HCM city signs contract with former MU footballer
V.League Club HCM City have signed a contract with former Manchester United (MU) midfielder Rodrigo Pereira Possebon.
The Brazilian player joined MU during 2008-10 when he was 19 years old. However, at the age of 28, he went on loan to Braga of Portugal for the first half of the 2009-10 season.
Rodrigo Pereira Possebon (Photo: kenhthethao.vn) |
Alongside his teammates, Possebon won the U20 Brazilian Championship in 2006, FA Community Shield in 2008, Football League Cup in 2008-09, Campeonato Paulista and Copa Libertadores in 2011.
Possebon is expected to help HCM City shine at the National Premier League after their third-from-bottom finish in the 14-team V.League 1 last year.
Earlier, HCM City signed a two-year contract with former Vietnam national team coach Toshiya Miura and inked contracts with six other local players and one foreigner.
The 54-year-old Japanese coach was the manager of both the national and U23 squads of Vietnam in 2014-16.