Cong Phuong leads the trend of football players doing business
Without waiting until retirement, many Vietnamese players such as Anh Duc, Cong Phuong, Van Toan... entered the business world while still at the peak of their careers.
Nguyen Anh Duc
Not stopping there, Anh Duc also expanded his business to restaurants, hotels, agricultural products, and opened a community football center. The former Binh Duong striker is considered the richest Vietnamese player today with an estimated fortune of hundreds of billions of VND. Although he is 35 years old and financially well-off, Anh Duc continues to play professionally when he joins Long An, playing in the 2021 National First Division.
Nguyen Cong Phuong
In 2017, after leaving Mito Hollyhock Club (Japan) to return home,Cong Phuongopened the first coffee shop named CP10 Coffee in Pleiku (Gia Lai). A year later, the Nghe An striker continued to open another branch in Hanoi.
In 2019, Cong Phuong opened PM Sports Marketing Trading Company Limited (abbreviation of Phuong and Minh, his wife's name), registering to do business in many fields such as wholesale of food, beverages, restaurants, advertising, manufacturing of sports equipment... Currently, this company is run by Vien Minh - his wife. Vien Minh is also Cong Phuong's representative and image manager.
Besides, Cong Phuong also invested with his close friend Dong Trieu to open a Quang restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City.
Bui Tien Dung
Bui Tien Dung also started his business by opening a cafe in Ha Dong, Hanoi in March 2019. But in October of the same year, he proactively withdrew his capital to focus on his family when his wife Khanh Linh gave birth to their daughter Sushi.
In August 2020, Bui Tien Dung and his wife, along with his senior at Viettel Club - midfielder Vu Minh Tuan, started a business together by opening the "Healthy Fresh Rau Ma" store. This business model quickly expanded and developed in the form of franchising, and now has dozens of stores in many provinces and cities.
In addition, Bui Tien Dung and his wife also cooperated with a company to launch a love candy product, helping to improve the sex life of couples and lovers.
Currently, Tien Dung is still focusing on his football career, contributing to Viettel Club and the national team. He can completely rest assured that his business is taken care of by his wife Khanh Linh.
Nguyen Van Toan
Van Toan just entered the business world at the end of 2020 when he launched his own fashion brand called VATO9. The youthful style of the Hai Duong striker's T-shirts and long-sleeved T-shirts have been enthusiastically supported by friends and fans. After initial success through online sales, Van Toan will soon open his first store in Hanoi.
Besides fashion, Van Toan also runs a cafe. The striker born in 1996 just opened a cafe called Ông Bầu in Hai Phong, which has been operating since the end of January.
Other players
Besides the above mentioned faces, many other Vietnamese football players also play and do business at the same time such as Tran Huu Dong Trieu (HAGL, opened a restaurant in Quang Nam), Tuan Anh (HAGL, opened a homestay), Le Duc Luong (HAGL, fashion shop), Bui Tien Dung (Da Nang, fashion shop), Sam Ngoc Duc (HCMC, vermicelli and tofu restaurant), Bui Tan Truong (Hanoi Club, game & Internet shop), Quang The Tai (Viettel, sports goods store)...