The former national team player who won the Vietnam Golden Ball four times will have more valuable experiences and experience in his pursuit of a coaching career.
In 2023, 7 years after saying goodbye to the national team, Thanh Luong announced his retirement from playing. And very quickly, he started coaching at Hoa Binh Club in the First Division. That surprised many people. But the fact that this former midfielder was not successful in his new role is not surprising. Because of course, his training experience is just zero.
After about 6 months in charge, Thanh Luong parted ways with Hoa Binh Club with the statistics of 2 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses. Of course, no one evaluates the ability of the coach born in 1988 when he was only just starting out. We entered the profession with a wet foot and a dry foot, but immediately taking on the role of captain was a step too long. That is quite similar to the failure of Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard in England when taking responsibility too early.
Therefore, it is considered more reasonable for Thanh Luong to join the training team of the Hanoi Police Club to continue accumulating experience. Even more advantageous is that he gets to work with foreign coaches like Kiatisak Senamuang and Mano Polking. Although it has only been a short time with the Thai coach and the cooperation with the Brazilian tactician has only just begun, it is clear that gaining knowledge from different styles will speed up the accumulation process. Gain experience for Thanh Luong.
And so is being an assistant to coach Kim Sang-sik on the national team. It's both to get used to the new working style and to compare the work of a club coach with that of a colleague on the national team, thereby preparing for the future.
