Chung confirmed his decision to retire from the job after the continental tournament, saying now is the right moment to hand responsibility to younger coaches.
At 74, Mai Đức Chung is the oldest national coach still active and the only national hero currently in charge of a football team anywhere in the world.
Coach Mai Đức Chung has received a Hero of Labour title – the highest honour in Việt Nam – for his outstanding achievements and contributions in national football and in sport overall.
Mai Duc Chung will return to manage the national women''s football team
after the Viet Nam Football Federation decided not to extend their
contract with Japanese coach Norimatsu Takashi.
Viet Nam were unable to cause an upset against Japan yesterday, losing
3-0 to the defending champions who proved too much for the Vietnamese
youngsters to handle.
Viet Nam will have to scale a huge mountain in its
semi-final match in the women''s football competition at the Asian Games
(ASIAD) in Incheon, South Korea today.
New coach Mai Duc Chung plans to rejuvenate the national women''s
football squad that will compete at the coming Asian Games (ASIAD) in
South Korea this September.
Mai Duc Chung has returned as head coach of the
national women''s football team, which will take part in the coming Asian
Games in South Korea in September.
