Goalkeeper Tan Truong: I will not return to Binh Phuoc to retire

Invited by his close friend Nguyen Anh Duc to strengthen the defense of Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc Club, veteran goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong wants to put all his efforts into bringing the team to V-League promotion.

Tan Truong signed a 1.5 season contract with Binh Phuoc Club (playing in the National First Division 2023-2024), after ending his contract with Hanoi Club. He had his first training session on the afternoon of March 4 with the new team.

Tan Truong (second from left) with 3 goalkeepers of Hanoi Club - Photo: Hanoi Club

Tuoi Tre Online had a conversation with the former goalkeeper of the Vietnam national team about his upcoming journey.

Tan Truong wants to help the club get promoted

* What chance brought you to Binh Phuoc football team? - Anh Duc and I are friends, close friends when we were players. Anh Duc (currently the head coach of Binh Phuoc Club) invited me to join the club, and I think this is also the right time for me to leave. Firstly, the two goalkeepers Nguyen Van Hoang and Quan Van Chuan (Hanoi Club) have played very stably. Secondly, I also want to play closer to home in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Thap . * Can you share about your friend Anh Duc - head coach of Binh Phuoc Club? - Anh Duc as a player and coach are two different people. As a player, he practices and competes well and achieves high results. As a coach, he must have an overview, study the playing style, analyze suitable people to achieve the goals assigned by the leaders. * What is Tan Truong's goal at the new club? - For now, I want to quickly integrate with my teammates. I want to help the team play steadily, and initially get used to the atmosphere of professional football. I will support my teammates, help them understand and prepare well for professional football. You know that the First Division is far behind the V-League. The team's leadership wants to promote Binh Phuoc Club to play in the V-League and I also want to contribute to completing this goal. Of course, my return does not mean that I can help the team get promoted to the V-League immediately. The club needs to change gradually and time will prove it.

Tan Truong does not want to retire at Binh Phuoc Club - Photo: NVCC

Play well for yourself

* You once planned to retire in 2020, but everything has changed? - The life of a player, like a person, has turning points. The important thing is whether you are lucky or not at that time. When the opportunity opened up for me and Hanoi Club, I was determined and achieved many successes with the team. * There were many times when mentioning the name Tan Truong, the audience no longer believed? - People talked a lot about me, like I was tired of talking about it. I don't care what people say. I know my ability. I play football for myself and my family. I play well, the team achieves results, then the team calls me back. I don't play with the goal of returning to the national team or try to play well because people say it. I don't have to prove it to anyone. I see it, my family knows it, the team believes in me. The best way is to focus on my work. When the coach and teammates recognize it, they give me opportunities and trust. A player who wants to play well has nothing but to practice well. The audience will ask themselves why he plays well but is criticized this and that. * Do you plan to become a coach in the future? - For now, I signed a 1.5 season contract with Binh Phuoc Club as a player. Therefore, my task is to practice and play well. The club pays me to hire me, but I think I'm going back here to retire, so why would I come back? I'm not going back to Binh Phuoc to retire.

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