Nguyễn Minh Phương (born 5 July 1980) is a Vietnamese former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who last played for SHB Đà Nẵng in the V-League. He was also the captain of the

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until the

2010 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2010 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and P&G and officially known as the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 8th edition of the AFF Championship, took place on 1–29 December 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the group stage from 1 to 8 De ...

. In 2007, he captained the Vietnamese team to the

2007 AFC Asian Cup The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the 14th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held from 7 to 29 July 2007. For the first time in its h ...

, ending their run in the tournament in the quarter-finals. An engine in central midfield for both club and country, Minh Phương is known for his technical passing, kick-off taking and shows versatility by often playing as a fullback, midfielder or even as a forward. In 2010, Phương became the most-capped Vietnamese footballer in the history of the national team with 73 caps, large beating

Lê Huỳnh Đức Lê Huỳnh Đức (born 20 April 1972) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer. He last managed V.League 1 club Becamex Bình Dương. Huỳnh Đức is a former member of the Vietnam national football team, with whom he earne ...

, who has 66 caps. After the

, he retired from international football after spending 8 years in the national team.

International goals

Honors

Cảng Sài Gòn: : V-League:

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

Đồng Tâm Long An: : V-League:

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Vietnamese Cup Vietnamese National Football Cup (), commonly recognized and branded as the National Cup (), is a Vietnamese football competition. It is one of the most important club competitions in Vietnam. The Vietnamese Cup was first held in 1992. Cảng S ...

SHB Đà Nẵng: : V-League:

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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: :

ASEAN Football Championship The ASEAN Championship (formerly known as the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the biennial football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for men's natio ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

References

External links

Nguyen Minh Phương article from Tuanvietnam.net
1980 births Living people People from Bình Phước province Vietnamese men's footballers Vietnam men's international footballers 2007 AFC Asian Cup players V.League 1 players Ho Chi Minh City FC players Long An FC players SHB Da Nang FC players Men's association football midfielders Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Vietnamese football managers Asian Games footballers for Vietnam Long An FC managers 21st-century Vietnamese sportsmen {{Vietnam-footy-bio-stub