The Vietnamese national U-23 football team eyes a target to advance to the final game of the 27th SEA Games to be held in December in Myanmar, coach Hoang Van Phuc said Thursday after signing a 2-year contract to lead the team.
To prepare for reaching the target, the team will have four friendly matches with Kashima Antlers of Japan on June 4 and Guingamp of France on May 30. Two other friendlies will be with Myanmar on June 11 in Hanoi and in late October in Myanmar.
At the previous SEA Games two years ago, Vietnam had a goalless draw with Myanmar in the group stage and lost 1-4 to the side in the playoff to compete for a bronze medal.
Not only leading the Olympic team, Phuc also coaches the Vietnamese national senior team at the same time, till May 2015, and act as technical consultant of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) for youth training, said VFF deputy chairman Nguyen Lan Trung.
According to the contract, the coach earns a monthly salary of VND60 million (US$2,900).
Trung added the VFF commits to facilitate the coach to fulfill his duties, but the coach will be dismissed if he fails to meet the above mentioned targets.