Nam Định Club officially appoints a Brazilian head coach

Fitness coach Andre Lima is set to rejoin Nam Định Club for the rest of the season.

Nam Định Club has just announced the comeback of assistant coach Andre Lima. Assistant coach Andre Luiz Athayde Lima was born on February 3, 1971, and holds Brazilian nationality. He has many years of experience working in Asian countries such as Qatar, UAE, and Vietnam.

In the 2023/2024 season, he accompanied the team as a fitness coach and helped the squad secure the V.League championship. Known for his dedicated and passionate working style, assistant coach Andre Lima will continue to energize the players during every training session and match alongside the coaching staff.

During his first tenure, fitness coach Andre Luiz Lima joined Nam Định Club at the end of 2023, when the team invested in strengthening the squad for the 2023/24 season. Working alongside head coach Vũ Hồng Việt, the Brazilian expert played a key role in maintaining fitness, recovery, improving physical condition, boosting strength, and preventing injuries for the players.

Shortly after winning the 2023/2024 championship, fitness coach Andre Luiz Lima departed. This season, Nam Định introduced another fitness coach at the start, Tiago Jose Almeida Goncalves. Fitness coach Tiago Almeida, born on February 4, 1984, is also Brazilian and brings extensive experience from working in Thailand, UAE, South Korea, and Germany.

Competing in four tournaments—V.League, National Cup, AFC Champions League Two, and ASEAN Club Championship—the role of fitness coaches at Nam Định Club is crucial. Enhancing players' physical condition to maintain peak performance is essential for any team.

Nam Định Club has experienced many changes recently. Due to consecutive poor results, head coach Vũ Hồng Việt resigned and took the position of Technical Director, while Technical Director Nguyễn Trung Kiên stepped up as head coach. A wave of injuries caused the team to have insufficient registered players for some matches, even listing two goalkeepers as substitutes.