Lê Đức Tuấn Explained

Lê Đức Tuấn
Full Name:Lê Đức Tuấn
Birth Date:13 June 1982
Birth Place:Hanoi, Vietnam
Height:1.73 m
Position:Left back
Currentclub:Hà Nội FC (head coach)
Years1:1999–2000
Clubs1:General Department of Railways
Years2:2000–2011
Clubs2:Hà Nội ACB
Years3:2011–2015
Clubs3:Thanh Hóa
Caps3:78
Goals3:4
Nationalyears1:1998
Nationalteam1:Vietnam U16
Nationalyears2:2003
Nationalteam2:Vietnam U23
Manageryears1:2015–2019
Manageryears2:2020–2022
Manageryears3:2022–2024
Managerclubs3:Hà Nội (assistant)
Manageryears4:2023
Managerclubs4:Hà Nội (caretaker)
Manageryears5:2024–
Managerclubs5:Vietnam (assistant)
Manageryears6:2024–

Lê Đức Tuấn (born 13 June 1982) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer and is currently the head coach of V.League 1 club Hà Nội and the assistant coach of the Vietnam national team.

Early life

He is the son of Vietnam international Lê Khắc Chính.[1]

Career

Throughout his career, Đức Tuấn mainly operated as a full-back.[2] He played for Vietnamese side Hà Nội ACB between 2000 and 2011 and captained the club during a period. With the club he won the 2008 Vietnamese Cup and the 2010 V.League 2.

With Vietnam U23, Đức Tuấn featured in the 2003 SEA Games, hosted in his home country. In the final against Thailand, Đức Tuấn made a positioning mistake which allowed the opponent to score the only goal of the game. Aftermath was heavily criticized by the Vietnamese media and fans and was also suspected of match fixing, which almost forced him to retire.[3]

After his retirement, Đức Tuấn became a manager. He coached Phù Đổng and managed to promote the club to the V.League 2. He then came back to his former club Hà Nội and worked as coach in the youth sectors. In 2022, he was promoted to the first team and became the assistant manager. In May 2024, following the appointment of Kim Sang-sik as Vietnam national team's head coach, Đức Tuấn was selected to become his assistant manager.[4]

On 28 July 2024, Đức Tuấn was appointed as the head coach of Hà Nội.[5]

Personal life

He has been married and has two children.[6]

Honours

Hà Nội ACB

2008

2010

Vietnam U23

Silver medal 2003

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lê Đức Tuấn về Thanh Hóa: Cuộc phiêu lưu thú vị?. bongdaplus.vn (Archived). https://web.archive.org/web/20150718212521/http://bongdaplus.vn/VLeague/Le-Duc-Tuan-ve-Thanh-Hoa-Cuoc-phieu-luu-thu-vi/31678.bbd . 2015-07-18 .
  2. Web site: Lê Đức Tuấn giải nghệ: "Đội bóng xứ Thanh sẽ mãi trong tim tôi!". vpf.vn.
  3. Web site: Lê Đức Tuấn và cuộc sống như địa ngục sau SEA Games 2003. VnExpress. 2020-04-22.
  4. Web site: HLV có bằng cao cấp nhất Việt Nam làm trợ lý ông Kim Sang Sik. Bongdaplus. 22 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Ông Lê Đức Tuấn làm HLV trưởng Hà Nội FC. VTC News. 28 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Cầu thủ Thanh Hóa liên tục đấm vào đầu mình sau khi phản lưới. VnExpress.