Huynh Nhu: Homeland is a sweet star fruit cluster

3 years ago to celebrate Tet at home

Until Huynh Nhu and the Vietnamese women’s team went to India to attend the Asian Cup 2022 on the occasion of the new year, until she chose to go to Portugal to develop her career, the girl Tra Vinh could not believe that she had 3 seasons. Can not welcome Tet in the homeland.

“Must go far away to desire the day to return”, Huynh Nhu recalled. In 2022 in India, the captain of the Vietnamese women’s team welcomed the New Year with his teammates with a cozy meal. That day, many players had just removed from Covid-19, in time to enter the tournament. Welcoming Tet away from home, but the whole team only recovered, not sad. Because the Vietnamese women’s team is burning flames to compete for tickets to the 2023 World Cup. Together hands create a dazzling history for home football. Tet on that day with Nhu, although away from family, parents, still contains the affection of teachers and colleagues. That Tet is fun, so special!

Then Huynh Nhu had more experiences to celebrate Tet in Portugal. This time, it was not with the Vietnamese team playing away from home but very different. Two years of wearing Lank FC, Tet in a country with no bustle like his homeland, not going on “emotional seesaw” like the Asian Cup kick in India. The 34 -year -old striker was busy playing with Lank FC, probably because of that as if he was somewhat home.

Everything was only bursting when the girl Tra Vinh received a call from her parents: “Every year with her parents, but at that time, I could only see the whole family through the phone screen. The house is like watching to help. Spring, instead of the cold “cut the skin”, in space … Toan Tuyet is snow in Portugal “.

In those days away from home, Huynh Nhu was welcomed the love of the Portuguese overseas Vietnamese. As recalled, the New Year at Lank FC is very simple: Going to the market to buy flowers to plug in the air, call the family, reward yourself a delicious meal, then put the shoes in the yard for … to help remember. Then, in the early spring last year, as if receiving an invitation to welcome the new year of acquaintances at Porto on the first day of the New Year. Without hesitation, she bought a train ticket, went to celebrate Tet and then returned during the day.

The days in Lank FC with Huynh Nhu were associated with the word “alone”. Alone playing, taking care of yourself alone. There were times when she was overturned, but the doctor at the club was over working hours, so it was like applying ice, applying medicine at home.

Vietnamese people in Portugal are not crowded, but always appear whenever Huynh Nhu needs. Some people give food, give gifts, some invite to the house to eat cozy meals, some people encourage. She said: “Going away to see the people we love, covering each other very well. Vietnamese people care about each other honestly, sometimes giving each other rolls, sesame salt, rice balls, shrimp fish, but everything The things are very true, making my heart sob “. All have become invaluable memories that the striker born in 1991 always carries on the way of life.

Cultural messenger

Huynh Nhu has contributed to changing Vietnamese women’s football, and of course football has also changed the life of the player to be considered the most outstanding history of Vietnamese women’s football. Ever since she was a girl who went to the market to play with the boys, kicked the ball to her legs, until she stroked the smooth grass at the World Cup Arab, and became a bridge The first Vietnamese female player played in Europe, as if he had stepped through a very long journey, but sometimes “closed his eyes, I still think this is a dream, a beautiful dream”.

Huynh Nhu shared that he is proud of himself as “Vietnamese brown skin, black eyes, indomitable aroma like lotus branches” as in the song One round in Vietnam. On the magic football journey, as if writing with sweat and tears, this girl also played the role of a “messenger” of Vietnamese culture.

In the photo album on Huynh Nhu phone, the whole picture of his teammates in Lank FC, which is always considered as younger brothers in the house. These photos are more special, when the Lank player from Portugal or the US, are also interested in the ao dai and the conical hat that Huynh Nhu’s “messenger” brings.

“My teammates like to wear long dresses. The children borrowed their shirts to bring, and went to try it again … please. Resting and returning to the club, the kids asked “the eldest sister” to bring gifts from Vietnam to the air. Fields, about dishes with delicious aftertaste “all”, eat once is to remember forever, tell about the beautiful land with the mountains and rivers of the sea, with the generous, loving people, living full of chan emotional. Only give them the most beautiful places of their homeland “, as said.

Huynh Nhu’s biggest regret is probably not being able to bring his teammates in Rank to Vietnam to travel.

“As if just wanting more international friends to know about our country and self -commanding, never stop trying because of the color of the shirt, to contribute to the homeland in one way or another”, like spreading heart.

Wish at the beginning of the year

After 2 years of adventure in Rank with special memories, Huynh Nhu returned to his hometown. The owner of the 5 Golden Balls of Vietnamese Women has signed a contract with the Ho Chi Minh City women’s team, where the dream of football and bringing the 34 -year -old striker to the peak of his career. Nhu’s wish is to contribute to bringing the Ho Chi Minh City women’s football ship to the big Asian sea, with the Women’s AFC Champions League. Thanks to Nhu’s goals, the whole team has reached the quarterfinals and will continue to dream about the miracle in March.

The silence in my conversation with Huynh Nhu appeared, with the question of whether he still wanted to go abroad. Tra Vinh girl can talk smoothly about the stories of the country, about football, about the past stories without thinking. However, before the choice of going abroad in 2025 or not, in the eyes as a substance containing concerns and thoughts. At the age of 34, the best striker in the history of the Vietnamese women’s team is not young. Go on to learn, or stay and prepare for the next step after retirement? That question, as if will find the answer with the knot in 2025.

In the new year, Huynh Nhu is expected to play football and study for a master’s degree in physical education at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education. She also cherished intended to study by coach, to be able to pursue training career. Becoming a gymnast, being a head coach or any other job, his mind is only one: doing his job well.

However, that is the story of the future. This year, the gentle son of Ba Huynh Thanh Liem and his mother Le Thi Lai is ready to go to the kitchen to cook, clean, so that the small kitchen in the loving house is bustling with laughter. “I miss home, miss Tet so much, don’t wait any more,” Huynh Nhu said, just adorned with a smile on his lips. Referring to her family, her eyes were radiant.