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The Austrian coach also helped Vietnam become runners-up at the 1998 Tiger Cup (now AFF Cup) after losing 0-1 to Singapore in the final in Hanoi, and win silver medals at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in 1999, 2003 and 2005./.VNA … [Read more...] about Former coach of Vietnamese football team Alfred Riedl passes away

He had three stints with the Vietnamese team (1998-2000, 2003-04 and 2005-07), leading them to the final of 1998 AFF Championship (Tiger Cup) and three silver medals in the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in 1999, 2003 and 2005. … [Read more...] about Much-loved former Vietnam football coach Riedl dies of cancer

AFC mark Vietnam as rising power in women’s football Huynh Nhu, captain of the Vietnamese women’s football team, recently took part in an interview with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to discuss to the road of the national squad to the FIFA World Cup 2023. … [Read more...] about Super-sub Yen’s chance to shine playing in Portugal

Austrian Alfred Riedl (right) sits during his time as the head coach of Vietnam's national men's football team in this undated file photo. Photo: Si Huyen / Tuoi Tre The Austrian coach once shared that he considered Vietnam to be his second home and even had a kidney donated by a Vietnamese man. … [Read more...] about Alfred Riedl, former Vietnam football head coach, dies at 70

On June 1, 2003, Riedl started his second stint with Vietnam, coaching the U23 team at SEA Games 22, which Vietnam hosted for the first time. He was expected to take the team to victory with the home advantage. Things went smoothly with the talent of Pham Van Quyen, a prodigy of Vietnamese football then, coming to the fore. Once again, Vietnam reached the finals and met their nemesis, Thailand, who scored the decisive goal in extra time. Riedl left the team for the second time. … [Read more...] about Alfred Riedl: the man who kickstarted Vietnamese football’s ascent