Coach Calisto highly appreciates the development of Vietnamese football

(Dan Tri) - As President of the Portuguese National Coaches Association, Coach Calisto hopes to increase cooperation with Vietnamese football, especially in youth football and futsal.

On the afternoon of August 7, Mr. Henrique Calisto (President of the Portuguese National Coaches Association, former head coach of the Vietnam national team) and Mr. José Pedro De Sousa Vieira (President of the Portugal - Vietnam Friendship Association) visited and worked with President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan at the Federation's headquarters.

At the meeting, Mr. Calisto, who has been involved in Vietnamese football for many years, expressed his joy at returning to the land full of memories, and highly appreciated the strong development of Vietnamese football in recent years.

Mr. Calisto affirmed that in his current role, he wishes to contribute to promoting professional cooperation between the two football backgrounds of Vietnam and Portugal.

Mr. Calisto and VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan (Photo: VFF).

“Portugal currently has many excellent coaches working at the world’s top clubs and national teams. I hope to be a bridge to promote extensive cooperation between the two national football federations, towards signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the future,” Mr. Calisto shared.

In addition, Mr. Calisto also proposed to strengthen cooperation in areas where Portuguese football is strong, such as futsal (ranked 2nd in the world), beach soccer, as well as implementing training programs for Vietnamese youth teams at modern training centers in Portugal - especially the new center in Braga city.

At the meeting, Mr. José Pedro De Sousa Vieira (President of the Portugal - Vietnam Friendship Association) also shared his interest in the journey of player Huynh Nhu at Lank FC within the framework of the Portuguese women's national championship. This is also considered a symbol of the connection between football of the two countries.

For his part, VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan respectfully presented Mr. Calisto with the yearbook "25 years of Vietnamese professional football journey" recently published by VFF.

The publication features memorable milestones related to Mr. Calisto's important contributions when leading Dong Tam Long An Brick Club as well as his journey to make history with the Vietnam national team.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/hlv-calisto-danh-gia-cao-su-phat-trien-cua-bong-da-viet-nam-20250807181614830.htm