Trần Mạnh Dũng (born 9 March 1990) is a Vietnamese footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder, striker for Nam Định. He was also a member of the Vietnam national football team.[1]

Trần Mạnh Dũng
Personal information
Full name Trần Mạnh Dũng
Date of birth (1990-03-09) March 9, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Hải Hậu, Nam Định, Vietnam
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder, Striker
Youth career
2002–2007 Nam Định
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Nam Định 17 (0)
2011–2014 Vissai Ninh Bình 43 (2)
2015–2021 Nam Định 38 (1)
International career
2007–2008 Vietnam U20 3 (0)
2009–2010 Vietnam U21 2 (0)
2011–2012 Vietnam U23 4 (0)
2013–2014 Vietnam 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Match-fixing scandal

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During the 2014 V.League 1 season, Vissai Ninh Bình wrote to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and to the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company to withdraw from the league due to 13 players being involved in match fixing.[2] On August 25 of the year, Trần found guilty of the charge and was sentenced to 30 months in prison for being the groups ring-leader. In December, the VFF banned Trần for life from playing football in the country.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Vietnam - Trần Mạnh Dũng - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. ^ "AFC to Monitor Vietnam Match-Fixing Issue". aseanfootball.org. April 12, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ninh Binh's footballers get life ban". vietnamnews.vn. December 26, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.