Nguyen Hong Son

Nguyễn Hồng Sơn

Personal information
Full name	Nguyễn Hồng Sơn
Date of birth	October 9, 1970 (1970-10-09) (age 41)
Place of birth	Hanoi, Vietnam
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Thể Công (Manager)
Youth career
	Thể Công
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994-2004	Thể Công	?	(?)
2004-2005	Công nhân Bia Đỏ	?	(?)
National team
1989-2000	Vietnam	?	(?)
Teams managed
2005	Thành Nghĩa Dung Quất Quảng Ngãi
2006 - present	U-15 Thể Công
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Nguyen Hong Son (born on October 9, 1970) was a famous Vietnamese footballer who is a former player for Thể Công football club and Vietnam national football team (one of the best player in the national team). He is now a coach for U-15 Thể Công. He and Vietnam national team participated in 18th - 20th Southeast Asian Games. He also participated the first Tiger Cup along with Vietnam team and won the MVP award in 1998 Tiger Cup that was hosted in Vietnam. He won the Vietnamese Golden Ball for the first time later in 1998 after the Tiger Cup and won the second Golden Ball in 2001.

Outside of football career, Hong Son was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Vietnam People's Army.

After he retired, Nguyen Hong Son became a coach for Thành Nghĩa Dung Quất Quảng Ngãi. He coach U-15 Thể Công after. He was an assistant manager for Vietnam national team in the 2007 SEA Games.

Honour

 Vietnam

• ASEAN Football Championship
  • Runner Up 1998 Tiger Cup

• SEA Games
  • Bronze Medal: 1995 & 1999

Thể Công

• V-League
  • Champion: 1998
• Vietnamese Super Cup
  • Champion: 1998

Personal awards

• Vietnamese Golden Ball: 1998 & 2001
• Top scorer V-League 1990
• MVP: 1998 Tiger Cup
• Best player in Asia: August 1998

References

• Nguyen Hong Son at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Nguyễn Hồng Sơn
Alternative names
Short description	Vietnamese football player
Date of birth	October 9, 1970
Place of birth	Hanoi, Vietnam
Date of death
Place of death