Park earned an overall score of 21.5, becoming the only coach to appear on The Korea Power Celebrity 2020 compiled by South Korea-based Forbes Magazine.

The annual list ranked celebrities from sports, music, arts, film and television based on professional achievements, influence, popularity and income from the past year.

U22 Vietnamese players lift coach Park Hang-seo up in the air to celebrate Vietnam's first gold medal at SEA Games men's football in the Philippines, December 10, 2019.

According to Forbes, Park boosted his fame at home following many successful years coaching the Vietnamese national football team.

The South Korean took over the team in 2017, with Vietnam since reaching the 2018 Asian Games semifinals and 2019 Asian Cup quarterfinals, winning 2018 AFF Championship and ending as runners-up at 2018 AFC U23 Championship.

The Vietnamese football team won gold for the first time at SEA Games 30 in 2019.

Park late last year signed a fresh three-year contract with Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), with his monthly salary around VND1.15 billion ($50,000).

Park, 62, played for the Korean national team before starting his professional coaching career in 1989.

He was an assistant to Dutchman Guus Hiddink, who led Korea to the 2002 World Cup semi-finals and the U23 team to an Asian Games bronze medal the same year.

K-pop superstars BTS topped the list this year, followed by professional baseball player Ryu Hyun-jin and K-pop group Blackpink.

Portrait of coach Park Hang-seo fetches 12,000 USD for charity

A portrait of national football team coach Park Hang-seo has been sold for 12,000 USD during an auction at Chon Auction House in Hanoi, with the entire sum going to charity.

Coach Au Van Nam inspires passion for martial art

(BGO) – 2019 marked a successful year of the martial art in Hiep Hoa district, Bac Giang province with 14 medals and second ranking (only after Tan Yen sport delegation) at the provincial martial art championship. The achievement was greatly contributed by coach Au Van Nam (born in 1980).  

Vietnam village to be built in hometown of coach Park Hang-seo

Authorities of Sancheong county, South Gyeongsang prefecture in southeast of the Republic of Korea, the hometown of the head coach of the Vietnamese football team Park Hang-seo, plans to build a Vietnam village to attract more Vietnamese tourists.

Coach Park calls players for clashes against UAE, Thailand

Coach Park Hang-seo has called 27 players to prepare for the 2022 World Cup qualifier matches between Vietnam and the UAE and Thailand next month.

Coach Park confident of Vietnam’s win against Indonesia

Vietnam’s football team are prepared to secure a win against Indonesia in the World Cup 2022 qualifiers, said head coach Park Hang-seo.

Source: VnExpress