Đỗ Merlo (orange shirt) had a busy day for Đà Nẵng. — Photo webthethao.vn HÀ NỘI — SHB Đà Nẵng defeated Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN 2-1 in the V.League 1 on Sunday thanks to a late winner. The game was held at Hòa Xuân Stadium in the central city of Đà Nẵng. The hosts started the brighter and it only took five minutes for Đỗ Merlo to rattle the woodwork from long range, with goalkeeper Tuấn Mạnh beaten all ends up. The Argentine-Vietnamese striker had several more chances to open the scoring, but the teams went into the break goalless. Merlo continued his own personal duel with the frame of the goal in the second half and was unlucky to see an excellent lobbed effort come off the bar in the 63rd minute. A mere minute later the home side did get the breakthrough they deserved, as midfielder Đặng Anh Tuấn skipped past Khánh … [Read more...] about SHB Đà Nẵng defeat Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN
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SHB Đà Nẵng aim to get back on top
French defender Victor Nirennold trains in jersey of SHB Đà Nẵng. — VNS Photo Thế Định Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — SHB Đà Nẵng have signed three new foreign players to strenthen their spine this off-season ahead of their 2019 V. League 1 campaign. Defender Victor Nirennold of France, midfielder Dominik Schmitt of Germany and Brazilian striker Patrick Bonifacio are set to bolster the squad, alongside naturalised Vietnamese striker Đỗ Merlo, who was born in Argentina as Gaston Merlo. Midfielder Dominik Schmitt of Germany (left) fights for the ball with Argentine-born Đỗ Merlo in a training match in Đà Nẵng. — VNS Photo Thế Định The central city-based team debuted its 29-member squad in a ceremony yesterday, hoping for a return to championship contention after consecutive ninth place finishes in the last two seasons. The team has also … [Read more...] about SHB Đà Nẵng aim to get back on top
Huynh Duc to make return as SHB Da Nang coach
VietNamNet Bridge – Le Huynh Duc has agreed to take the driving seat of V.League 1 side SHB Da Nang after the central city’s football team sacked Nguyen Minh Phuong early this month. Coach Le Huynh Duc, 46, has agreed to return as coach of SHB Da Nang for the V.League1 in 2019. — Photo courtesy Sports and Culture Newspaper. Spokeswoman Huynh Thi Kim Phuoc confirmed to Việt Nam News that Đức, 46, who resigned as coach of SHB Da Nang in 2017 after a poor season, had accepted an invitation to return to the club. Phuoc said Duc was on vacation in Australia and would return to Vietnam in late November. She said the team would negotiate with terms of the contract on Duc’s return. Duc left the team in November 2017 after the team finished eighth out of 14 teams in the V.League, the worst position in history of the team. Nguyen Minh Phuong, 38, replaced Duc, but the team finished 9th in 2018. HCM City-born Duc played for Da Nang from 2006 … [Read more...] about Huynh Duc to make return as SHB Da Nang coach
Đức to make return as SHB Đà Nẵng coach
Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG —Lê Huỳnh Đức has agreed to take the driving seat of V.League 1 side SHB Đà Nẵng after the central city’s football team sacked Nguyễn Minh Phương early this month. Spokeswoman Huỳnh Thị Kim Phước confirmed to Việt Nam News that Đức, 46, who resigned as coach of SHB Đà Nẵng in 2017 after a poor season, had accepted an invitation to return to the club. Phước said Đức was on vacation in Australia and would return to Việt Nam in late November. She said the team would negotiate with terms of the contract on Đức’s return. Đức left the team in November 2017 after the team finished eighth out of 14 teams in the V.League, the worst position in history of the team. Nguyễn Minh Phương, 38, replaced Đức, but the team finished 9th in 2018. HCM … [Read more...] about Đức to make return as SHB Đà Nẵng coach
SHB Đà Nẵng say goodbye to coach Phương
Coach Nguyễn Minh Phương. — Photo baomoi.comViet Nam News Under Phương, Đà Nẵng battled relegation and finished ninth out of 14 teams with eight wins, seven draws and 11 losses in the national premier league - results which were not to club official’s satisfaction. “Coaching Đà Nẵng was pressure for me. I’m not satisfied with the result of the team but I tried my best,” said Phương. Earlier, 38-year-old Phương replaced coach Lê Huỳnh Đức who resigned at the end of the 2017 season in November due to the team’s poor results. Phương played for Đà Nẵng from 2010 to 2015. He captained the team to the V.League trophy in 2012. He retired three years later and worked as Đức’s assistant in Đà Nẵng for one year. Phương was a member of the national team from 2002 to 2010, winning 73 … [Read more...] about SHB Đà Nẵng say goodbye to coach Phương
Đỗ Merlo says goodbye to SHB Đà Nẵng
Striker Đỗ Merlo. — Photo zing.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Striker Đỗ Merlo has bid farewell to the V.League 1’s SHB Đà Nẵng due to a recurring heart problem. In their 2-1 win against Cần Thơ on Sunday, Argentinean Merlo, who was granted Vietnamese citizenship last year, played only 10 minutes due to his illness. “We will struggle a bit because Merlo has decided to call it a day just before the end of the season. Over the past two years he’s struggled with injuries," said chairman of Đà Nẵng, Bùi Xuân Hòa. “Without Merlo, we will try to compete and our players will have to adapt to a new way of playing,” Hòa added. Merlo, 33, has played for Đà Nẵng for 10 years. He helped Đà Nẵng triumph in V.League 1 in 2009 and 2012, the National Cup in 2009 and the National Super Cup in 2012. He is one of the top goalscorers in … [Read more...] about Đỗ Merlo says goodbye to SHB Đà Nẵng
SHB Đà Nẵng’s key striker, Đỗ Merlo injured
Sebastián Gastón Merlo (No 19). — Photo bongda.com.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — V.League 1’s side SHB Đà Nẵng won’t have the service of their key striker Sebastián Gastón Merlo for at least the next two matches due to injury. The Argentinean footballer scored one goal in the 2-1 win against Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) in the 14th round on Sunday. However, he broke his nose due to an error made by midfielder Kim Jin-seo of HAGL. As a result, the 33-year-old player will have to miss the upcoming matches against Hà Nội FC and Nam Định. Merlo is one of the best goal scorers in the national premier league. He won the league’s top scorer award three times in a row from 2009 to 2011. He also won the league’s best foreign player award in 2009 and 2011. Last year, he was granted Vietnamese citizenship and got a new name, Đỗ Merlo. Earlier, SHB Đà … [Read more...] about SHB Đà Nẵng’s key striker, Đỗ Merlo injured
SHB Đà Nẵng to test former Argentinian footballer
Nicolás Alejandro Dul del Río (left) is on a trial with SHB Đà Nẵng. — Photo bongda.com.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — SHB Đà Nẵng will test former footballer of Argentina Nicolás Alejandro Dul del Río to enhance their force for the second leg of the V.League 1. The 30-year-old player has played for Atlético River Plate Club, a professional Argentine sports club based in the Belgrano neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. He used to play for the Argentina national team. After leaving Atlético River Plate, Río played for Pontevedra of Spain, Sarmiento de Junín of Argentina and Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia. SHB Đà Nẵng had earlier signed contracts with two foreign strikers, Pereira Diogo Junior and Ewode E.Louis Christian. However, after 13 rounds, the team’s training board was dissatisfied … [Read more...] about SHB Đà Nẵng to test former Argentinian footballer
Yokohama FC to play SHB Da Nang
As planned, the Japanese football club will begin training at the newly launched 20,000-seat Hoa Xuan Stadium from January 16, according to SHB Da Nang.Yokohama FC will train in the coastal city until January 23rd in preparation for the new football season in J-League 2.SHB Da Nang will play the match under temporary coach Nguyen Minh Phuong, who has been in negotiations with Da Nang for the team’s head coach seat since former coach Le Huynh Duc left.The Da Nang team won the V.League championship in 1992, 2009 and 2012, but ranked 9th in the championship of 2017.The friendly match will be free for local football fans.In 2015, Yokohama agreed a one-year loan contract with Vietnamese Nguyen Tuan Anh in playing in J-League 2. Two years ago, representatives of Barcelona football school in Asia and Oceania (FCBEscola) and Manchester City Football Services had working sessions with SHB on the possibility of constructing football academies in the central city.The central city has hosted … [Read more...] about Yokohama FC to play SHB Da Nang
23 players selected for AFC Championship
The coach named three goalies, Dang Ngoc Tuan of SHB Da Nang, Bui Tien Dung of FLC Thanh Hoa and Nguyen Van Hoang of Saigon. Player Nguyen Cong Phuong. Photo: zing.vn Besides, the Republic of Korean coach also named seven defenders,including Doan Van Hau, Nguyen Thanh Chung of Hanoi and Tran Dinh Trongof Saigon; 11 midfielders, including Pham Duc Huy of Hanoi, Nguyen QuangHai and Truong Van Thai Quy of Hanoi; and only two strikers, namelyNguyen Cong Phuong of Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Ha Duc Chinh of SHB Da Nang.Earlier, to prepare for the tournament, Vietnam held a friendlymatch with Palestine in China on January 4 and the two teams tied 1-1.Vietnam are in Group D of the AFC event alongside Syria, Australia and the Republic of Korea (RoK).The tournament will kick off on January 9. Vietnam will first facethe RoK, then meet Australia on January 14 and Syria on January 17.For the Southeast Asian region, this is the second time Vietnam andThailand have been competing in the AFC U23 … [Read more...] about 23 players selected for AFC Championship