The Vietnam Football Federation announces its new technical director Koshida Takeshi on June 1. (Photo: qdnd.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) held a ceremony on June 1to announce its new technical director Koshida Takeshi.
Thedirector, born in 1960, had played 19 matches for the Japanese national team inthe period of 1980-1985. In the club shirt, Takeshi used to play for NissanMotors Club (1983-1989) and Kanazawa Club (1990-1996).
TheJapan Football Federation (JFA) evaluated Takeshi as one of the best expertswith more than 30 years of experience in leading the youth teams of U22 and U18of Japan.
Heholds a Pro degree from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and has richexperience in training young players and has mainly been in charge ofmanagement throughout his career.
Speakingat the ceremony, VFF General Secretary Duong Nghiep Khoi said he believedTakeshi will effectively help develop Vietnam’s youth football and improvetraining for young coaches at training centres and clubs in Vietnam.
Takeshiwill also help clubs step by step strengthen their coaching staff to meet theAFC’s criteria, he said.
VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan and VFF's new technical director Koshida Takeshi.(Photo: VFF)
Forhis part, Takeshi said that his mission is to successfully train Vietnamesecoaches while helping them still conform to Vietnamese national characters andfootball.
The newtechnical director said in the short term, he will help those coaches get C andA diplomas from the AFC and FIFA, and in the long-term goal, they can pass ontheir knowledge to other coaches in Vietnam.
Regardingthe plan to work with the coach of the Vietnamese national youth team, Takeshisaid there is a Japanese coach, Akira Ijiri, who is leading the U20 women’steam.
“Together with him [Akira Ijiri], we will cooperate more deeply with theVietnamese youth team coaches,” he said.
Takeshiadded that he had met and discussed Vietnamese football with head coach of thenational team Philippe Troussier./.
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The Vietnam Football Federation announces its new technical director Koshida Takeshi on June 1. (Photo: qdnd.vn) 
VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan and VFF's new technical director Koshida Takeshi.(Photo: VFF) 
