Lê Huỳnh Đức (born April 20, 1972 in Ho Chi Minh City,

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer. He is currently serving as technical director for

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side Saigon. Huỳnh Đức is a former member of the

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, with whom he earned 60

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(a national record), as well as being its top scorer. He became the first Vietnamese footballer to be signed to a club outside of Vietnam when he signed on for a year's stint with

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. In 2009, he became both the youngest coach to win the V-League's "Best Coach of the Month" award, and the first coach to win the award in three consecutive months. His coaching style is best known for its toughness and discipline, which is credited with helping SHB Đà Nẵng emerge as champions in the

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season.Le Huynh Duc - the young talented manager
. Vietnamese Ministry of Culture and Information. August 14, 2009.

Career

Player

Lê Huỳnh Đức began his career as a professional football player in 1991, playing with the 7th Military Region's football club in Ho Chi Minh City. The following year he moved to the Ho Chi Minh City Police Football Club, where he had his most productive stint, staying with the club until 2000. He also began playing with Vietnam's national football team during this time, joining in 1995 and playing through until 2000, returning in 2002 and 2004. He earned a record 60 caps with the national team, as well as being its top scorer. In 2001, he made Vietnamese football history by becoming the first Vietnamese footballer signed to play abroad when he joined

, a

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club. He returned to Vietnam the following year, signing on with East Asian Bank Football Club ( vi, Ngân Hàng Đông Á) for a two-year stay. In 2004, he made his final move to SHB Đà Nẵng, where he stayed until his promotion to manager in 2008.

Coach/Manager

Lê Huỳnh Đức began coaching during his time with East Asian Bank football club, where he also worked as assistant manager. He continued in this role with Đà Nẵng F.C. until his promotion to Manager in 2008. The next year, he was nominated as assistant manager of Vietnam's national football team by Manager Calisto. Huỳnh Đức once again made history when he was named the V-League's Best Coach of the Month in March 2009, becoming the youngest coach to win the award. He received the same award in April and May of the same year, becoming the first coach ever to win the award for three consecutive months. His coaching is credited with helping SHB Đà Nẵng emerge as champions in the

and at the

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in the same year.

International goals

Vietnam

Honours

Player

Club

Hồ Chí Minh City Police

: Winners :

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Manager

Club

SHB Đà Nẵng

: Winners : 2009,

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Vietnamese Super Cup Vietnamese National Football Super Cup ( vi, Siêu cúp bóng đá Việt Nam), also called the Thaco National Football Super Cup due to sponsorship reasons, is Vietnamese football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous V.L ...

: Winners : 2009, 2012 *

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: Winners : 2009 * BTV Cup : Winners : 2008

Personal honours

*Top goalscorer

: 1996,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

*The only player to participate in 3

SEA Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supe ...

football competition in a row (1995, 1997, 1999). *The only player to participate in 5

Tiger Cup The ASEAN Football Federation Championship (less formally the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reason, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Footbal ...

s (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004). *Vietnamese Golden Ball : 1995, 1997, 2002 *Vietnamese Silver Ball : 1998, 1999, 2000 *Tiger Cup all-time topscorer with 14 goals

AFF Football Championship The ASEAN Football Federation Championship (less formally the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reason, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football ...

Asean Football Championship The ASEAN Football Federation Championship (less formally the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reason, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football ...

3rd place overall top goalscorer *Manager of month in V-League 2009 *Manager of Month in January and February in V-League 2010

Notes and references

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Le, Huynh Duc 1972 births Living people Expatriate footballers in China Sportspeople from Ho Chi Minh City Vietnamese footballers Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players SHB Da Nang FC players Vietnam international footballers Vietnamese expatriate footballers Vietnamese expatriate sportspeople in China Vietnamese football managers Association football forwards Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Vietnam Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Vietnam