Nguyễn Mạnh Cường (born 5 August 1965) is a Vietnamese former

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 ...

and manager.

Career

Mạnh Cường started his senior career with Vietnamese side

Thể Công The Cong – Viettel Football Club (), commonly known as Thể Công or Viettel FC, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Hanoi. The club is formally operated by Viettel Sports Center - an affiliation of Viettel Group - and compete ...

at the age of nineteen and spent his entire career there. In the 1990s, Mạnh Cường was the main centre back of the Vietnam national team. There, he captained the team during several tournaments and was always a safe stopper of Vietnam in regional competitions such as SEA Games or Tiger Cup. After his retirement, Mạnh Cường became a manager and coached his former club

from 2005 to 2006.

References

Living people 1965 births Footballers from Hanoi Vietnam men's international footballers Vietnamese men's footballers The Cong-Viettel FC players Men's association football defenders {{Vietnam-footy-bio-stub