Phan Văn Tài Em (born April 23, 1982, in Châu Thành District, Long An) is a retired Vietnamese footballer who last played as a midfielder for Dong Tam Long An. He was a member of the Vietnam national football team. He was awarded as the Vietnamese Golden Ball in 2005.

Phan Văn Tài Em
Personal information
Full name Phan Văn Tài Em
Date of birth (1982-04-23) April 23, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Châu Thành, Long An, Vietnam
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2002 Long An
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2011 Dong Tam Long An 217 (28)
2011–2012 Navibank Sai Gon 44 (5)
2012–2013 Sai Gon Xuan Thanh 27 (2)
2013–2017 Long An 88 (6)
Total 376 (40)
International career
2003–2008 Vietnam U23 50 (5)
2002–2011 Vietnam 55 (7)
Managerial career
2017 Long An (assistant)
2018 Sai Gon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 December 2015

Discovered by Henrique Calisto in 2002, he, since then, became a regular starter in the national team. He has played for the U-23 Vietnam in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games and 2007 Southeast Asian Games. In 2007, he was chosen to play for the national team in the 2007 Asian Cup.

In 2008, Tài Em, along with Nguyễn Minh Phương, captained Vietnam to win the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup.

He spent most of his career in Gach Dong Ta Long An, but he had considered a move to Navibank Sai Gon[1]

After the retirement of Nguyễn Minh Phương, Phan Văn Tài Em was handed the captain band of the Vietnam national football team by the new coach Falko Goetz.

In September 2016 Phan Văn Tài Em announced his retirement from football.[2]

International goals

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No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 December 2002 Jakarta,Indonesia   Indonesia 1–1 2–2 2002 AFF Championship
2. 18 February 2004 Hanoi,Vietnam   Maldives 1–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 3–0
4. 8 September 2004 Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam   South Korea 1–0 1–2

Honours

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Club

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Long An

  • Champions  : 2006
  • Runner-up  : 2005
  • Champions  : 2005
  • Runner-up  : 2006
  • Champions  : 2001-2002, 2012

Xuan Thanh Sai Gon

  • Champions  : 2012

Navibank Sai Gon

  • Champions  : 2011

International

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Vietnam U23

Vietnam

Individuals

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References

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  1. ^ "Sở hữu nhiều "sao", Navibank SG vẫn gặp khó". www.tinmoi.vn. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Vietnamese international player Phan Van Tai Em to retire from playing football". Football Channel Asia. October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
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