Vietnam Volleyball Federation: ‘Kim Hue lacks transparency’

On April 10, VFV issued a decision to warn Coach Pham Thi Kim Hue and three athletes of Industrial and Commercial Bank, Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai, Hoang Thi Phuong Anh and Nguyen Thi Ninh Anh. The reason was that these quartets accepted the invitation to join Vinh Phuc, received the deposit, but then “broke the match” to stay at the Industrial and Commercial Bank.

Kim Hue was dissatisfied with the above sentence, especially when it was not until April 13 – the day before the national volleyball championship kicked off – to receive the notice. The former Vietnamese volleyball player announced he hired a lawyer, ready to sue VFV if the penalty was not revoked. However, VFV insists that their punishment is correct.

“We punish Kim Hue to maintain discipline and avoid disturbing Vietnamese volleyball. On April 22, we will invite her and three sanctioned athletes to work more”, VFV Chairman Le Van Thanh shared share with VnExpress. “Kim Hue has not taken a break at the old unit but accepted to join the new team. She received a large deposit, then changed her mind, returned the money to not go. Vinh Phuc side petitioned VFV, We demanded to suspend the directive, but we only gave a warning. If everyone did like Kim Hue, Vietnamese volleyball would be chaotic. “

As per your investigation VnExpressAfter investing in the Vinh Phuc club, FLC Group decided to invite Kim Hue and her three students to join the billion-dollar contract, the largest in volleyball history in Vietnam. However, the deal was “overturned” at the last minute, causing them to break their plan, so they decided to sue to VFV.

When he was still playing, Kim Hue held a record of 17 consecutive years of participating in the national championship with nine consecutive times in the colors of LienVietPostBank and Industrial and Commercial Bank. She also holds a record seven times to win the SEA Games silver medal with the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team.

After retiring in 2017, Kim Hue worked as an assistant coach at the Industrial and Commercial Bank. In early February this year, she was promoted to the role of captain after coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet resigned. She debuted a new role on March 7, in a 2-3 defeat when she was friendly with Vinh Phuc. After the battle, Kim Hue filed a resignation, and at the same time applied for leave while waiting for the approval of the leader.

Kim Hue reached a preliminary agreement with Vinh Phuc, and was introduced by this team as the head coach. However, at the last minute she decided to stay at the Industrial and Commercial Bank and return the deposit to Vinh Phuc.

Hong Ky