HANOI (2 June 2011) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have announced the two squad which will carry the national team’s challenge for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers and also the 2012 Olympic Games qualifiers.
The Vietnam national team will take on Macao in the World Cup (29 June and 3 July 2011) while the Olympic squad will meet Saudi Arabia in the first leg away on 19 June 2011 and the second leg at home on 23 June 2011.
And the emphasis for the VFF is on young players with ten players from the Under-23 squad making the cut for the 25-member national senior team.
While for the Olympic squad, the VFF have included another ten players under the age of 21-years-old.
“We wanted a face-lift for both teams. We hope that young players will give an exciting performance in the World Cup qualifiers and Olympics qualifying round,” said VFF vice chairman Pham Ngoc Vien.
With the position ofn national coach still be officially announced, the VFF have instead appointed coaches Mai Duc Chung and Phan Thanh Hung to take interim charge of the national and Olympic team.
“We recruited the best players, including striker Le Cong Vinh, goalie Duong Hong Son and maestro Pham Thanh Luong. The coaching board also named some youngsters who will debut at the World Cup qualifiers,” said Duc Chung.
The teams will attend a two-week training session at HCM City’s Thanh Long Sports Centre from 13 June to 4 July 2011.
VIETNAM NATIONAL TEAM
Coach: Mai Duc Trung
Goalkeepers: Duong Hong Son (Hanoi T&T), Nguyen Manh Dung (Thanh Hoa), Bui Tan Truong (Dong Thap).
Defenders: Doan Viet Cuong (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Tran Dinh Dong (Song Lam Nghe An), Vo Hoang Quang (SHB Da Nang), Le Phuoc Tu (Saigon Xuan Thanh), Nguyen Minh Duc (Saigon Xuan Thanh), Nguyen Thanh Long Giang (Navibank Saigon), Nguyen Anh Tuan (Navibank Saigon), Huynh Quang Thanh (Becamex Binh Duong).
Midfielders: Pham Thanh Luong (Hanoi ACB), Nguyen Minh Chau (Vicem Hai Phong), Le Tan Tai (Khatoco Khanh Hoa), Phan Thanh Hung (SHB Da Nang), Phan Van Tai Em (Navibank Saigon), Nguyen Vu Phong (Becamex Binh Duong), Vo Duy Nam (Hanoi T&T).
Strikers: Le Cong Vinh (Hanoi T&T), Hoang Dinh Tung (Thanh Hoa), Nguyen Ngoc Anh (Song Lam Nghe An), Nguyen Viet Thang (Vissai Ninh Binh), Nguyen Quang Hai (Navibank Saigon).
OLYMPIC TEAM
Coach: Phan Thanh Hung
Goalkeepers: Tran Anh Duc (Hanoi), Tran Buu Ngoc (Dong Thap), Nguyen Tuan Manh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai).
Defenders: Lam Anh Quang (Nam Dinh), Pham Van Thuan (Nam Dinh), Pham Van Nam (Nam Dinh), Nguyen Tien Duy (Quang Ninh Coal), Nguyen Doan Bac (TDC Binh Duong), Nguyen Van Viet (Quang Nam), Au Van Hoan (Song Lam Nghe An), Nguyen Van Hau (Dong Thap), Duong Thanh Hao (Dong Thap), Tran Tan Dat (Khatoco Khanh Hoa). Midfielders: Le Van Thang (Thanh Hoa), Le Hoang Thien (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Le Duc Tai (Becamex Binh Duong), Bui Van Hieu (Quang Ninh Coal), Nguyen Hai Huy (Quang Ninh Coal), Nguyen Van Quan (Hanoi T&T), Ngo Hoang Thinh (Song Lam Nghe An), Hoang Van Binh (Song Lam Nghe An), Dinh Kien Trung (Ho Chi Minh City), Pham Nguyen Sa (SHB Da Nang).
Strikers: Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi T&T), Tran Manh Dung (Vissai Ninh Binh), Nguyen Trong Hoang (Song Lam Nghe An), Ha Minh Tuan (SHB Da Nang).
