Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (footballer, born 1972)
 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 | |||
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (born 2 December 1972 [1] in Ha Tinh, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese professional football manager and former player.
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
[edit]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). Hữu Thắng's ring finger on his right hand is amputated[2].
Club career
[edit]Sông Lam Nghệ An
[edit]Hữu Thắng played for Sông Lam Nghệ An as a player. He retired from being a footballer in 2005.[3]
International career
[edit]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
[edit]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.[3]
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. [4]
On 24 August 2017, after being unable to bring Vietnamese team over group stage of SEA games 2017, he resigned his post.[5]
He is currently appointed as the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh Football Club.[6]
Honors
[edit]Sông Lam Nghệ An
- Super Cup: 2011 (manager)
- National Cup: 2010 (manager)
- V-League: 2000 (footballer), 2011 (manager)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ HLV Hữu Thắng - Chất “thép” tỏa sáng sau bĩ cực
- ^ https://bongdaplus.vn/bong-da-viet-nam/the-he-vang-viet-nam-nguyen-huu-thang-ngon-tay-cut-chuyen-gia-tu-choi-tien-ty-1384361511.html [bare URL]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Huu Thang as new Vietnam national coach". Hanoi: ASEAN Football Federation. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Thang signs 2-year deal with VFF - Sports - Vietnam News | Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports - VietNam News". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ Vietnam – Asia’s Netherlands
- ^ "Former Vietnam NT headcoach Nguyen Huu Thang appointed as Ho Chi Minh City FC chairman". 24 May 2018.
- ^ SLNA vô địch V-League 2011
External links
[edit]- Nguyen Huu Thang at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Vietnamese men's footballers
- Vietnamese football managers
- Song Lam Nghe An FC players
- V.League 1 players
- Sportspeople from Nghệ An province
- Vietnam men's international footballers
- Vietnam national football team managers
- SEA Games silver medalists for Vietnam
- SEA Games medalists in football
- Men's association football defenders
- Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Vietnam