Park Hang-seo and Quang Hai receive prizes at AFF Awards 2019
VOV.VN -The AFF Awards Night 2019 were held in Hanoi on the evening of November 8, with two of the most prestigious awards going to Vietnam’s key midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai, and head coach of the Vietnam men’s national team, Park Hang-seo.
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| Several of the important awards on offer at the AFF Awards Night 2019 went to members of the Vietnam setup. |
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| The Vietnamese national team clinched the AFF National Team of the Year in the men’s category following their success in the 2018 AFF Cup journey, along with their amazing 2019 Asian Cup run. |
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| Vietnam’s midfield maestro Nguyen Quang Hai successfully beat Thai star Chanathip Songkrasin to secure the AFF Player of the Year in the men’s category. |
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| Elsewhere, Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo won the AFF Coach of the Year in the men’s category. |
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| He beat off competition from Malaysia coach Tan Cheng Hoe to claim the honour. |
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Park Hang-seo has made a significant contribution to Vietnamese football. Most notably, he led Vietnam to an AFF Cup win, as well as taking the national team to the Asian Cup semi-finals for the first time in their history. |
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The Korean coach takes to the stage as he receives the award. |
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| Tran Quoc Tuan, vice president of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), on stage to present the AFF Coach of the Year award. |
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Giving a speech during the awards ceremony, Park Hang-seo expresses his sincere thanks for the magnificent support given by Vietnamese football fans. Indeed, he considers this support as the greatest motivation that drives him and the players to bring success to the national team. |
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| The coach stresses that the award is dedicated to all of the Vietnamese players, members of the coaching board, the VFF, and Vietnamese fans who have supported him and the team over the past two years. |
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| Park Hang-seo adds that he will make every effort to bring more success to the team in the future. |
