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Lê Huỳnh Đức

Lê Huỳnh Đức

Vietnamese footballer and manager

Lê Huỳnh Đức (born 20 April 1972 in Saigon, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer. He is currently head coach of V.League 1 club Becamex Binh Duong. Huỳnh Đức is a former member of the Vietnam national football team, with whom he earned 60 caps (a national record), as well as being its top scorer. He became the first Vietnamese footballer to be signed to a club outside of Vietnam when he signed on for a year's stint with Chongqing Lifan. In 2009, he became both the youngest coach to win the V-League's "Best Coach of the Month" award, and the first coach to win the award in three consecutive months. His coaching style is best known for its toughness and discipline, which is credited with helping SHB Đà Nẵng emerge as champions in the 2009 V-League season.[1][2]

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Lê. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Đức (simply) or Huỳnh Đức (politely).
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Career

Player

Lê Huỳnh Đức began his career as a professional football player in 1991, playing with the 7th Military Region's football club in Ho Chi Minh City. The following year he moved to the Ho Chi Minh City Police, where he had his most productive stint, staying with the club until 2000. He also began playing with Vietnam's national football team during this time,[3] joining in 1995 and playing through until 2000, returning in 2002 and 2004. He earned a record 60 caps with the national team, as well as being its top scorer.[1] In 2001, he made Vietnamese football history by becoming the first Vietnamese footballer signed to play abroad when he joined Chongqing Lifan, a Chinese Super League club.[1] He returned to Vietnam the following year, signing on with Ngan Hang Dong A for a two-year stay. In 2004, he made his final move to SHB Da Nang, where he stayed until his promotion to manager in 2008.[2][4]

Coach/Manager

Lê Huỳnh Đức began coaching during his time with East Asian Bank football club, where he also worked as assistant manager. He continued in this role with SHB Da Nang until his promotion to Manager in 2008. The next year, he was nominated as assistant manager of Vietnam's national football team by Manager Calisto. Huỳnh Đức once again made history when he was named the V-League's Best Coach of the Month in March 2009, becoming the youngest coach to win the award. He received the same award in April and May of the same year, becoming the first coach ever to win the award for three consecutive months. His coaching is credited with helping SHB Da Nang emerge as champions in the 2009 V-League and at the Vietnamese Cup in the same year.[5]

International goals

Vietnam

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Honours

Player

Club

Ho Chi Minh City Police

1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners : 1995
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners : 1998

Manager

Club

SHB Da Nang

1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners : 2009, 2012
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners : 2009, 2012
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners : 2009
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners : 2008

Personal honours

  • Top goalscorer V.League 1: 1996, 1998
  • The only player to participate in 3 SEA Games football competition in a row (1995, 1997, 1999).
  • The only player to participate in 5 Tiger Cups (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004).
  • Vietnamese Golden Ball : 1995, 1997, 2002
  • Vietnamese Silver Ball  : 1998, 1999, 2000
  • Tiger Cup all-time topscorer with 14 goals[7]
  • Asean Football Championship 3rd place overall top goalscorer
  • Manager of month in V-League 2009
  • Manager of Month in January and February in V-League 2010

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    "Former star striker Duc makes V-League history in coaching role". 2009-06-05. Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  2. [2]
    Le Huynh Duc - the young talented manager Archived 2011-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Vietnamese Ministry of Culture and Information. August 14, 2009.
  3. [3]
    TOI, Press Trust of India (10 August 2002). "India beat Vietnam to win LG Cup football". timesofindia. indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Lê Huỳnh Đức". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. [5]
    "Star coach pushes Da Nang to glory". Việt Nam News. 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  6. [6]
    "Kilas Balik Piala AFF 2002". FourFourTwo. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  7. [7]
    AFF Football Championship
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