10 years of books by Cong Phuong and HAGL friends
Remember 10 years ago, Cong Phuong, Tuan Anh, Xuan Truong… emerged in the U.19 Vietnam shirt, creating a football fever across the country, helping many fans return from losing faith. Support for home football.
At the same time, Mr. Duc decided to pioneer with the desire for HAGL Academy players to learn culture along with football. Seeing the “little group” speak English and confidently communicate is not enough, Mr. Ba Duc also creates conditions for them to actually go to university.
It is a long journey, despite the fact that HAGL Club and Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports have joined hands to flexibly support the U.23 players and the Vietnamese team who are often stuck in competition. A busy schedule of matches from youth tournaments, V-League, National Cup as well as obligations to national teams.
In addition, the fact that some members tried their skills abroad such as Cong Phuong, Xuan Truong, Van Toan, Tuan Anh… also caused classes to be taught next to the Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports branch located in Gia Lai. The staff creates conditions for players to learn online remotely.
Cong Phuong shared: “Recently, my friends and I here have been very happy. With the support of HAGL Club and Ho Chi Minh City University of Sports and Education, we have completed the course and today is good. It is a great honor for us. I would like to thank HAGL Club as well as Ho Chi Minh City University of Sports and Education for creating conditions and always supporting.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports has built a branch campus in Gia Lai and teachers in Ho Chi Minh City have tried to go to Gia Lai to support and teach the players, helping us have this joy. Today’s results are the great efforts of the teachers, HAGL Club and the school to help us complete this course.”
“Let’s learn culture in parallel with learning soccer”
Also according to relatives, the reason the players waited for 10 years was because they wanted to wait for everyone to gather together, including the players who were traveling abroad, to receive their diplomas together. graduate once.
Therefore, after Cong Phuong returned from Japan and completed the final courses with a few friends, the group of 10 HAGL players graduated together with 9/10 graduating with certificates of merit or higher, of which Goalkeeper Le Van Truong received excellent grades.
Specifically, players Cong Phuong, Xuan Truong, Tuan Anh, Van Toan, Van Thanh, Dong Trieu, Van Son, Anh Tai graduated with bachelor’s degrees with excellent grades. In particular, goalkeeper Le Van Truong graduated with honors in Physical Education from Ho Chi Minh City University of Sports and Education.
Re-evaluating the learning process and looking to the future, the currently in-form striker of Binh Phuoc Club expressed: “When we study, we will help ourselves gain knowledge, which is a very valuable capital for us to bring. That knowledge into your life journey, support in the future.
When you have a university degree, some of you can pursue a coaching career and go to schools to teach the next generation of young people. As for Cong Phuong himself, he is focusing on football so he does not have a specific direction. But in the future, if I have the opportunity, I also want to pass on what I have learned to the next generations.”
When asked about advice for young people learning to play soccer, the former striker of HAGL Club confided: “According to Phuong, depending on his qualities, if anyone has his passion, he should pursue it. That passion. When you have passion, you can do your best and highest ability.
Learning to play soccer does not mean that players only play soccer. In fact, studying culture and learning to play soccer go hand in hand. If possible, I hope you will make more efforts and spend a little more time after practicing to study and supplement knowledge for yourself and your future.”