Nguyen Minh Phuong

Nguyễn Minh Phương

Personal information
Full name	Nguyễn Minh Phương
Date of birth	July 5, 1980 (1980-07-05) (age 31)
Place of birth	Dong Nai, Vietnam
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	-
Number	7
Youth career
1987-1989	Cang Sai Gon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998.2003	Cang Sai Gon	45	(16)
2003-2010	Đồng Tâm Long An F.C.	-	(-)
2010–	SHB Da Nang	-	(-)
National team
1996-2006	U-23 Vietnam	??	(??)
2002–2010	Vietnam[1]	73	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Nguyễn Minh Phương (born 5 July 1970) is a professional footballer who plays for SHB Da Nang in the Vietnamese V-League and he is the captain of Vietnam national football team. In 2007, he captained the Vietnamese team to the 2007 Asian Cup, ending their run in the tournament in the quarter-finals.

An engine in central midfield for both club and country, Minh Phuong is quite good at passing and kick-off taking and shows versatility by playing often as a fullback, midfielder or even as a forward.

In 2010, Phuong became the most-capped Vietnamese footballer in the history of the national team with 73 caps, large beating Le Huynh Duc, who has 66 caps. After the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, he retired from international football after spending 8 years in the national team.

His best-known performance was in the 2007 Asian Cup when he played against the UAE.

Some International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	December 15, 2002	Jakarta, Indonesia	Cambodia	9-2	Won	2002 Tiger Cup
2.	December 29, 2002	Jakarta, Indonesia	Malaysia	2-1	Won	2002 Tiger Cup
3.	October 21, 2003	Muscat, Oman	Nepal	2-0	Won	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4.	August 20, 2004	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Myanmar	5-0	Won	Ho Chi Minh City Cup
5.	December 15, 2004	Hanoi, Vietnam	Laos	3-0	Won	Tiger Cup 2004
6.	October 5, 2008	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Turkmenistan	2-3	Loss	Ho Chi Minh City Cup
7.	November 16, 2008	Hanoi, Vietnam	Thailand	2-2	Draw	T&T Cup 2008
8.	January 14, 2009	Hanoi, Vietnam	Lebanon	3-5	lost	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9.	October 12, 2010	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	3-1	Loss	Friendly
10.	December 2, 2010	Hanoi, Vietnam	Myanmar	7-1	Won	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup

Reference

1. ^ http://vnexpress.net/GL/The-thao/Bong-da/2010/12/3BA247AD/

External links

• Nguyen Minh Phương article from Tuanvietnam.net

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Name	Nguyen, Minh Phuong
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Date of birth	July 5, 1980
Place of birth	Dong Nai, Vietnam
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