foreign coach arrives in Ho Chi Minh City. It is known that the Spanish coaching team has 4 people, including the fitness coach.
Patrik Le Giang leaves Ho Chi Minh City Club?
Goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang is currently the biggest star in the Ho Chi Minh City FC squad and has made a great contribution to the team's relegation. However, the sponsor of Phu Dong Ninh Binh FC wants to take this Vietnamese-Slovak player back to play in the 2025-2026 V-League.
However, the leaders of Ho Chi Minh City Club also requested that if they want to take Patrik Le Giang, they must return goalkeeper Dang Van Lam. Therefore, this exchange has not yet been officially decided.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/clb-tp-hcm-chia-tay-hlv-phung-thanh-phuong-cho-don-hlv-tay-ban-nha-20250701103932896.htm
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