Hanoi FC coach is the best V-League 2023

Coach Bandovic helped Hanoi FC to win the runner-up position in the first season of leadership, with the same 38 points as the Hanoi Police champion and just behind the goal difference.

He was highly appreciated for steering the capital team through difficult times when he lost captain Nguyen Van Quyet in seven V-League matches because of a suspension.

The Montenegrin coach surpassed coach Thach Bao Khanh (Viettel) and Chu Dinh Nghiem (Hai Phong) on ​​the shortlist. Meanwhile, the Hanoi Police did not have a nomination due to two changes of coach. The person who could compete fairly with Bandovic, coach Velizar Popov of Thanh Hoa, lost points because of many penalty cards and was banned from directing one match.

Born in 1969, Bandovic was a defender who played for Red Star Belgrade, Olympiacos and PAOK. He retired in 2002 and pursued a coaching career as an assistant in Greek clubs. In 2014, he first went to Southeast Asia to work as Technical Director of Buriram United of Thailand, then led BEC Tero Sasana, Sisaket.

In 2017, he returned to lead Buriram United to win two Thai League 1 championships in 2017 and 2018, and enter the 1/8 round of the 2018 AFC Champions League. After that, he went to India to work at Chennaiyin Club before coming to Hanoi. FC and has the title of National Super Cup 2022.