HAGL Club with hiring a foreign expert in the goalkeeper position, seemed to have given the message that they were ready to remake, starting from the position of the temple guard.
After an unforgettable season when only ranked 9th in the rankings with 4 points more than the penultimate team of SHB Da Nang, HAGL Club soon set out plans to build forces for the new season 2025/2026.
And on the afternoon of July 8, 2025, at the headquarters of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club, a strong signal was delivered by the Pleiku team when they signed a contract with the goalkeeper from Brazil, Mr. Higor Felliny Cruz.
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HAGL debuted coach Higor Felliny Cruz on the afternoon of July 8, 2025. |
This is not just a contract, but a move that shows that HAGL Club is really serious with its ambition, and the starting point is the silent but important position right in front of the goal.
After a 2024/2025 season, HAGL did not hesitate to pay for Pleiku an expert. And the appearance of coach Higor Felliny Cruz from Brazil as a signal shows that the HAGL Club is determined to create something more profound and more sustainable as building a training philosophy, a quintessence in training.
Higor Felliny Cruz, with a tall physique of 1m90 and a calm style, is not a strange name in the goalkeeper coach in this football country. Born in 1980, this teacher possesses a long experience of training and summarizing in the process of working in prestigious training furnaces such as Coritiba or Trieste – places that have produced so many talented goalkeepers for Brazilian football.
But what really made Mr. Higor different, superior, and can be said to be a “rarity”, which are two equals of the A -class goalkeeper coach by the two most powerful feders in the world: CBF (Brazilian Football Federation) and Conmbol (South American Football Federation).
These are not only certificates on paper, but also the recognition for a strategic brain in the art of modern goalkeeper training. In order to achieve these two degrees at the same time, an individual must go through the process of learning, training and gaining experience at the highest level. And coach Higor has shown that he is eligible and capable to convey the thinking, philosophy and the need for a temple guard in contemporary football.
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Goalkeeper Tran Trung Kien will have many opportunities to learn from the Brazilian teacher. |
So the appearance of coach Higor in Pleiku is not merely filling an empty position. It was a serious investment, a statement about the long -term development orientation of the HAGL Club. It is clear that German election does not merely want to 'wood' to play more beautifully, more attractive, but he also wants his team to develop firmly, with the position of goal is the root.
So coach Higor Felliny Cruz will not only be an expert but he is also an inspirational person at the mountain town team. With his experience, knowledge and dedication, Mr. Higor will not only teach the techniques of catching the ball, judging the situation, but also the fire of passion, confidence and steel spirit to young HAGL goalkeepers. This military leader will help them understand that the goalkeeper position is not only a blockade of the ball, but also the commander of the defense, a solid fulcrum for the team, who transmits positive energy from behind the goal.
With the appearance of Higor goalkeeper coach, HAGL can completely think of owning high -class goalkeepers. First, to mention Tran Trung Kien. This 1m91 tall guy is no longer a strange name, he is part of the national team, a living proof for the potential of HAGL training furnace. Trung Kien possesses an ideal height, good reflexes and calmness needed.
However, with a very young age, Trung Kien still needs to be honed in competition experience, the ability to read the match and psychologically stable under pressure. Under the guidance of coach Higor, with the experience of training promising young goalkeepers in Brazil, the guard of Yen My, Hung Yen can completely reach, not only the No. 1 goalkeeper of HAGL but also the future of Vietnamese football.
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Thailand overseas Vietnamese goalkeeper, Chaloongphum Phong. |
But the story of HAGL's “raw gem” does not stop there. 'Wood' now also owns Chaloongphum Phong, a special name, with Thai overseas Vietnamese blood. Born in 2009, at the age when many people were still stealing books, Chaloongphum had an impressive height of 1m87.
This guy is a testament to the vision of HAGL Academy, when he searched and nurtured talents very early, unlimited at the border. A young goalkeeper with good bodybuilding, great potential like Chaloongphum, if trained by an expert like Higor, will definitely make great steps.
But also do not forget Thanh Loi, a mature product from Park Hang Seo Academy, is also showing signs of a promising “guardian”. Good bodybuilding, quick reflexes and especially the spirit of non -stop learning, the benefit is a talent waiting to be exploited. And the appearance of the new goalkeeper coach at HAGL promises to bring Thanh Loi a professional, methodical training environment, where he can improve his skills and develop goalkeeper thinking in accordance with international standards.
Therefore, inviting a South American goalkeeper coach to Pleiku mountain town is not only a situation of HAGL Club to solve the immediate problems, but also part of a long -term strategy, a great vision of German election about building a generation of goalkeepers not only strong in expertise, but also modern in terms of thinking and being able to reach international reach.
Imagine a day not far away, when the central, chaloongphum phong, successful … with the guidance of Higor, will become real “steel walls”, not only in the V.League but also to the region. It will be the result of a strategic vision, a proper investment and a strong belief in the younger generation.