Vũ Như Thành
Vietnamese footballer (born 1981)
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Vũ Như Thành (born 28 August 1981) Vietnamese football coach and former professional player who is currently the head coach of V.League 2 club Phú Thọ.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Mỹ Lộc, Nam Định, Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Phú Thọ (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Thể Công | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Thể Công | 40 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Becamex Bình Dương | 19 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Vissai Ninh Bình | 11 | (0) |
| 2013 | Hải Phòng | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | Hùng Vương An Giang | 19 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | XM Fico Tây Ninh | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Phù Đổng | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 125 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Vietnam U23 | 40 | (1) |
| 2003–2010 | Vietnam | 50 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2023 | Phú Thọ | ||
| 2023 | Công An Hà Nội (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Phú Thọ | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was a member of the Vietnam team that won the 2008 AFF Championship.
Coaching career
Phú Thọ
Vũ Như Thành was appointed manager of V.League 2 club Phú Thọ in January 2021. He lost his first V.League 2 match, 1–0 at home to Khánh Hòa on 20 March. On 1 May, Thành won his first competitive game as Phú Thọ manager when his side recorded a 2–1 victory against Đắk Lắk.
On 27 May 2023, Thành unexpectedly announced his departure from Phú Thọ, after his side fell into the relegation zone, following a 2–0 away defeat against Phù Đổng the previous day.[1][2]
Công an Hà Nội
On 6 June 2023, Thành was appointed an assistant coach at Công an Hà Nội.[3]
Return to Phú Thọ
In January 2024, Phú Thọ appointed Vũ Như Thành as manager for the second time.[4]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thành goal.[5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 24 October 2009 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Singapore | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 October 2010 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India |  India | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
