– 2 year contract until March 2026… Simultaneous position with the U23 national team
– Tasks such as advancing to the semi-finals of the AFF Cup and City Games and passing the preliminary round of the AFC U23 Asian Cup
The Vietnam Football Federation officially announced on the 3rd that it has appointed former Jeonbuk coach Kim Sang-sik as the next head coach of the national team. Coach Kim’s contract period is around two years, from May to March 2026, and he will also be responsible for the national under-23 team. (Photo = VFF)
[인사이드비나=하노이, 이승윤 기자] On the 3rd, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) officially announced the appointment of former Jeonbuk coach Kim Sang-sik as the next head coach to lead the national team.
Kim’s coach’s contract period is around two years, until March 2026, and he will also serve as the coach of the national under-23 team. This is his return to the pitch a year after he laid down the baton for K League 1 professional football Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
Coach Kim is scheduled to visit Vietnam with former Daegu FC coach Choi Won-kwon, sign a contract and hold a press conference at the VFF headquarters on the 6th.
According to Vietnamese football officials, the contract includes specific goals such as progressing to the semi-finals of the AFF Cup in 2024, progressing to the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), and passing the preliminary round of the AFC ( Asian Football). Confederation) U-23 Asian Cup in 2026. Reportedly included.
Director Kim was contacted by VFF through the recommendation of DJ Management, former director Park Hang-seo’s agency, and was ultimately selected as director after beating out about 10 candidates based on cultural similarities and leadership.
Coach Kim, who is the second Korean coach to take charge of the Vietnam national team following former coach Park Hang-seo, will make his debut next month in the North and Central America World Cup Asian second round qualifiers 2026 (against the Philippines on the 6th and against Iraq on the 12th).
Currently, Vietnam are in 3rd place with 1 win, 3 losses and 3 points from 4 games, which makes it impossible for them to advance to the final qualifier alone with 2 games in rest In order to advance to the final qualifying round, Vietnam must win each of their two remaining matches with as many points as possible and hopefully defeat Indonesia (2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, 7 points) . If Vietnam does not win or if Indonesia records even one victory, all cases will disappear.
Because of this, it’s safe to say they’ve pretty much been eliminated, but attention is being paid to see if Coach Kim can lead the team to the final preliminary round by passing the slim odds.
VFF previously appointed coach Park Hang-seo as the coach of the national team in 2017, starting with a runner-up finish at the 2018 AFC (Asian Football Confederation) U23 Championship, a semi-final at the 2018 Asian Games, victory at the 2018 Suzuki Cup, and the quarter-finals of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, reached a golden age by progressing to the final qualifying round of the Qatar 2022 World Cup and won two consecutive Southeast Asian Games in 2019 and 2021, but were disappointed when coach Philippe Trussier was appointed . after sending Park Coaches off because his contract was not renewed.
Coach Trussier, who took over from former coach Park in February last year, got off to a successful start with clean sheets against Hong Kong, Syria and Palestine, but lost all 10 of the 11 games played since that, leading to the second round. Asia World Cup on March 26. After a shocking defeat to Indonesia in the qualifiers, he was eventually dismissed (the format was agreed). Until today’s game, Coach Trussier was recorded as the worst foreign coach ever, with 4 wins in 14 games and a winning rate of 28.6%.
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