Phùng Thanh Phương (born 30 March 1978) is a Vietnamese

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former footballer who mainly played as a

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. He is currently the manager of

V.League 1 The V.League 1 (), also called LPBank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF). It is contested by 14 clubs who play each ...

club

Hồ Chí Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

. He was part of the Vietnam national team squad that finished runners-up in the

1998 AFF Championship The 1998 AFF Championship, officially known as the 1998 Tiger Cup, was the second edition of the AFF Championship. It was held in Vietnam from 26 August to 5 September 1998. Thailand had been the defending champions, but lost to Vietnam in the ...

Career

Born in

Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

, he was a youth product of

Hồ Chí Minh City Police FC Ho Chi Minh City Police F.C. () were a Vietnamese football (soccer), football club based in Ho Chi Minh City. They were champions in the 1995 V-League, 1995 season of the Vietnamese Super League, V-League, Vietnam's top-level association football ...

. He was promoted to the senior team in 1997, winning the

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 ...

in 1998 and 2001. He was forced to retire from playing professional football in 2004 because he was unable to recover from a serious knee injury.

Personal life

After his retirement, he attended Ho Chi Minh City University of Sport and later became the manager of

Ho Chi Minh City FC Ho Chi Minh City Football Club (HCMC FC, ), simply known as TP Hồ Chí Minh, and commonly known as TPHCM, is a professional football club based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The club competes in the V.League 1, the highest level of Vietnamese ...

and Sài Gòn.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Phung, Thanh Phuong 1978 births Living people Men's association football wingers Vietnam men's international footballers Vietnamese football managers Vietnamese men's footballers V.League 1 players Footballers from Ho Chi Minh City