Nguyen Dinh Bac - From the intention to quit football to the 33rd SEA Games gold medal

Its in the past, now Im enjoying my football. I am really happy and yesterday it was difficult to sleep, Nguyen Dinh Bac confided to Lao Dong.

That is not an easy question, but Dinh Bac seems to want to forget the old story, the time when the 14-year-old boy's football dream seemed to have ended.

In 2018, his height and limited physical condition caused Nguyen Dinh Bac to be eliminated from the youth training center by his hometown team Song Lam Nghe An.

The "hammer" of the North at that time was not big enough, playing "good" football but not good enough for the coaches to keep. The family decided to let their son return home to study culture, playing soccer from his dream to a simple joy every afternoon after school.

However, his distant dream was still in Dinh Bac's mind and when the opportunity came, he did not miss it.

A teacher still believed in Dinh Bac's ability and decided to take him to Quang Nam to practice. Later, Dinh Bac continued to be given the opportunity to compete in the V.League earlier than many of his teammates on the same page.

He created memorable moments with the Quang team before moving to the Hanoi Police club. At the age of 19, information about a "disorderly" and "disciplinary" Dinh Bac appeared a lot in the media.

In Thailand, a Dinh Bac breathed a sigh of relief from exhaustion but still rushed forward to attack and retreated to defend, making fans emotional. The captaincy was given by Van Khang to give a young player like Dinh Bac more strength and responsibility.

He realized that the opportunity to surpass his threshold was gradually appearing. The goals, assists or the best titles of the match are enough to mark the emotional journey.