Vũ Tiến Thành (born 20 March 1964) is a Vietnamese

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manager who is currently head coach of

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side LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

Biography

Born in

Saigon Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

(now Ho Chi Minh City), Tiến Thành attended the Vietnamese University of Sports and graduated in 1987. After that, thanks to his good expertise and good English skills, he was selected by the

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to study coaching in Brazil in 1993, and then he obtained the FIFA "A" level coaching degree in Germany in 1996. His qualifications and his fluency in English allowed him to become the assistant coach for foreign managers in the Vietnam national team from 1995 to 2003. In June 2004, Tiến Thành was appointed as the executive director of Ngân Hàng Đông Á FC. However, a major case of bribery of referees in 2005 caused the team to disband. Tiến Thành received a 15-month suspended sentence for the frauding case. This event led him to leave the football industry for a long period. In 2020, he was invited to become the chairman of Vietnamese side Sài Gòn. He was later named as the club's manager, helping the club finish 3rd in the 2020 season. He the coached

Hồ Chí Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

and LPBank HAGL.

References

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