Trần Mạnh Dũng

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In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Trần, but is often simplified to Tran in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Dũng.
Trần Mạnh Dũng
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-09) March 9, 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Hải Hậu, Nam Định, Vietnam
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder, Striker
Club information
Current team
 Nam Định
Number 11
Youth career
Nam Định
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Nam Định 17 (0)
2011–2014 Vissai Ninh Bình 43 (2)
2015– Nam Định 38 (1)
National team
2007–2008 Vietnam U20 3 (0)
2009–2010 Vietnam U21 2 (0)
2011–2012 Vietnam U23 4 (0)
2013– Vietnam 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

Match-fixing scandal[]

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[]

  1. ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/manh-dung-tran/171413/
  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.


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