Nguyễn Đức Thắng (footballer, born 1977)

Nguyễn Đức Thắng

Personal information
Date of birth	1977
Place of birth	Nghệ An, Vietnam
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2003	Sông Lam Nghệ An
2004–2008	Hà Nội
2009–2011	Sông Lam Nghệ An
Managerial career
2016–2019	Sông Lam Nghệ An
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nguyễn Đức Thắng (born 1977) is a Vietnamese football manager and footballer.

Career

He spent most of his career playing for his hometown club Sông Lam Nghệ An.^[1]

After his retirement, he served as the assistant manager of from 2012 to 2016, before being appointed as the head coach. He helped the club win the 2017 Vietnamese Cup.^[2]

Style of play

As a goalkeeper, he was described as "professional mark is his strange low-range ball-catching style, quite similar to the first pass-catching style in volleyball".^[3]

Honours

As manager

• Vietnamese Cup: 2017^[2]

References

1. "Chuyện đời Thắng "khủng long"". dantri.com.vn. 3 November 2016.
2. "Nguyễn Đức Thắng - từ cậu bé bán nước chè trở thành HLV bóng đá". vtv.vn. 31 January 2017.
3. "Nguyễn Đức Thắng: 'Người đặc biệt'". baonghean.vn. 27 October 2016.