After losing 1-3 to Gamba Osaka (Japan) in the group stage of AFC Champions League Two 2025/26, Coach Vu Hong Viet left the "hot seat" at Thep Xanh Nam Dinh . On the afternoon of October 24, the team from Thanh Nam officially announced the decision to change the head coach.

Coach Vu Hong Viet was replaced by Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien, while Mr. Viet was transferred to the position of Technical Director.

Thus, after 3 years of training, the reign of coach Vu Hong Viet has temporarily ended. Since leading the Blue Steel Nam Dinh, former assistant coach Park Hang Seo helped the team from Thanh Nam win the V-League championship for two consecutive seasons (2023/24, 2024/25).

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Coach Vu Hong Viet leaves the hot seat of Nam Dinh Green Steel

However, this season, Nam Dinh Blue Steel has been in decline. The 1-3 defeat to Gamba Osaka on October 22 in the third round of Group F of AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 was the fifth consecutive winless match for coach Vu Hong Viet's team in all competitions.

In V-League alone, Nam Dinh Blue Steel has lost 4 matches after 7 rounds, currently ranked 10th on the rankings. According to statistics, the home team at Thien Truong Stadium, although controlling the ball on average up to 60.1%, launching 13.5 shots per match, only scored 6 goals/7 matches.

In round 8 of LPBank V-League, Nam Dinh Blue Steel will hostSHB Da Nang at home, at 6:00 p.m. on October 27.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/hlv-vu-hong-viet-roi-ghe-nong-clb-nam-dinh-2455934.html