Luu Ngoc Mai (born 10 May 1974) is a former Vietnamese footballer.

Personal life

She was born on 10 May 1974, in

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Ho Chi Minh City , population_density_km2 = 4,292 , population_density_metro_km2 = 697.2 , population_demonym = Saigonese , blank_name = GRP (Nominal) , blank_info = 2019 , blank1_name = – Total , blank1_ ...

today). She is the youngest child in a family of 13 siblings. She belongs to the first generation of Ho Chi Minh City women's football. At

Vietnamese Golden Ball Vietnamese Golden Ball ( vi, Quả bóng vàng Việt Nam), also referred to as ''Vietnamese Footballer of the Year'', is an annual association football award for the best performances of Vietnamese footballer over the previous year. Presented sinc ...

2001, Luu Ngoc Mai went down in history as the only female player to be awarded the Bronze Ball together with male players. After winning the gold medal with the Vietnamese women's football team SEA Games 2003, she decided to retire at the age of 30.

Achievements

Club: *Champion

Vietnamese Women's Football Championship The Vietnamese Women's National League, officially the Women's National League ( vi, Giải Bóng đá Nữ Vô Địch Quốc Gia, lit=Women's National Football League), also called the Thai Son Bac Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest lea ...

2002 National team *Gold medal in women's football SEA Games 2001, SEA Games 2003 *Bronze medal of women's football SEA Games 1997 Individual * Women's Golden Ball 2001 * Women's Silver Ball 2003 * 2001 Bronze Ball (for both male and female players) * Top scorer

1999 (with Nguyen Khoa Dieu Sinh (Hanoi)) * Top scorer

2001 (with Nguyen Thi Ha (Hanoi)) * Top scorer

2002 * Top scorer SEA Games 2001 with 7 goals. * Top scorer SEA Games 2003 with 4 goals.

International goals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Luu, Ngoc Mai 1974 births Living people Vietnamese women's footballers Vietnam women's international footballers Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for Vietnam 21st-century Vietnamese women SEA Games competitors for Vietnam Women's association football forwards Sportspeople from Ho Chi Minh City