3 consecutive successes with U.19
Since being assigned by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to lead the country's youth football teams, mainly the U.19 team, coach Hoang Anh Tuan from Khanh Hoa has established for himself a very admirable achievement. That is, three consecutive times, bringing the Vietnam U.19 team to the final round of the U.19 Asian Cup in 2016 in Bahrain, 2018 in Indonesia and 2023 in Uzbekistan.
The most impressive achievement of these 3 times was the tournament in West Asia. The U.19 Vietnam team led by Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan at that time, including Nguyen Quang Hai, Doan Van Hau, Ha Duc Chinh, Bui Tien Dung, Ho Minh Di, Tran Thanh... had an excellent victory over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, drew with the UAE and Iraq, before overcoming the host Bahrain in the quarter-finals to win a ticket to the 2017 FIFA World Cup in Korea.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and the Vietnam U.19 team
The results of 2023 are also commendable because despite being eliminated, U.19 Vietnam made an impression. With names like Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Quoc Viet, Ho Van Cuong, Nguyen Van Truong, Bui Vi Hao, Nguyen Dinh Bac, Nguyen Thanh Nhan, Nguyen Duc Phu... U.19 Vietnam also had 2 wins against Australia and Qatar. However, because of 1 loss against Iran, even though they had the same points but lost the match against Iran and Australia, U.19 Vietnam had to stop. In 2018, U.19 Vietnam lost all 3 matches, but played quite well in every match, scoring goals against Jordan, Australia and Korea.
Mentioning the 3 successful times of bringing U.19 Vietnam to the Asian finals and all of them left more or less good impressions to see the great contribution of coach Hoang Anh Tuan to Vietnamese youth football in the past nearly ten years. If looking more broadly, he also brought U.17 Vietnam to the finals in Thailand in 2023, or won the U.23 Southeast Asian championship in 2023 after defeating the Indonesian team in the final match in Thailand. Obviously, the coach from Khanh Hoa is very worthy of receiving compliments.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan, football coach is one of the most dangerous professions in the world.
Hope to win "historic quadruple"
To qualify for the 2025 AFC U-20 Championship finals in Oman to compete for a spot at the 2025 FIFA World Cup in Chile, the Vietnam U-19 team led by coach Hoang Anh Tuan will compete in the qualifying round in October this year. This will be an important milestone that will not only be meaningful for Mr. Tuan's coaching career but also determine whether this talented coach can win the "historic quadruple" or not.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan is diligent in his work.
According to the plan, the U.19 team led by Mr. Tuan will gather as early as June this year when the 2023-2024 football season ends. The team will prepare for an equally important playground and also a challenge for the U.19 Vietnam force before entering the Asian qualifying round. That is the U.19 Southeast Asian Championship in Indonesia in the last week of July. U.19 Vietnam is the current third place after U.19 Malaysia and Laos at this tournament 2 years ago.
At that time, the U.19 Vietnam team led by coach Dinh The Nam, along with Thailand, eliminated host Indonesia after the group stage. However, the U.19 Vietnam team at that time lost to Malaysia 0-3 in the semi-finals and beat Thailand in a penalty shootout in the third-place match.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan will replace U.19 Vietnam to lead the Southeast Asian tournament in Indonesia, which will be very difficult. However, this coach is confident that he will take the team as far as possible. On the other hand, after 17 years without the highest title since the 2007 U.18 AFF tournament, despite reaching the final 4 times, it has further motivated Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan and the U.19 Vietnam team to make more efforts.
Khuat Van Khang and Dinh Bac at the 2023 U.20 Asian tournament
If they play well in this tournament, it will be the basis for U.19 Vietnam to aim for the Asian qualifiers with many optimistic hopes. And Mr. Tuan will have an important step forward for the "historic quadruple", bringing a positive and effective image to Vietnamese youth football.
Before that, there will be another challenge for coach Hoang Anh Tuan. He and the Vietnam U.16 team will compete in the Southeast Asian U.16 tournament in Indonesia (expected in June). This is the tournament where Vietnam U.16 won the runner-up position after losing 0-1 to host Indonesia in the final match under intense pressure from tens of thousands of spectators 2 years ago.
That time, Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan was the head of the delegation (Mr. Nguyen Quoc Tuan was the head coach). Will the Khanh Hoa coach and U.16 Vietnam be able to collect the debt?
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