Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (born 1972 in Ha Tinh,

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) is a Vietnamese professional

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. He was a member and captain of the

in his playing days. He went to Sông Lam Nghệ An as manager in 2005.

Early life

Hữu Thắng was born in 1972 in

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. 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.

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

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at the

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, the 1998 Tiger Cup and the 2000 Tiger Cup, as well as the football tournament of the

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and

1997 SEA Games The 1997 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 19th Southeast Asian Games (; the 19th SEA Games), were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Jakarta, Indonesia. This was the third time that Indonesia hosted the games. Jakarta ...

. He also played for the

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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

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in 2010 and the V-League and the

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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 *

: 2011 (manager) *

: 2010 (manager) * V-League: 2000 (footballer), 2011 (manager)SLNA vô địch V-League 2011
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Huu Thang 1972 births Living people Vietnamese men's footballers Vietnamese football managers Song Lam Nghe An FC players V.League 1 players Sportspeople from Hà Tĩnh 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 footballers for Vietnam