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Vietnamese footballer (born 1981)

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Nguyễn Việt Thắng

Việt Thắng in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Nguyễn Việt Thắng
Date of birth	(1981-09-13) 13 September 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Tân An, Long An, Vietnam
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2001	Hồ Chí Minh City Police
2002–2003	Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
2005–2009	Đồng Tâm Long An	60	(32)
2005	→ Porto B (loan)	2	(0)
2010–2011	XM The Vissai Ninh Bình	39	(19)
2011–2013	Becamex Bình Dương	8	(0)
2012	→ Thanh Hóa (loan)	13	(2)
2012–2013	→ Đồng Tâm Long An (loan)	18	(10)
2013–2014	Đồng Tâm Long An	12	(3)
International career
2001–2003	Vietnam U23	8	(3)
2001–2012	Vietnam	37	(3)
Managerial career
2014–2019	PVF
2019–2021	SHB Đà Nẵng (assistant)
2022	Cần Thơ
2022–2024	Vietnam (assistant)
2023–2024	Vietnam U23 (assistant)
2024–2025	Phù Đổng Ninh Bình
2025-	Trường Tươi Bình Phước
Medal record Men's football Representing  Vietnam AFF Championship Winner 2008 Indonesia–Thailand
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nguyễn Việt Thắng (born 13 September 1981) is a Vietnamese professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of V.League 2 side Trường Tươi Bình Phước.[1]

Club career

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Thắng was one of the talent of Vietnam football after being found Ho Chi Minh City Police F.C. In 2002, he moved to Hoàng Anh Gia Lai after spending 3 years playing for the club.[2]

In 2003, he was believed to participate in a match-fixing scandal with another Hoàng Anh Gia Lai player in 2003 ASEAN Club Championship.[3] Vietnam Football Federation decided to ban him from all domestic league for 3 years. In 2006, he came back and played for Đồng Tâm Long An F.C.[4]

During the time he was banned by the Vietnam Football Federation in 2005, he was sent to F.C. Porto B for training so that he could prepare for his returning to play in V-League.[5]

International career

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Việt Thắng was chosen to play for the national team in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification along with other stars such as Lê Huỳnh Đức. However, two years later, because of the ban from the federation, he could not play for the national team for 3 years.[6]

In 2007, Việt Thắng returned to the national team but he missed the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. In 2008, he was chosen to play in 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. He is the partner of striker Le Cong Vinh in the starting line-up at the tournament. He finished the tournament with one goal and one assist.[citation needed]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	December 15, 2008	Shenyang, China	China U23	3–2	Loss	Friendly
2.	November 16, 2008	Hanoi, Vietnam	Thailand	2–2	Draw	T&T Cup 2008
3.	December 10, 2008	Phuket, Thailand	Laos	4–0	Won	2008 AFF Suzuki Cup

Honours

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As player

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Ho Chi Minh City Police

• Vietnamese National Cup: 1998, 2000–01

Hoang Anh Gia Lai

• V-League: 2001–02, 2003

Đồng Tâm Long An

• V-League: 2006
• Vietnamese Super Cup: 2005

Vietnam

• ASEAN Football Championship: 2008

As manager

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Phù Đổng Ninh Bình

• V.League 2: 2024–25

References

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1. ^ Tiền đạo Việt Thắng: Từ "cậu bé hư" đến chức vô địch AFF Cup, May 4, 2020
2. ^ "Cầu thủ Nguyễn Việt Thắng". Người nổi tiếng (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-03-11.
3. ^ Hai cầu thủ HA Gia Lai bị công an xét hỏi
4. ^ Sự trở lại của Thắng "bế"
5. ^ Tiền đạo Việt Thắng đi Bồ Đào Nha thử việc
6. ^ Trí, Dân (2020-05-04). "Tiền đạo Việt Thắng: Từ "cậu bé hư" đến chức vô địch AFF Cup". Báo điện tử Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-03-11.

External links

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• Nguyễn Việt Thắng at National-Football-Teams.com

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