Lê Đức Tuấn (born 13 June 1982) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer and is currently the assistant manager of V.League 1 club Hà Nội FC.

Lê Đức Tuấn
Đức Tuấn with Thanh Hóa
Personal information
Full name Lê Đức Tuấn
Date of birth (1982-06-13) 13 June 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Hanoi, Vietnam
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Hà Nội FC (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 General Department of Railways
2000–2011 Hà Nội ACB
2011–2015 Thanh Hóa 78 (4)
International career
1998 Vietnam U16
2003 Vietnam U23
Managerial career
2015–2019 Phù Đổng
2020–2022 Hà Nội Youth
2022– Hà Nội FC (assistant)
2023 Hà Nội FC (caretaker)
Medal record
Vietnam Olympic
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place SEA Games 2003 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life edit

He is the son of Vietnam international Lê Khắc Chính.[1]

Career edit

Throughout his career, Đức Tuấn mainly operated as a full-back.[2] He played for Vietnamese side Hà Nội ACB between 2000 and 2011 and captained the club during a period. With the club he won the 2008 Vietnamese Cup and the 2010 V.League 2.

With Vietnam U23, Đức Tuấn featured in the 2003 SEA Games, hosted in his home country. In the final against Thailand, Đức Tuấn made a positioning mistake which allowed the opponent to score the only goal of the game. Aftermath was heavily criticized by the Vietnamese media and fans and was also suspected of match fixing, which almost forced him to retire.[3]

Personal life edit

He has been married and has two children.[4]

Honours edit

Hà Nội ACB

Vietnam U23

References edit

  1. ^ "Lê Đức Tuấn về Thanh Hóa: Cuộc phiêu lưu thú vị?". bongdaplus.vn (Archived). Archived from the original on 2015-07-18.
  2. ^ "Lê Đức Tuấn giải nghệ: "Đội bóng xứ Thanh sẽ mãi trong tim tôi!"". vpf.vn.
  3. ^ "Lê Đức Tuấn và cuộc sống như địa ngục sau SEA Games 2003". VnExpress. 2020-04-22.
  4. ^ "Cầu thủ Thanh Hóa liên tục đấm vào đầu mình sau khi phản lưới". VnExpress.