After retiring from competition, former volleyball player Pham Thi Yen is working in the coaching staff of the Information Corps women's volleyball team. In early 2025, she received a decision to promote her to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, becoming one of the youngest Lieutenant Colonels in the entire army.
Although she no longer competes professionally, the former "female volleyball player" of Vietnam always receives a lot of attention. Recently, Pham Yen publicly announced that she has a boyfriend in her 40s. She often posts photos with her "other half" but they are all taken from behind and her face is unknown.
On her personal Tiktok page, Pham Thi Yen also often shows off happy moments with her boyfriend. It is known that the couple held an engagement ceremony and wore engagement rings. This information made friends, colleagues and fans happy, giving their best wishes to the former striker from Ha Nam and her boyfriend.
In an interview with Lao Dong, Pham Thi Yen frankly expressed her opinion that she is a strong and serious person, so the person she chooses also needs to be brave.
"Work will create us people. Female athletes will lack feminism and softness. I am a very strong person, rarely showing weakness. I have grown up in the military environment.
I am very strict with myself, my life or practice schedule is arranged, strictly implemented, and I am strict... So maybe, I will also be strict with others.
I think, men must be very brave when loving women who play sports. They must have great sympathy, understanding, and sharing. Men must understand what women who are too strong will need, so that they know what they should do to maintain their emotions and balance the relationship.
And even though I am strong, I do not go looking for men, but when they come, they must show their mettle to me," said former player Pham Thi Yen.
Pham Thi Yen's boyfriend always accompanies her at important events and milestones in recent times. Entering her 40s, the once-famous beauty of Vietnamese women's volleyball is enjoying happiness in both work and love.
