On July 28, Hanoi Club announced the appointment of Mr. Le Duc Tuan as head coach of the team heading into the 2024-2025 season.
In the context of not being able to find a suitable foreign coach to replace Mr. Daiki Iwamasa, coach Le Duc Tuan is considered the most likely option to sit in the "hot seat" of the Capital team.
It is no coincidence that coach Le Duc Tuan received trust from Hanoi FC leadership. The 42-year-old coach has had a long time working as an assistant coach.
Notably, last season, before Mr. Daiki came to Hanoi, coach Le Duc Tuan led the team to participate in the 2023 AFC Champions League with a disciplined, well-defined playing style.
Currently, Mr. Tuan is also one of 22 Vietnamese coaches who own a Pro diploma - the highest qualification in the AFC coaching qualification system.
In addition, recently, coach Le Duc Tuan was also appointed as assistant to coach Kim Sang-sik of the Vietnamese team in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup last June.
As for Hanoi FC, in the last two seasons, the Capital team did not have outstanding achievements and somewhat declined due to instability in the "hot seat" and force disturbance.
In the 2023-2024 season, they had to change their head coach four times, before Mr. Daiki led the remaining half of the way. They respectively won 3rd place in the V.League and runner-up in the National Cup.
