Lê Huỳnh Đức

Lê Huỳnh Đức (born April 20, 1972 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer currently coaching SHB Đà Nẵng of the V-League. 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.

Career

Player

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 Football Club, 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, 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. 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. He returned to Vietnam the following year, signing on with East Asian Bank Football Club (Vietnamese: Ngân Hàng Đông Á) for a two-year stay. In 2004, he made his final move to SHB Đà Nẵng, where he stayed until his promotion to manager in 2008.

Coach/Manager

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 Đà Nẵng F.C. 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. 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 Đà Nẵng emerge as champions in the 2009 V-League and at the Vietnamese Cup in the same year.

International goal

 1   1    4. 1.95   Ho Chi Minh C. Estonia       1-0    Ho Chi Minh City Cup 1   2   14.12.95   Chiang Mai     Myanmar       2-1    South East Asian Games 3   5    4. 8.96   Ho Chi Minh C. Taiwan        4-1    Asian Cup Qualifier 1   6    5. 8.96   Ho Chi Minh C. Guam          9-0    Asian Cup Qualifier 1  7     2. 9.96   Singapore      Cambodia      3-1    Tiger Cup 1  8     5. 9.96   Singapore      Laos          1-1    Tiger Cup 1  9     7. 9.96   Singapore      Myanmar       4-1    Tiger Cup 1  10   25. 5.97   Ho Chi Minh C. China         1-3    World Cup Qualifier 1  11   12.10.97   Jakarta        Philippines   3-0    South East Asian Games 1  12   16.10.97   Jakarta        Thailand      1-2    South East Asian Games 2  14   26. 8.98   Ha Noi         Laos          4-1    Tiger Cup 4  18   30. 7.99   Bandar Seri B. Laos          9-0    South East Asian Games 2  20    7.11.00   Songkhla       Cambodia      6-0    Tiger Cup 1  21   11.11.00   Songkhla       Singapore     1-0    Tiger Cup 1  22    1.12.02   Colombo        Sri Lanka     2-2 2  24   15.12.02   Jakarta        Cambodia      9-2    Tiger Cup 2  26   19.12.02   Jakarta        Philippines   4-1    Tiger Cup 1  27   21.12.02   Jakarta        Indonesia     2-2    Tiger Cup 1  28   23.12.02   Jakarta        Myanmar       4-2    Tiger Cup 

Honours

Club

• V-League: 1 with Ho Chi Minh City Police Football Club (1995)

He won V-League and National cup as manager at Da Nang club (2009)

Personal honours

• Vietnamese top scorer: 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
• 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

• AFF Football Championship

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