VietNamNet Bridge – The two overseas Vietnamese footballers who were rejected from the U22 team by the newly-appointed coach Lu Dinh Tuan will join rejoin the team, said coach Mai Duc Chung.



After replacing Mai Duc Chung at the U22 team, coach Lu Dinh Tuan immediately decided to reject two overseas Vietnamese players – Mac Hong Quan and Nguyen Thanh Giang – from the team. The decision was approved by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

“Other countries try to call for their overseas players to return home, why don’t we? I’ve asked the General Department of Sports and Physical Training to permit Quan and Giang to enter the U22 team. They will group up with the team in early June,” Chung said.

The coach said that he observed Quan and Giang’s skills. “They have good technical skills and they are well trained. They will be the fresh wind in the U22 squad. They are willing to buy air tickets to return to Vietnam,” the coach added.



Coach Lu Dinh Tuan has also accepted the return of Quan and Giang. “Mr. Chung has guaranteed their qualification so we will add them to the team,” VFF’s Vice Chair Nguyen Lan Trung said.

Nguyen Thanh Giang was born in 1991. He has German and Vietnamese nationalities. Giang, 1.78m tall, 69kg, can play as a striker or a side midfielder. He has practiced with and played for Aue FC in Germany. In 2009, he returned to Vietnam to be tested for the U19 team but he was unsuccessful.

Mac Hong Quan was born in 1992 in Hanoi. He left Vietnam to Czech Republic in 2000. Quan played for Tachov FC before joing Sparta Prague FC when he was 15. He used to be the captain of the young Sparta team. This FC has train many outstanding players for the Czech Republic in the last decade, including Pavel Nedved, Patrick Berger, Jan Koeller, Tomas Rosicky and Petr Cech.

Last year Quan joined Sparta B team. In his first game against Trinec, Quan played very well, scoring two goals.

S. Tung