Footballer, Born 1972 Nguyễn Hữu Thắng
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (born 2 December 1972 in Ha Tinh, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese professional football manager and former player.
 Hữu Thắng in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Đức Thọ, Hà Tĩnh, North Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1992 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2005 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 147 | (18) |
| Total | 147 | (18) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990- 2000 | Vietnam | 25 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | Vietnam Futsal | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | ||
| 2005 | Vietnam U-20 | ||
| 2009 | Hà Nội | ||
| 2009–2014 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vietnam | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vietnam U-23 | ||
| 2022 | Ho Chi Minh City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
International career
He played for the Vietnam national football team at the 1996 Tiger Cup, the 1998 Tiger Cup and the 2000 Tiger Cup, as well as the football tournament of the 1995 and 1997 SEA Games.
He also played for the Vietnam national futsal team between 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.
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.
On 24 August 2017, after being unable to bring Vietnamese team over group stage of SEA games 2017, he resigned his post.
He is currently appointed as the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh Football Club.
Honors
Sông Lam Nghệ An
- Super Cup: 2011 (manager)
- National Cup: 2010 (manager)
- V-League: 2000 (footballer), 2011 (manager)
References
External links
- Nguyen Huu Thang at National-Football-Teams.com
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