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| Nha Trang Youth Football Team in 1975 |
Nguyen Van Chien, a back in Phu Khanh Football Team, reminded, “In the past, to play football, I had to ride my bicycle 10 – 15 kilometers to Thanh or Dong Bo or catch a ferry to Vinh Luong. We came with football spontaneously by keenness, and then gathered a team. At that time, there were no good football grounds and no coaches like now.”
In the old generation of the province’s football players, scorer Duong Quang Ho was the most remarkable. He also was the first player of the province listed in the national football team in 1982.
The one-time football star, 50 years old now, told, “In the old days, despite material difficulties, we were keen on playing football. Each month, a player was paid only VND36 and 21 kilogram of rice. We traveled from the South to the North by a very old car which carried all necessities. However, we always played with our best.”
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| One-time player Nguyen Van Chien (left) reviews his football memories. |
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In 1989 when Phu Khanh was divided into two provinces Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen, the thin force made the team decline till Khanh Viet Corporation sponsored and put Khanh Hoa’s football team up to V-League in 2003.
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