Dương Hồng Sơn (born November 20, 1982) is a

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football manager and former player who is the manager of Quang Nam. He is best known for his performance helping the Vietnam national team to win their first

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. He was declared

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MVP of the tournament.

Early life

Hong Son was born in a working family in Quỳnh Lưu, Nghe An. Like many players, Hong Son was passionate about football since he was young. In 1995, he joined Quynh Luu's youth team with the youth team Sông Lam Nghệ An, led by coach Nguyen Van Huy.

Career

Song Lam Nghe An

Duong began playing for

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. One year later he joined the SLN U14 National Championship. Two years later, along with Phan Thanh Hoan, Chu Ngoc Canh, Nguyen Cong Manh Duong, he won the U16 National Championship. Son was selected to the national U16 team. The coaches were Nguyen Hong Thanh and Nguyen, both belonged to the Song Lam Nghe An. Nguyen told him, "Little goalkeepers, if hard training, confident and Have the talent to become good goalkeepers." He again moved Duong to the position of goalkeeper. In 2002, he was brought to the Hanoi Football Club. After a competitive season, he helped the club qualify.

T & T Hanoi

In 2007, his Song Lam Nghe An contract expired, and he joined the Hà Nội T&T. The club reached the V-League.

National team

Duong was coached by

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for the Asia Cup in 2007. He played well in the subsequent UAE National Football Team competition against the Qatar National Team, In the quarterfinals, they lost to the Iraqi National Team, who then won the championship. Duong was voted the best player in the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. He made several saves for the

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, especially against the

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in the return leg and the next match. Throughout his career, he was regarded to be the most prominent goalkeeper of Vietnamese national team since rejoining global football at the 1990s.

Coach

He became a goalkeeping coach and ended his playing career. He later became the goalkeeper for U-19 team of T&T Hanoi Football Club. In 2020 he becomes the head coach for newly formed Phú Thọ Football Club.

Honours

Vietnam *

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Individual * AFF Championship MVP:

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: 2008

References

External links

VFF squad profile
1982 births Living people Vietnamese men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Vietnam men's international footballers 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers from Nghệ An province Song Lam Nghe An FC players Hanoi FC players V.League 1 players 21st-century Vietnamese sportsmen {{Vietnam-footy-bio-stub