Mr. Park and Coach Troussier both received shocking news, former Technical Director Gede has an unexpected destination

The race for the Indian national team’s head coach position heated up at the beginning of the month, when Park Hang-seo and Philippe Troussier both applied. Besides the two former Vietnam national team strategists, there were 212 other candidates who submitted their applications to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to coach the country’s national team.

However, AIFF did not choose Mr. Park Hang-seo or Mr. Troussier, but decided to appoint Mr. Manolo Marquez as the head coach to lead the Indian team. Mr. Marquez has 4 years working in the Indian league, having won the national championship title in the 2021-2022 season with Hyderabad Club. Also in 2022, Mr. Marquez was voted Coach of the Year.

Coach Park Hang-seo and Coach Troussier

Although not as famous at the Asian level as Coach Park Hang-seo or Troussier, Mr. Marquez is considered by the AIFF to understand Indian football. The Spanish strategist also had a short time coaching Espanyol B (2013) and Las Palmas (2017), with a modern and flamboyant football mindset.

The Indian team will gather in September to prepare for a series of friendly matches within the framework of FIFA Days. Coincidentally, in October, India will travel to Vietnam for a friendly match. Mr. Marquez's team will face hosts Vietnam and Lebanon in turn. The last time India played Vietnam was in September 2022. Coach Park Hang-seo was in charge of the Vietnamese team at that time. Mr. Park helped Vietnam win 3-0 against India to win the international friendly tournament in Ho Chi Minh City.

Another expert who is also destined for Vietnamese football, Mr. Jurgen Gede, has just found a destination. That is Binh Duong Club. Here, Mr. Gede will work alongside his old colleague Hoang Anh Tuan. The duo Hoang Anh Tuan and Gede once brought U.19 Vietnam to the semi-finals of the 2016 U.19 Asian Cup, winning a ticket to the 2017 U.20 World Cup.

Binh Duong Club is rebuilding its squad by appointing Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan as head coach, and bringing in Ho Tan Tai and Ngo Tung Quoc. In the 2023-2024 season, although Binh Duong was at one point in second place and competing for the championship, it declined in the final stages, leading to only 9th place overall.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ong-park-va-hlv-troussier-cung-nhan-tin-soc-cuu-gdkt-gede-co-ben-do-bat-ngo-185240722123744718.htm