[스포탈코리아] Reporter Jo Yong-woon = It is known that the Vietnam Football Association will pay the highest salary to coach Philippe Troussier (68, France), who is likely to succeed Park Hang-seo (64).
Vietnamese media ‘Dantree’ said on the 31st, “The salary of Park Hang-seo’s successor has been revealed.”
After finishing second in the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Cup, which ended in 16th, Vietnam happily parted ways with coach Park Hang-seo, who had been with him since 2017. He achieved Coach Park Hang-seo achieved unprecedented feats in the history of Vietnamese football, including winning the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Cup, winning the gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games, reaching the semi-finals of the Asian Games, and advancing to the last qualifying rounds of the World Cup during the five years at the helm.
Vietnam is in a situation where it has chosen Trudeau as its successor. After January 31, the official contract period with manager Park Hang-seo, we plan to announce manager Trudeau as the next command tower. Coach Troussier is a well-known figure to domestic fans as he coached the Japanese national team between 1998 and 2002. Between 2019 and 2021, he took over as manager from Park Hang-seo due to his relationship with leading Vietnam’s under-19 (U-19) team.
Vietnam makes Trudeau the highest paid coach. According to Dantri, coach Troussier received $128,000 (about 157 million won) a month when he was in charge of Vietnam’s under-19 team, but this time it is expected to be more than that. Director Park Hang-seo has never disclosed his salary in detail, but local media explained that it is $50,000 after tax (about 61.5 million earned).
Dantry said, “The reason Troussier’s salary is higher than Park Hang-seo’s is because he coached South Africa in the 1998 World Cup in France and had a good record of helping Japan advance to the round of 16 in the World Cup 2002 Korea. / Japan.”
Vietnam, who pay the highest salary, hope to continue the legacy of manager Park Hang-seo. Dantry also emphasized the performance, saying, “Troussier’s high salary comes with pressure to continue the achievements of coach Park Hang-seo.”
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