Lê Huỳnh Đức (born 20 April 1972 in Saigon, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer. He is currently head coach of V.League 1 club Becamex Binh Duong. Huỳnh Đức is a former member of the Vietnam national football team, with whom he earned 60 caps (a national record), as well as being its top scorer. He became the first Vietnamese footballer to be signed to a club outside of Vietnam when he signed on for a year's stint with Chongqing Lifan. In 2009, he became both the youngest coach to win the V-League's "Best Coach of the Month" award, and the first coach to win the award in three consecutive months. His coaching style is best known for its toughness and discipline, which is credited with helping SHB Đà Nẵng emerge as champions in the 2009 V-League season.[1][2]

Lê Huỳnh Đức
Lê Huỳnh Đức in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-04-20) 20 April 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Saigon, Vietnam
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Becamex Binh Duong (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Ho Chi Minh City Police 86 (60)
2001 Chongqing Lifan 4 (1)
2002–2003 Đông Á Bank 10 (4)
2004–2007 SHB Da Nang 26 (15)
Total 126 (79)
International career
1993–2004 Vietnam 51 (27)
Managerial career
2008–2017 SHB Da Nang
2019–2021 SHB Da Nang
2023– Becamex Binh Duong
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Player

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Lê Huỳnh Đức began his career as a professional football player in 1991, playing with the 7th Military Region's football club in Ho Chi Minh City. The following year he moved to the Ho Chi Minh City Police, where he had his most productive stint, staying with the club until 2000. He also began playing with Vietnam's national football team during this time,[3] joining in 1995 and playing through until 2000, returning in 2002 and 2004. He earned a record 60 caps with the national team, as well as being its top scorer.[1] In 2001, he made Vietnamese football history by becoming the first Vietnamese footballer signed to play abroad when he joined Chongqing Lifan, a Chinese Super League club.[1] He returned to Vietnam the following year, signing on with Ngan Hang Dong A for a two-year stay. In 2004, he made his final move to SHB Da Nang, where he stayed until his promotion to manager in 2008.[2][4]

Coach/Manager

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Lê Huỳnh Đức began coaching during his time with East Asian Bank football club, where he also worked as assistant manager. He continued in this role with SHB Da Nang until his promotion to Manager in 2008. The next year, he was nominated as assistant manager of Vietnam's national football team by Manager Calisto. Huỳnh Đức once again made history when he was named the V-League's Best Coach of the Month in March 2009, becoming the youngest coach to win the award. He received the same award in April and May of the same year, becoming the first coach ever to win the award for three consecutive months. His coaching is credited with helping SHB Da Nang emerge as champions in the 2009 V-League and at the Vietnamese Cup in the same year.[5]

International goals

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Vietnam

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No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 January 1995 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam   Estonia 1–0 1–0 1995 Independence Cup
2. 14 December 1995 Chiang Mai, Thailand   Myanmar 1–0 2–1 1995 Southeast Asian Games
3. 4 August 1996 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam   Chinese Taipei 1–0 4–1 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4. 2–1
5. 3–1
6. 5 August 1996 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam   Guam 8–0 9–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7. 2 September 1996 Jurong Stadium, Jurong, Singapore   Cambodia 2–0 3–1 1996 AFF Championship
8. 5 September 1996 Jurong Stadium, Jurong, Singapore   Laos 1–1 1–1 1996 AFF Championship
9. 7 September 1996 Jurong Stadium, Jurong, Singapore   Myanmar 2–0 4–1 1996 AFF Championship
10. 25 May 1997 Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam   China 1–2 1–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 14 October 1997 Jakarta, Indonesia   Philippines 2–0 3–0 1997 Southeast Asian Games
12. 26 August 1998 Hanoi, Vietnam   Laos 3–1 4–1 1998 AFF Championship
13. 4–1
14. 30 July 1999 Berakas Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei   Laos 1–0 9–0 1999 Southeast Asian Games
15. 2–0
16. 3–0
17. 4–0
18. 7 November 2000 Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand   Cambodia 1–0 6–0 2000 AFF Championship
19. 5–0
20. 11 November 2000 Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand   Singapore 1–0 1–0 2000 AFF Championship
21. 1December 2002 Colombo, Sri Lanka   Sri Lanka 1–2 2–2 Friendly
22. 15 December 2002 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia   Cambodia 5–2 9–2 2002 AFF Championship[6]
23. 7–2
24. 19 December 2002 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia   Philippines 2–0 4–1 2002 AFF Championship
25. 4–1
26. 21 December 2002 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia   Indonesia 2–1 2–2 2002 AFF Championship
27. 23 December 2002 Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia   Myanmar 4–1 4–2 2002 AFF Championship

Honours

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Player

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Club

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  Winners : 1995
  Winners : 1998

Manager

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Club

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  Winners : 2009, 2012
  Winners : 2009, 2012
  Winners : 2009
  Winners : 2008

Personal honours

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  • Top goalscorer V.League 1: 1996, 1998
  • The only player to participate in 3 SEA Games football competition in a row (1995, 1997, 1999).
  • The only player to participate in 5 Tiger Cups (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004).
  • Vietnamese Golden Ball : 1995, 1997, 2002
  • Vietnamese Silver Ball  : 1998, 1999, 2000
  • Tiger Cup all-time topscorer with 14 goals[7]
  • Asean Football Championship 3rd place overall top goalscorer
  • Manager of month in V-League 2009
  • Manager of Month in January and February in V-League 2010

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c "Former star striker Duc makes V-League history in coaching role". 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b Le Huynh Duc - the young talented manager Archived 2011-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Vietnamese Ministry of Culture and Information. August 14, 2009.
  3. ^ TOI, Press Trust of India (10 August 2002). "India beat Vietnam to win LG Cup football". timesofindia. indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Lê Huỳnh Đức". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Star coach pushes Da Nang to glory". Việt Nam News. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Kilas Balik Piala AFF 2002". FourFourTwo. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. ^ AFF Football Championship
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