Just a few hours after landing in Hanoi and arranging accommodation, Mr. Kim Sang Sik immediately went to Hang Day Stadium to watch the match between The Cong - Viettel and Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
On the evening of May 5, coach Kim Sang Sik attended the match between The Cong - Viettel and Hoang Anh Gia Lai, within the framework of round 16 of V-League 2023 - 2024.
Supporting Mr. Kim Sang Sik are 3 personal assistants (from the representative company) and Mr. Doan Anh Tuan - head of the national teams department of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
Currently, the Korean assistant team assisting coach Kim Sang Sik has not been officially announced by VFF.
According to many sources, the assistants working with Mr. Kim at the national team and U23 Vietnam will be Mr. Choi Won Kwon and Park Sung Gyun - fitness coach under Mr. Park Hang Seo.
It is known that the new head coach of the Vietnam national team just landed at Noi Bai, Hanoi at 1:25 p.m. on the same day, May 5. He only spent a little time settling into his accommodation at the villa for experts right next to the VFF headquarters.
The starting lineup for the match between The Cong - Viettel and Hoang Anh Gia Lai included many U23 and Vietnam national team players under coach Park Hang Seo and Philippe Troussier.
Specifically, on the home team side are Nguyen Thanh Binh, Bui Tien Dung, Khuat Van Khang, Phan Tuan Tai, Nguyen Hoang Duc, Truong Tien Anh.
Meanwhile, on the mountain town team side, there are Chau Ngoc Quang, Tran Thanh Son, Tran Minh Vuong, Bui Tien Dung.
According to the plan, Coach Kim Sang Sik will have a meeting with VFF leaders to discuss issues related to the professional work of the two national teams and U23 Vietnam. The meeting will take place before Mr. Kim Sang Sik's inauguration ceremony at 2:00 p.m. on May 6.
On May 3, VFF announced the selection of Mr. Kim Sang Sik as head coach of the Vietnam national football team and U23 team, with a 2-year contract.
Coach Kim Sang Sik's salary is said to be only about 20,000 - 22,000 USD/month (after tax). This is also the salary that Mr. Park received when he first came to Vietnam and signed a 2-year contract with VFF in October 2017.