U Aung Naing (Burmese: ဦးအောင်နိုင်; born 1972) is a Burmese football manager and former footballer who manages the Myanmar national under-19 football team.[1]
Career
editIn 1990, Aung Naing signed for Malaysian side Perak, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[2] He formed an attacking partnership with South Korean striker Jang Jung.[3] He helped them win the 1990 Malaysian FA Cup.[4]
International career
editNaing represented Myanmar internationally at the 1991 SEA Games.[5]
Style of play
editAung Naing mainly operated as a striker and was known for his work ethic.[6] While playing for Perak, he was regarded as a fan favorite and was described as having a "positive attitude and technical skills were evident in every game".[7]
Managerial career
editIn 2019, Aung Naing was appointed manager of Burmese side Shan United, helping the club win the league.[8] He was awarded the 2019 Myanmar National League Best Manager.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Shan United technical director to handle Myanmar U-19 football team". New Light of Myanmar. March 28, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Perak's blend of players proves perfect". The New Paper.
- ^ "Aung Naing - Grandstand Kita article". Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Aung Naing Dinobat Jurulatih Terbaik Anugerah Bola Sepak Myanma". semanyabola.com.
- ^ "Seeking to bite the hand that will feed them". The Straits Times. 23 November 1991. p. 38.
- ^ "Skill, speed and stamina". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Aung Naing - Mencari sesuap nasi article". Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "နည်းပြချုပ် ဦးအောင်နိုင်နေရာမှာ လက်ထောက်နည်းပြ ဦးဟန်ဝင်းအောင်နဲ့ ရှမ်းယူနိုက်တက် အစားထို". duwun.com.mm.
- ^ "ရှမ်းယူနိုက်တက်နည်းပြချုပ် ဦးအောင်နိုင် အကောင်းဆုံးနည်းပြဆု ရရှိ". kanbawzatainews.com.