Quick Facts
Biography
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
114. 1.95Ho Chi Minh C. Estonia1-0Ho Chi Minh City Cup 1214.12.95Chiang MaiMyanmar2-1South East Asian Games 354. 8.96Ho Chi Minh C. Taiwan4-1Asian Cup Qualifier 165. 8.96Ho Chi Minh C. Guam9-0Asian Cup Qualifier 172. 9.96SingaporeCambodia3-1Tiger Cup 185. 9.96SingaporeLaos1-1Tiger Cup 197. 9.96SingaporeMyanmar4-1Tiger Cup 11025. 5.97Ho Chi Minh C. China1-3World Cup Qualifier 11112.10.97JakartaPhilippines3-0South East Asian Games 11216.10.97JakartaThailand1-2South East Asian Games 21426. 8.98Ha NoiLaos4-1Tiger Cup 41830. 7.99Bandar Seri B. Laos9-0South East Asian Games 2207.11.00SongkhlaCambodia6-0Tiger Cup 12111.11.00SongkhlaSingapore1-0Tiger Cup 1221.12.02ColomboSri Lanka2-2 22415.12.02JakartaCambodia9-2Tiger Cup 22619.12.02JakartaPhilippines4-1Tiger Cup 12721.12.02JakartaIndonesia2-2Tiger Cup 12823.12.02JakartaMyanmar4-2Tiger 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