Phùng Thanh Phương (born 30 March 1978) is a Vietnamese football former footballer who mainly played as a right winger. He is currently the manager of V.League 1 club Hồ Chí Minh City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Hồ Chí Minh City Police | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Vietnam | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Navibank Sài Gòn (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Vietnam U23 (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2019 | Hồ Chí Minh City (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sài Gòn (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Sài Gòn | ||
| 2023– | Hồ Chí Minh City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was part of the Vietnam national team squad that finished runners-up in the 1998 AFF Championship.
Career edit
Born in Ho Chi Minh City, he was a youth product of Hồ Chí Minh City Police FC. He was promoted to the senior team in 1997, winning the Vietnamese Cup 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.[1]
Personal life edit
After his retirement, he attended Ho Chi Minh City University of Sport and later became the manager of Ho Chi Minh City FC and Sài Gòn.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ "Phùng Thanh Phương được chuyên gia Porto phẫu thuật". vnexpress.net.
- ^ "Phùng Thanh Phương - Nặng nợ với thầy Tô". nld.com.vn.
- ^ "Thanh Phương: Dốc sức vì cái chung của bóng đá TP.HCM". thanhnien.vn.