Trần Quốc Tuấn (football administrator)
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Nguyễn Xuân Vũ
Nguyên Trung Kiên
Lê Khánh Hải
Phạm Văn Tuấn
Trần Quốc Tuấn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9th President of Vietnam Football Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 6 November 2022[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice President | Trần Anh Tú Nguyễn Xuân Vũ Nguyên Trung Kiên | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lê Khánh Hải | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th Vice President of Professional Affairs of Vietnam Football Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 March 2014 – 8 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Lê Hùng Dũng Lê Khánh Hải | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Phạm Ngọc Viễn Phạm Văn Tuấn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Trần Anh Tú | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th Secretary General of Vietnam Football Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office June 2005 – July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Secretary General | Đỗ Văn Ninh Dương Nghiệp Khôi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Phạm Ngọc Viễn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ngô Lê Bằng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1971[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Communist (2002–present)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trần Quốc Tuấn[b] (born 5 January 1971) is a Vietnamese football administrator[3] and the president of the Vietnam Football Federation since 2022. He has also been a Chairperson of the Competitions Committee of the Asian Football Confederation since 2017 and Member of the FIFA National Teams Competitions Committee since 2025, respectively.[2][4]
Tuấn was born on 5 January 1971 in Bình Định, South Vietnam. His dad Trần Vĩnh Lộc, was a Director of the Department of Physical Education and Sports of Phú Khánh province and his mom Bùi Thị Hồng Tiến, was a North Vietnam mountain running champion. He was guided by his family towards a career in sports.[3]
He studied in Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) from 1990 to 1994 and successfully got his Ph. D. degree in Physical Education and Sports Science in 1998, at the age of 27.[3][5]