Football

Coach Nguyễn Hữu Thắng leaves Topenland Bình Định after the end of the V.League 1 2022-23 season. — Photo dantri.vn

HÀ NỘI — Topenland Bình Định are the first V.League 1 team to replace their head coach after the end of the national premier league season.

Coach Nguyễn Hữu Thắng decided to end his reign at the central region team after three seasons.

Under his charge, Bình Định won the V.League 2 title in 2021, jumping to the V.League 1. They finished third in V.League 1 in 2022 and were runners-up in the National Cup in the same year.

In 2023, the team finished seventh at the V.League 1 and lifted the National Cup.

Coach assistant Bùi Đoàn Quang Huy will temporarily be in charge of the club until a new coach is found.

Bình Định officials also confirmed that some players will leave the team. They include defender Nguyễn Tiến Duy and forward Rafaelson Bezerra Fernande who is the top scorer with 16 goals this season.

SHB Đà Nẵng also made changes to their coaching board after being relegated to the lower division.

Đà Nẵng President Ngô Quốc Tá has confirmed former national defender Trương Việt Hoàng is the new head coach of the former three-time champions.

Đà Nẵng's poor performance forced them to play in the V.League 2 next season. After their relegation, coach Phạm Minh Đức left.

Hoàng will sign a one-year contract later this week and he is asked to push Đà Nẵng back to the V.League in the following year.

Hoàng is currently a free agent. He quit as coach of HCM City last October.

The 47-year-old trainer used to win the V-League 1 trophy and National Cup silver with Viettel in 2020 and V.League 1 silver in 2021.

Đà Nẵng players are currently being guided by coach Võ Phước. They begin training on August 28 to prepare for the new season.

Brazilian forward Lucas Vinicius arrives in Hài Phòng FC to improve the team's front line. — Photo vov.vn

Hải Phòng FC signed a contract with Brazilian forward Lucas Vinicius who is expected to lead the team's front line in both local and continental competitions in 2023-24.

Vinicius played Hà Nội in 2022. He scored eight goals in 13 matches. Vinicius will play for Hải Phòng for one year.

At the weekend, Hà Nội FC also introduced their two new members, defender Phạm Xuân Mạnh and goalkeeper Nguyễn Văn Hoàng, both from Sông Lam Nghệ An and the national teams.

Their contract details have not been published. — VNS