Coach Pham Thanh Luong signed a contract with Hanoi Police Club. The former Vietnam Golden Ball became assistant to coach Kiatisak Senamuang.
"Hanoi Police Club welcomes former player Pham Thanh Luong to officially become the new assistant coach. During his time as a player, Pham Thanh Luong achieved countless club-level titles as well as the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup championship with the Vietnamese national team.
Before becoming coach Kiatisak's right-hand man, the former Vietnam team player once led Hoa Binh Club to compete in the First Division.“, the police football team announced.
Besides Pham Thanh Luong, coach Kiatisak's assistant team includes Mr. Kim Woo-jae, Azmin Aziz, Witoon Mingkwan and Bundit Thiabthong.
Coach Pham Thanh Luong signed a contract with Hanoi Police Club.
Before joining the Hanoi Police Club, Coach Pham Thanh Luong led the Hoa Binh Club. However, Thanh Luong broke up with this team after only half a season because of poor results.
In round 5 of the 2023/24 First Division, Hoa Binh Club won its first victory. After 12 rounds, Hoa Binh ranked penultimate with 11 points, 6 points more than Phu Tho.
The 2023/24 National First Division has only 1 relegation slot. However, the current location of Hoa Binh Club is not safe. Therefore, the team needs changes when preparing to enter the second leg.
During his playing days, Coach Pham Thanh Luong owned all the most prestigious titles in Vietnamese football. The former player born in 1988 won 5 V-League championships (2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022), 3 National Cups (2019, 2020, 2022) and 4 Vietnam Super Cups (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022). He is the only player to win 4 Vietnam Ballon d'Or.
Thanh Luong played 240 times, scored 18 goals and had many assists. Most of Pham Thanh Luong's peak playing time was in the Hanoi FC shirt.
Hanoi Police Club - the team Thanh Luong just joined - ranked third in V.League 2023/24 with 22 points, 7 points behind top team Nam Dinh.
