VietNamNet Bridge – Thai coach Dusit Chalermsan resigned after his team was defeated by Song Lam Nghe An last week. He left Vietnam on May 1.

 

Coach Dusit (white).

Dusit (last) left Vietnam on May 1.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Chair Doan Nguyen Duc (right) and the new coach.

According to Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC’s officials, Dusit offered resignation twice within a week, after his team was trounced by Ninh Binh (0-3) and Song Lam Nghe An (0-1) in the last round of the first leg of V-League 2011.

 

The club approved Dusit’s resignation on May 1. The Thai coach left Vietnam the same day. Dusit will work for Hoang Anh Bangkok Company, a subsidiary of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai group in Thailand.

 

Hoang Anh Gia Lai has appointed Huynh Van Anh, manager of Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC’s young talented football teams, as the new coach and Nguyen Quoc Tuan, coach of the club’s U21 team as coach assistant.

 

After 13 matches in the first leg of V-League 2011, Hoang Anh Gia Lai had only four winning matches, three draws and six losing games, earning 15 points and ranking 11th.

Coach Ricardo Formosinho.

New coach Dang Tran Chinh.

 

After changing the coach, the team went to HCM City for training. Hoang Anh Gia Lai will face SHB Da Nang on May 15.

 

A day after Dusit left Vietnam, the Portuguese coach of Binh Duong FC – Ricardo Formosinho - also resigned. He was replaced by Vietnamese coach Dang Tran Chinh. Binh Duong FC has had 15 points after 13 matches, ranking 9th.

V-League 2011 after the first leg

No.

Team

Number of games

W

D

L

Point

1

Song Lam Nghe An

13

9

2

2

29

2

SHB Da Nang

13

7

4

2

25

3

Dong Thap

13

6

5

2

23

4

Thanh Hoa

13

6

3

4

21

5

Hanoi T&T

12

6

2

4

20

6

Khatoco Khanh Hoa

12

5

3

4

18

7

Navibank Saigon

13

4

5

4

17

8

XM The Vissai Ninh Binh

13

4

3

6

15

9

Becamex Binh Duong

13

3

6

4

15

10

Hoa Phat Hanoi

13

4

3

6

15

11

Hoang Anh Gia Lai

13

4

3

6

15

12

Vicem Hai Phong

13

2

6

5

12

13

Hanoi ACB

13

3

1

9

10

14

Dong Tam Long An

13

2

4

7

10

 

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