Phạm Anh Tuấn (born 1970) is a Vietnamese former
football
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footballer who played as a
right back
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. He is currently the head coach of
Sông Lam Nghệ An
Song Lam Nghe An Football Club (), simply known as Song Lam Nghe An or SLNA, is a professional V.League 1 football club playing at the Vinh Stadium in the city of Vinh, Nghe An province, Vietnam. The club was named based on the Lam river.
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Career
Anh Tuấn grew up in an impoverished family in
Nghệ An and was unable to afford football shoes. He managed so join the
Sông Lam Nghệ An
Song Lam Nghe An Football Club (), simply known as Song Lam Nghe An or SLNA, is a professional V.League 1 football club playing at the Vinh Stadium in the city of Vinh, Nghe An province, Vietnam. The club was named based on the Lam river.
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youth academy. In 1990, he was promoted to the first team. He the spent his entire career playing for Sông Lam Nghệ An, helping the club win the league in
2000
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and
2001
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.
After his retirement, he remained with
Sông Lam Nghệ An
Song Lam Nghe An Football Club (), simply known as Song Lam Nghe An or SLNA, is a professional V.League 1 football club playing at the Vinh Stadium in the city of Vinh, Nghe An province, Vietnam. The club was named based on the Lam river.
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, working as the assistant manager in 2007, then from 2009 to 2019. In May 2024, he was appointed as the head coach of the club.
Style of play
Anh Tuấn mainly operated as a right back, but he possessed good attacking ability. He was described as "good technique, agility and strength, but possesses quite poor aerial ability and finishing ability".
Honours
Sông Lam Nghệ An
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V.League 1
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1999–2000,
2000–2001
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Vietnamese Cup
Vietnamese National Football Cup ( vi, Giải Bóng đá Cúp Quốc Gia Việt Nam), now officially recognized as the BaF Meat National Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a Vietnamese football competition. It is one of the most important club compet ...
: 2001–02
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Vietnamese Super Cup
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: 2000, 2001, 2002
References
Living people
1970 births
Vietnam men's international footballers
Vietnamese football managers
Vietnamese men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
V.League 1 players
Song Lam Nghe An FC players
Sportspeople from Nghệ An province
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