Tatsuma Yoshida (Singapore team, Japanese nationality): Mr. Yoshida was appointed to lead the Singapore team in 2019. Previously, he has experience in coaching at a number of clubs in the J.League such as Kashiwa Reysol, Ventforet Kofu... The goal of the strategist born in 1974 is to help the Singapore team win the AFF Cup 2020, when the tournament is held at home.
Alexandre Polking (Thailand team, German nationality - Brazil): Polking has been involved in Thai football for many years, as an assistant at the national team as well as leading a number of clubs in the Thai League. After saying goodbye to the HCMC team, he was given the opportunity to sit in the coaching position of the Thai team. His contract will last until the end of the 2020 AFF Cup. Depending on the "War Elephants" performance, Polking could be considered for a contract extension.
Scott Cooper (Philippine team, British nationality): The strategist born in 1970 was a coach of Leicester City youth team and has worked for many years in Southeast Asian football. Since 2018, he has been with the Philippines as an interim coach, assistant to Sven-Goran Erikson until he became head coach in 2019.
Antoine Hey (Myanmar, German nationality): AFF Cup 2020 is the second regional tournament, Antoine Hey leads the home team. He was fired by the Myanmar Football Federation when Myanmar was eliminated from the group stage of the 2018 AFF Cup. But at the end of 2019, Antoine Hey returned. At this time, he and his students are preparing for the AFF Cup in Türkiye.
Norio Tsukitate ( Timor-Leste, Japanese nationality): Mr. Norio was born in 1960 and is a very experienced coach. Before coming to Timor-Leste, he worked at many Japanese clubs as well as some teams in the continent such as Bangladesh, Laos, Bhutan...
Shin Tae-yong (Indonesia team, Korean nationality): This is the first AFF Cup, Mr. Shin Tae-yong introduced the region. He is the coach with the most impressive profile among the 10 strategists in the AFF Cup 2020 when he led the Korean team to the 2018 World Cup, and was with Seongnam Ilhwa club in the 2010 AFC Champions League.
Tan Cheng Hoe (Malaysia team, Malaysian nationality): He is the only local coach to lead a team at the 2020 AFF Cup. Mr. Tan Cheng Hoe once helped the Malaysian team reach the final of the 2018 AFF Cup and lost to the Vietnamese team. He was previously an assistant to Rajagobal in 2010 when he won the 2010 AFF Cup.
V.Selvaraj (Laos team, Singaporean nationality): The strategist born in 1969 was appointed as the coach of the Laos team from August 2021 to replace his compatriot Sundramoothy - who was promoted to the position of Technical Director. The Laos team is not highly appreciated at the 2020 AFF Cup, so the challenge for Mr. V.Selvaraj is huge.
Ryu Hirose (Cambodia team, Japanese nationality): Mr. Hirose is the 3rd Japanese coach to work at the upcoming AFF Cup 2020. The 56-year-old strategist was appointed to lead the Cambodian national team to replace Felix Dalmas not long ago. In the Cambodian national team, Mr. Hirose will work directly with Keisuke Honda - who holds the position of General Director of the national team.
Park Hang-seo (Vietnam team, Korean nationality): Mr. Park led the Vietnam team to win the AFF Cup 2018. If he successfully defends his title this year, he will become the 4th coach to win the regional championship twice in a row after Peter Withe (UK), Radojko Avrmovic (serbia) and Kiatisak (Thailand).
