Cong Vinh was made the 'boss' of the C-level course but still had to call coach Huynh Duc 'teacher'.

Le Cong Vinh on the first day of class C - AFC/VFF in Pleiku City

On September 12, at Pleiku Stadium, the first AFC/VFF C-certificate course was opened, organized by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in coordination with the Japan Football Federation (JFA), witnessing the return of Cong Vinh after a period of focusing on personal projects and the CV9 academy.

The person directly teaching the class will be VFF Technical Director Koshida Takeshi and the Vietnamese lecturer will be Mr. Le Huynh Duc - National Coaching Council. Former captain of the Vietnamese team Le Cong Vinh is the class monitor.

VFF Technical Director Koshida Takeshi, the course instructor, expressed his condolences for the damage caused by storms and floods in the Northern provinces and was glad that some students from the North were able to travel to Gia Lai to attend the course.

VFF Technical Director Koshida Takeshi and lecturer Le Huynh Duc with 24 students

"Course C is the beginning of the coaching career of the coaches. In the next 2 weeks, lecturer Le Huynh Duc and I will try to convey knowledge, through which the students can bring it back to their localities and pass it on to the players so that they can develop in the best way", Mr. Koshida Takeshi emphasized.

Also sharing at the opening ceremony, lecturer Le Huynh Duc expressed: "I have experience participating in many courses. Therefore, this time I want to be able to teach and organize the VFF C-level course with lecturer Koshida Takeshi.

In Vietnam today, there are many community football centers. This will be a course to help coaches gain initial knowledge. I hope that coaches will try to participate in these courses, then continue to study courses B, A and in the future, the Pro AFC certificate."

Midfielder Hai Huy (2nd from left) in the first training session

On behalf of the class, class monitor Le Cong Vinh would like to thank the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Gia Lai province, VFF, HAGL Club for creating conditions to organize the course, and also thank the two lecturers Koshida Takeshi and Le Huynh Duc.

The AFC/VFF C-certified coaching course will take place from September 12 to 24 at Pleiku Stadium, Pleiku City (Gia Lai Province), with the participation of 24 students, in addition to Le Cong Vinh, there are notable names such as midfielder Nguyen Hai Huy (Binh Duong Club), Bui Van Long (HAGL), Nguyen Thanh Binh (Da Nang)...

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