Nguyễn Cao Cường (born 1954) is the retired Vietnamese footballer who played from 1970 to 1990 as a second striker for Thể Công and Vietnam. He is widely acknowledged to have been one of the Vietnamese greatest-ever footballer in all-times. He once won the Vietnam Football Championship four times, once won the title of Top-scores breaking the 1982-1983 season with 22 goals and twice was voted the typical Vietnamese athlete in 1981 and 1983.[1]
 Nguyễn Cao Cường in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nguyễn Cao Cường | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Hanoi, North Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Second striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1973 | Thể Công | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1990 | Thể Công | 332 | (127) |
| Total | 332 | (127) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Vietnam | 5 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
In 1970, he joined the Fitness Football team when he was 16 years old, playing in the youth team. Three years later, due to his outstanding performance in the youth team, he was specially added to the 1st Public Team, selected to compete for the Public Sports team in China, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary. In 1982, he was selected for the Vietnam Youth team to play in the Soviet Union and Hungary.
From 1986 to 1989, he had just participated in a competition and attended a university in the field of coaching football coach, and was awarded the title of sports grandmaster. In 1990, he officially became the Coach of the Young Football Teams of the Military Sports Center.
In 1994, Labor Newspaper awarded him the title of Vietnam's Best Player of the Period 1975-1995.[2]
In 2002, he was a coach of the U15 Football team and won a silver medal in Vietnam U15 football championship. In 2004 he was appointed Deputy Director of the Physical Fitness Football Club with the rank of Colonel.
In 2006, he replaced his former teammate, Nguyen Manh Cuong, to become the head coach of Can Cong, leading the team to participate in the First Division.[3]
In 2009, he retired after the Public Sports team was dissolved and the players were transferred to Thanh Hoa. He later became director of sports strategy development of Hanoi F.C.[4]
Personal life edit
He was born on October 27, 1954, in Hanoi. His father was Mr. Nguyen Van Thin, nicknamed Thin A, a famous former player in North Vietnam, used to be a player of the Noi Chau team, recruited Bac Ky and CAHN and recruited the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. . His brother is Nguyen The Anh (Ba Đẻn), Thể Công teammate and his children are Cao Vinh and Cao Hien (recruiting VNS captain is also famous players in Vietnam.
Honours edit
- Sports Grandmaster
- Vietnamese Champions (3): 1974, 1975, 1976.
- V.League 1 in 1982, 1983, 1987.
- 3 times the top of 10 typical Vietnamese athletes (organized by Vietnam Sports Newspaper in 1981, 1982, 1984).
- The best Vietnamese footballer in 20 years of reunification (1975-1995) by Labor newspaper.
References edit
- ^ Nguyễn Cao Cường, Báo Tuổi trẻ, ngày 13 tháng 3 năm 2004
- ^ Danh thủ Nguyễn Cao Cường: Những suy tư trước mùa World Cup, Báo An ninh Thế giới cuối tháng, ngày 26 tháng 6 năm 2010
- ^ Thể Công đột ngột thay hlv trưởng, Dân trí, ngày 6 tháng 1 năm 2006.
- ^ Anh em cựu danh thủ Thế Anh - Cao Cường - "Lửa đam mê" vẫn đượm trong tim, Báo Sài Gòn Giải phóng, ngày 28 tháng 5 năm 2011