Đinh Thế Nam (born 30 April 1965) is a Vietnamese

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manager and former footballer who currently is the director of the

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youth academy.

Early life

He is a native of

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, Vietnam.

Career

He mainly operated as a midfielder and has been described as "plays skillfully, intelligently and is considered a "passing machine" for the strikers above". He had been a regular member of the Vietnam national team between 1985 and 1995. In January 2022, he was named as the caretaker manager of the Vietnam U23 team. He helped the team win the

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Personal life

He has been nicknamed "Nam 'chợ'".

Honours

Player

Thể Công * V.League:

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Haiphong Police *

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: 1995

Manager

Vietnam U23 *

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References

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