Juventus opens training academy in Việt Nam

Juventus opens training academy in Việt Nam

Former head coach of Việt Nam’s national team Nguyễn Hữu Thắng will be on the selection panel for the Việt Nam Juventus Academy. — Photo baohatinh.vn

HÀ NỘI — Italian giants Juventus have officially opened a football academy for youngsters in Việt Nam as the club’s first venture in Southeast Asia.

The academy is based in Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu Province, and will provide professional training as well as nutritional care and lessons on culture, foreign languages and life skills. 

Nicknamed the Old Lady, Juventus have won  三 四 official titles, including  一 三 Coppa Italia titles, seven national Super Cups titles, two Intercontinental Cups, two European Cups/UEFA Champions Leagues, one European Cup Winners’ Cup, and a national record of three UEFA Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and one UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Besides newly recruited superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, the club was home to world-famous players like Michel Platini, Roberto Baggio, Zinédine Zidane, Pavel Nedved, Fabio Cannavaro, Del Piero, Gianluigi Buffon and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Gianluca Settanni, head coach of the global Juventus Academy, has come to Việt Nam to select the first players for the academy with the help of former coach Lê Thụy Hải, former head coach of Việt Nam’s national team Nguyễn Hữu Thắng, former player Nguyễn Hồng Sơn, head coach of the U 二0 team Đinh Hồng Vinh, and former Sài Gòn coach Phan Văn Tài Em.

Players born from  二00 六– 二00 九 are main focus of the academy, and will train for seven years.

The nationwide enrollment progra妹妹e will travel to Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu on August  一0, HCM City on August  一 一 and  一 二, Cần Thơ on August  一 三, Đà Nẵng on August  一 五, Hà Nội on August  一 七 and Hà Tĩnh on August  一 九. — VNS