Tiger players make a mark for Song Lam Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - At the beginning of the new year of Nham Dan 2022, Nghe An Newspaper would like to introduce 4 "once-famous" stars born in the year of the Tiger who once played for the Nghe An football team. These are 4 former players born in 1974 - Giap Dan.
1. Writer Thuy
Topping this list is none other than the second son of the late famous player Van Sy Chi, former striker of The Cong andVietnam teamVan Sy Thuy. During his playing days, he was an excellent striker of Vietnamese football from the mid-90s to the early 2000s. Notably, Van Sy Thuy participated in the 2000 Tiger Cup (former name of the AFF Cup) with the Vietnamese team and scored 1 goal.
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Van Sy Thuy (number 10) in the match between Song Lam Nghe An and The Cong. Photo: Quang Minh |
In addition to the noble titles in the Song Lam Nghe An shirt (winning the National Football Championship in 2000, winning the V.League 2001...), Van Sy Thuy also won the title of Top Scorer at the National Football Championship in 2000, with 14 goals. Currently, the player born in 1974 is working as a manager at the T&T-VSH Youth Football Training Center, a branch of the Hanoi Club located in Cua Lo town.
2. Nguyen Phi Hung
Similar to his former teammate at Song Lam Nghe An, Hung "Duc Tho" is also a famous player of Vietnamese football. With his fiery and intelligent playing style, Nguyen Phi Hung soon became a mainstay of the team.Lam River Nghe An, under former coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh. In addition to the central midfielder position, Nguyen Phi Hung can also play as a full-back, left-back and left midfielder.
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| Nguyen Phi Hung. Photo courtesy |
Before joining Hoang Anh Gia Lai of Mr. Duc (2002), Hung "Casua" had won many noble titles such as the National Football Championship in 2000 or V.League 2001. With his talent, Nguyen Phi Hung was called up to the Vietnam National Team many times to participate in the SEA Games and Tiger Cup. However, the mark that Nguyen Phi Hung left in the Vietnam National Team's jersey was quite faint.
3. Le Van Luu
Playing as a sweeper in the 5-3-2 formation, the player born in 1974 has always proven his class. Although he does not possess an ideal physique, in return, Le Van Luu has the ability to make accurate judgments to cover for his teammates playing right above him. It can be said that Le Van Luu is a type of player who plays with his mind, different from the playing style of most of his teammates at Song Lam Nghe An at that time.
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. Le Van Luu (standing far left). Photo: Quang Minh |
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Le Van Luu was one of the two best sweepers in Vietnamese football from the mid-90s to the early 2000s, alongside Do Khai of Hai Quan (a now disbanded team). Unfortunately, Le Van Luu was not lucky enough to play for the Vietnamese national team. The only time Le Van Luu was called up to the Vietnamese national team was in May 2002.
4. Le Thanh Long
Although not as famous as his three teammates Van Sy Thuy, Nguyen Phi Hung and Le Van Luu, the importance of the player nicknamed Long "giò" to Song Lam Nghe An is not small. Taking on the right-back position, Le Thanh Long, together with Le Van Luu and Nguyen Huu Thang, formed the once-notorious trio of defenders of the Nghe An team.
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| At the end of his career, Le Thanh Long joined Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Photo: Archive |
At the end of the 2003 season, after winning a series of prestigious titles in the Song Lam Nghe An shirt (the National Football Championship in 2000, the V.League Championship in 2001...), Le Thanh Long decided to join Hoang Anh Gia Lai at the call of Mr. Duc. At Pleiku Stadium, Le Thanh Long won the V.League Championship in 2004.
In the current squad of Song Lam Nghe An's first team, there are 3 players born in 1998 (Mau Dan), namely defender Nguyen Ba Duc, midfielder Nguyen Van Duc and midfielder Tran Dinh Tien. Most likely, all 3 players mentioned above will be registered by the Nghe An team to participate in the 2022 season./.
