Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (footballer, born 1972)
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (born December 1971 [1] in Ha Tinh, Vietnam) is a chairman of Hồ Chí Minh City F.C. and former manager of Sông Lam Nghệ An and former manager of Vietnam.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Hà Tĩnh, North Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 147 | (18) |
| Total | 147 | (18) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2002 | Vietnam | 25 | (4) |
| 1997-1998 | Vietnam Futsal | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | ||
| 2005 | U20 Vietnam | ||
| 2009 | Hà Nội F.C. | ||
| 2009–2014 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vietnam/U23 Vietnam | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was a member and captain of the Vietnam in his playing days. He went to Sông Lam Nghệ An as manager in 2005.
Early life
Hữu Thắng was born December 1971 in Đức Thọ, Hà Tĩnh. His family moved from Đức Thọ to live in Vinh. His parent worked at Nghệ An Print Company (his mother died).
Club career
Sông Lam Nghệ An
Hữu Thắng played for Sông Lam Nghệ An as a player. He retired from being a footballer in 2005.[2]
International career
He had capped Vietnam national football team to attend the regional tournament as the 1996 Tiger Cup, 1998 Tiger Cup, 2000 Tiger Cup, the football tournament at 1995 SEA Games, 1997 SEA Games.
Even he has been played for national team at the qualification of FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup.
He also played for Vietnam national futsal team in 1997-1998
Manager
Hữu Thắng served as manager for several clubs before being appointed as manager of Sông Lam Nghệ An in 2010. Sông Lam Nghệ won the National Cup in 2010 and the V-League and the Super Cup in 2011 under his guidance.[2]
In February 2016, it was announced that Hữu Thắng will be the new manager of the Vietnam national team. On the 4 March 2016 he signed a new contract for two-years. [3]
On 24 August 2017, after being unable to bring Vietnamese team over group stage of SEA games 2017, he resigned his post.[4]
He is currently appointed as the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh Football Club.[5]
Honors
Club
- Super Cup:2011 (manager)
- National Cup:2010 (manager)
- V-League: 2000 (footballer), 2011 (manager)[6]
References
- HLV Hữu Thắng - Chất “máu lồn” tỏa sáng sau bĩ cực
- "Huu Thang as new Vietnam national coach". Hanoi: ASEAN Football Federation. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- http://vietnamnews.vn/sports/283157/thang-signs-2-year-deal-with-vff.html
- Vietnam – Asia’s Netherlands
- https://football-tribe.com/asia/2018/05/24/former-vietnam-nt-headcoach-nguyen-huu-thang-appointed-as-ho-chi-minh-city-fc-chairman/
- SLNA vô địch V-League 2011
External links
- Nguyen Huu Thang at National-Football-Teams.com