Stirring up Cao Van Trien's extremely emotional letter, 'giving up material things' to...

Despite being recruited by many other clubs with attractive offers, midfielder Cao Van Trien is still determined to stay at his hometown team Binh Dinh.

Emotional sharing of Cao Van Trien

On his personal page, Cao Van Trien's captain shared: "Recently, I have been honored to be contacted by many clubs to invite me to play, with extremely good treatment, especially compared to my age of 32. Through this, I also want to share the story of my refusal to Da Nang Club after having reached all agreements, and still keeping my promise that if I leave Binh Dinh Club, I will return to play for Da Nang Club.

Mr. Thang, the President of Da Nang Club, personally contacted me and did his best to fulfill all my wishes so that I could return to play for the club. I felt the respect from him and the Da Nang Club's coaching staff. But in this matter, I was the one who was wrong because I broke my promise and still stayed to play for Binh Dinh Club in the 2025-2026 first division season.

Honestly, as a player, I have always met very good leaders who always take care of me and create the best conditions for me to focus on my career. All players play football for money, because only with money can they take care of their family, and I am no exception.

Cao Van Trien is still a top defensive midfielder in the V-League, so it is understandable that he receives many invitations.

PHOTO: DONG NGUYEN KHANG

Although the leadership of Binh Dinh Club, after a difficult season and economic downturn, created conditions for all players to leave, to find a better playing environment and better treatment, but after careful consideration, I decided to stay and play for my hometown team. And really, the reason I stayed was because:

Because of the love for my homeland, because the young people need a big brother to guide them, and especially thanks to the support from the leaders of Hung Thinh Corporation - the main sponsor of the club - who always create the best conditions for me to stabilize my life in my hometown.

Even kitman Tan Hau (the person in charge of logistics in the football team: preparing clothes, balls, cleaning equipment... so that the players can play with peace of mind - PV) also refused many invitations and good treatment, even with signing fees and high salaries, to stay at Binh Dinh Club. That shows everyone's deep affection and gratitude towards the leaders of Hung Thinh Group.

To be honest, to say that playing football is not for money and material things, but only for feelings is not enough. Everyone goes to work because they want to have income and a better life. Everyone has their own thoughts, but I think that as long as you feel satisfied, you will be happy - as long as wherever you go, you contribute and work to the best of your ability to be worthy of the money you receive.

Through this, I also hope that everyone will understand more about the football work of players. Because of the short career, when they are still in good form, they will choose a place with good treatment - that is also for the common goal: to go to work, earn money to take care of their family. Finally, I would like to apologize to Mr. Thang, Chairman of Da Nang Club, who has respected me during the past time."

After sharing this status on his personal page, Cao Van Trien received a lot of support and admiration from fans as well as experts.

What is the future of Binh Dinh Club?

After the 2024-2025 season ended, there were many rumors that Binh Dinh Club would no longer operate. However, after the team's leadership met with local leaders, the decision was made: Binh Dinh Club will continue to compete in the first division in the 2025-2026 season.

The Binh Dinh Club’s squad next season will consist of the old players who remain. At the same time, they will be supplemented with many young players from HAGL. With Cao Van Trien and some other experienced players, the martial arts team still has many opportunities to return to the V-League, especially when the first division has 2 direct promotion slots, instead of only 1.5 slots like last season.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xon-xao-tam-thu-cuc-tinh-cam-cua-cao-van-trien-buong-bo-vat-chat-hap-dan-de-185250713085553691.htm