Hanoi (VNA) - Kim Hyun-tae from theRepublic of Korea (RoK) will take up the position of goalkeeper coach withVietnam’s young national football teams, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) revealedon October 23.
The move is to bolster the skills of Vietnam’s youngteams, especially goalkeepers, the VFF said, adding that it is completingprocedures for Kim’s arrival in Vietnam in the near future.
Born in 1961, Kim is considered one of themost outstanding goalkeeper coaches in the RoK. He assumed the role in thecountry’s national squad twice, at the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, and in theOlympic team in 1998-2000.
Vietnam remained the highest-ranked team inSoutheast Asia and is 20 places clear of Thailand, according to the FIFA worldrankings in September.
In Asia, the team, with Park Hang-seo also from the RoK ashead coach, stood at No 14, six spots above Thailand.
Japan continued to leadthe continent, at a global No 28 (1,500 points), followed by Iran (1,489 points),at No 30./.