Former Japanese national team coach Philippe Tourcier (68, France) will take over as head coach of the Vietnam national soccer team, which Park Hang-seo (64) left.
The Vietnam Football Association announced on its official website on the 16th (Korean time), “Trussier will lead the Vietnam national team A and the U-23 national team.”
The contract period was not disclosed, but according to local media, it is until July 2026. The official contract is expected to go through at the end of this month.
Troussier, who was born in France, led Japan to win the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Asian Cup in 2000, and also led Japan to advance to the round of 16 for the first time in history at the Korea-Japan World Cup in 2002.
Since then, after leading the national teams of Qatar, Marseille (France), and Morocco, he has led the Vietnam U-19 national team since 2019. 메이저놀이터
The Vietnam Football Association, which recently ended its 5-year and 4-month partnership with coach Park Hang-seo, nominated Trussie as Park’s successor early on, and made it official through an announcement that day.
Meanwhile, coach Park Hang-seo plans to continue his coaching job in a country other than Korea or Vietnam. On the way back to Korea on the 14th, he met with reporters and said, “I think I can do more in the field for about 2-3 years,” and said that he would continue to think about his future move.