One day after he was dismissed by The Cong Club, coach Vuong Tien Dung suddenly returned to Hai Phong, which fired him nearly one year ago, though he helped them to win the V-League 2008 bronze medal.

Coach Vuong Tien Dung.

V-League 2008 was the most successful season of the Hai Phong football club. Under the instruction of Dung, the team, a new player, ranked third. After that landmark, Hai Phong suddenly put an end to its contract with Dung.

The coach joined The Cong, but he could only help the team to 11 points in 11 matches. He was dismissed on May 4.

Meanwhile, Hai Phong was unable to maintain its position of one year ago. After the first three matches of V-League 2009, it fired coach Alfred Riedl because he had produced only three points. Dinh The Nam replaced Riedl but he could not help the team.

In that situation, Hai Phong immediately invited Dung to return when he left The Cong. Dung went to Hai Phong on May 5 and agreed to return to the team on May 5 in the evening.

Dung will receive VND40 million ($2,300) per month. His mission is to keep the team in V-League. Dung’s assistant is Dinh The Nam. The contract is one year and it can be extended for another one year.

Hai Phong will face Military Zone 4 this Saturday. Last Saturday, his old team, The Cong, was defeated by Military Zone 4 by a score of 0-3.

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