Midfielder Huynh Quoc Anh and goalkeeper Dang Thi Kieu Trinh won theGolden Ball, Vietnamese football’s highest honour for players, at aceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 7.
Themen’s award for 2012’s best player went to Da Nang’s attackingmidfielder Anh, who has impressed spectators and pundits alike with hisdetermined and skilful displays for his title wining team. The awardsignals the rehabilitation of Anh’s reputation following a three-yearban from football after a match-fixing scandal in 2005.
Hai Phong’s industrious midfielder Le Tan Tai took the Silver Ball inrecognition of his excellent performance for the national team, whileDa Nang ’s veteran player Nguyen Minh Phuong was awarded the BronzeBall.
In the women’s category, the Golden Ball was thelatest award to be collected by Trinh, who was named as the best femaleplayer of the ear by the Southeast Asia Football Federation last month.
Defender and national team captain Le Thi Thuongtook the Silver Ball and the Bronze Ball went to striker Nguyen Thi NgocAnh.
In the other categories, SHB Da Nang’s Argentinestriker Sebastian Gaston Merlo was named best foreign player of theyear for the fourth time, making him the most successful foreignfootballer in recent Vietnamese history.
Song Lam NgheAn defender Tran Phi Son was awarded best young male player of theyear, while Chuong Thi Kieu became the best young female player of theyear, in a new category.
The annual awards areorganised by the Sai Gon Liberated newspaper, with the nomineesshortlisted by sport journalists around the country.-VNA
Themen’s award for 2012’s best player went to Da Nang’s attackingmidfielder Anh, who has impressed spectators and pundits alike with hisdetermined and skilful displays for his title wining team. The awardsignals the rehabilitation of Anh’s reputation following a three-yearban from football after a match-fixing scandal in 2005.
Hai Phong’s industrious midfielder Le Tan Tai took the Silver Ball inrecognition of his excellent performance for the national team, whileDa Nang ’s veteran player Nguyen Minh Phuong was awarded the BronzeBall.
In the women’s category, the Golden Ball was thelatest award to be collected by Trinh, who was named as the best femaleplayer of the ear by the Southeast Asia Football Federation last month.
Defender and national team captain Le Thi Thuongtook the Silver Ball and the Bronze Ball went to striker Nguyen Thi NgocAnh.
In the other categories, SHB Da Nang’s Argentinestriker Sebastian Gaston Merlo was named best foreign player of theyear for the fourth time, making him the most successful foreignfootballer in recent Vietnamese history.
Song Lam NgheAn defender Tran Phi Son was awarded best young male player of theyear, while Chuong Thi Kieu became the best young female player of theyear, in a new category.
The annual awards areorganised by the Sai Gon Liberated newspaper, with the nomineesshortlisted by sport journalists around the country.-VNA
