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Nguyễn Hồng Sơn (born Nguyễn Sỹ Sơn, 9 October 1970) is a Vietnamese former footballer who played as an outside right and second striker. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest Vietnamese players of all time.

Full name Nguyễn Sỹ Sơn
Date of birth (1970-10-09) 9 October 1970 (age 56)
Place of birth Hanoi, North Vietnam
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
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Nguyễn Hồng Sơn
Hồng Sơn in 2024
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Sỹ Sơn
Date of birth (1970-10-09) 9 October 1970 (age 56)
Place of birth Hanoi, North Vietnam
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Outside right
Youth career
1982–1987 Thể Công
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–2004 Thể Công 401 (58)
2004–2005 Công Nhân Bia Đỏ 29 (8)
Total 430 (66)
International career
1993–2001 Vietnam 53[1] (18)
1997–2005 Vietnam Futsal
Managerial career
2005 Thành Nghĩa Quảng Ngãi
2005–2016 Viettel Youth
2006–2007 Vietnam Futsal (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Career

Nguyễn Hồng Sơn joined the Thể Công FC in 1988 and started to wear the national team in 1993. Initially, Hồng Sơn played in the striker position and then switched to wingers.

In 1990, Hồng Sơn won the title of top scorer of the national championship. He had won a silver medal at the 18th, 20th and SEA Games SEA Games, 1998 bronze medal in the Tiger 1996 Cup and SEA Games 19.

After awarded 1998 AFF Championship's MVP, Nguyễn Hồng Sơn was awarded the title of Asia's best player in August and Vietnamese Golden Ball for the first time.

In early 2001, he won Vietnamese Golden Ball for the second time. In the same year, he was invited to Pepsi World Challenge with many world's famous players such as David Beckham, Dwight Yorke, Rui Costa, Roberto Carlos, and took second place.

Late V-League season 2002, Hồng Sơn announced retirement due to injury but in the second phase of the 2003 season, he returned to The Public Football team and then competed for Red Beer Workers. He is also a Colonel ranked officer of the Vietnam People's Army.

After retiring from the competition, Nguyễn Hồng Sơn became a football coach leading Thanh Nghia Football Club – Quang Ngai, then the U15 team of Can Cong. At the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, he worked as a vice-coach for the Vietnamese national futsal team.

In June 2024, he become a player in the reality show Call Me By Fire.[2] After he loses in Performance 3.

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 April 1993Singapore Indonesia1–01–21994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
2 8 December 1995Thailand Cambodia1–04–01995 Southeast Asian Games
3 3–0
4 4 August 1996Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Chinese Taipei4–14–11996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 7 September 1996Jurong Statdium, Jurong, Singapore Myanmar4–14–11996 AFF Championship
6 13 September 1996National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Thailand2–42–4
7 26 August 1998Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Laos1–04–11998 AFF Championship
8 30 August 1998 Malaysia1–01–0
9 3 September 1998 Thailand2–03–0
10 12 August 1999Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Indonesia1–01–01999 Southeast Asian Games
11 25 August 2000Vietnam Sri Lanka1–1 (pen.)2–2Friendly
12 7 November 2000Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand Cambodia3–06–02000 AFF Championship
13 16 November 2000Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Indonesia1–12–3
14 10 February 2001Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Mongolia1–0 (pen.)1–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
15 15 February 2001 Bangladesh2–04–0
16 4–0 (pen.)
17 17 February 2001 Mongolia2–04–0
18 3–0
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Honour

 Vietnam

The Cong

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