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Vietnamese footballer

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Nguyễn Việt Thắng

Personal information
Full name	Nguyễn Việt Thắng
Date of birth	(1981-09-13) September 13, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Tân An, Long An, Vietnam
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2001	Hồ Chí Minh City Police	4	(q)
2002–2003	Hoàng Anh Gia Lai	5	(1)
2005–2009	Đồng Tâm Long An	4	(3)
2005	→ Porto B (loan)	2	(0)
2010–2011	XM The Vissai Ninh Bình	21	(7)
2011–2013	Becamex Bình Dương	8	(0)
2012	→ Thanh Hóa (loan)	13	(2)
2012–2013	→ Đồng Tâm Long An (loan)	10	(8)
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 Danang (assistant)
2022	Can Tho
2022–2024	Vietnam (assistant)
2023–2024	Vietnam U23 (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nguyễn Việt Thắng (born September 13, 1981) is a Vietnamese professional football manager and former player. He is formerly the assistant coach of Vietnam national team and Vietnam national under-23 team.[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.[citation needed]

In 2003, he was believed to participate in a match-fixing scandal with another Hoàng Anh Gia Lai player in 2003 ASEAN Club Championship.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[citation needed]

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

Honour

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Vietnam

• ASEAN Football Championship
  • Champion: 2008

References

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1. ^ Tiền đạo Việt Thắng: Từ "cậu bé hư" đến chức vô địch AFF Cup, May 4, 2020
2. ^ Hai cầu thủ HA Gia Lai bị công an xét hỏi
3. ^ Sự trở lại của Thắng "bế"
4. ^ Tiền đạo Việt Thắng đi Bồ Đào Nha thử việc

External links

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