Phạm Minh Giang
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Phạm Minh Giang | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bình Thuận, Vietnam[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ? | Thái Sơn Nam | ? | (?) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Tân Hiệp Hưng | ||
| 2019–2022 | Thái Sơn Nam | ||
| 2019–2020 | Vietnam (interim) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Vietnam | ||
| 2023–2024 | Cao Bằng | ||
| 2024– | TD Soccer | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Phạm Minh Giang (born 27 November 1981) is a former futsal player and is currently the head coach of Canadian club TD Soccer. Phạm Minh Giang is the first domestic coach to lead the Vietnam national futsal team to participate in a FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Playing career
[edit]When he was still a player, Phạm Minh Giang played for Thái Sơn Nam club.
Coaching career
[edit]After retiring, Giang continued to work in Thái Sơn Nam, where he coached the team's youth sector. In 2014, he was appointed as the head coach of Tân Hiệp Hưng, where he remained for 5 years. In 2019, he returned to Thái Sơn Nam, where he was named as the team's new head coach. At the same year, he served as Miguel Rodrigo's assistant in the Vietnam national futsal team.[2][3]
In December 2019, after Rodrigo's departure, he was appointed as the interim coach of Vietnam futsal team. From January 2020 to present, he is the official coach.[4] Phạm Minh Giang's first task was to lead the team in the Asian Cup 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this tournament was canceled. An year after, he and his team overcame Lebanon futsal team to qualify for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[5]
Giang continued to be Vietnam's head coach at the 2021 World Cup. At the opening match of the tournament, Vietnam suffered from a huge defeat against title contender Brazil,[6] but then defeated Panama 3–2[7] and draw Czech Republic 1–1 in the following games, gaining Vietnam the qualification to the knockout stage for the second time in their history.[8] In the round of 16, Giang was unable to coach the team after being positive for Covid-19. Vietnam then lost tightly to Russia 2–3 and was eliminated and exit the tournament.[9]
In 2024, Giang emigrated to Canada with his family and settled in Saskatoon. There, he was hired as the coach of TD Soccer.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Đi hết một vòng, HLV Phạm Minh Giang trở lại... điểm xuất phát". Sài Gòn Giải Phóng. 11 March 2023.
- ^ "HLV Phạm Minh Giang: "Thái Sơn Nam bây giờ thắng chật vật là đương nhiên!"". VOV (in Vietnamese).
- ^ "Huấn luyện viên Phạm Minh Giang: Từ "thợ học việc" đến kỷ lục gia của futsal Việt". Báo Nam Định (in Vietnamese). 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Lần đầu tiên, futsal Việt Nam chinh phục châu Á với HLV nội". Báo Tuổi trẻ (in Vietnamese).
- ^ "HLV Phạm Minh Giang đi vào lịch sử Futsal Việt Nam". Vietnamnet (in Vietnamese).
- ^ "HLV Phạm Minh Giang: 'Tuyển Việt Nam hạnh phúc với bàn thắng vào lưới Brazil'". VTC (in Vietnamese).
- ^ "HLV Phạm Minh Giang: Futsal Việt Nam mất oan bàn thắng". Vietnamnet (in Vietnamese).
- ^ "Việt Nam vào vòng 1/8 futsal World Cup". Vnexpress (in Vietnamese).
- ^ "Huấn luyện viên Phạm Minh Giang dương tính với COVID-19". Lao Động (in Vietnamese).
- ^ "Cựu HLV trưởng tuyển futsal Việt Nam Phạm Minh Giang huấn luyện đội trẻ ở Canada". Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). 18 September 2024.
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