Lee Young-jin has been named as the head coach of the Under-22 team that will be taking part at the SEA Games in the Philippines in November.
Young-jin is the assistant to Vietnam head coach to Park Hang-seo.
It will be a busy year for Vietnam where they will be involved in the U23 Asian qualifiers for 2020, the World Cup 2022 qualifiers and also the SEA Games.
Young-jin began his career in 1986 and was part of the South Korea team that competed at the World Cup 1990 and 1994.
In 1997, Young-jin was player-manager for Anyang LG Cheetahs and then FC Seoul. In 2015, he led Daegu FC in the K.League.