Trần Mạnh Dũng

In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Trần, but is often simplified to Tran in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Dũng.
Trần Mạnh Dũng
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-09) March 9, 1990
Place of birth Nam Định Province, Vietnam
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder, Striker
Youth career
Nam Định
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008-2010 Nam Định
2011-2014 Vissai Ninh Bình 43 (2)
National team
2007 Vietnam U20
2009 Vietnam U23
2012 Vietnam U21
2013- Vietnam 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Trần Mạnh Dũng (born 9 March 1990) is a Vietnamese footballer who last played as an Attacking Midfielder, Striker for Vissai Ninh Bình. He was also a member of the Vietnam national football team.[1]

Match-fixing scandal

During the 2014 V.League 1 season, Vissai Ninh Bình wrote to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and to the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company to withdraw from the league due to 13 players being involved in match fixing.[2] On August 25 of the year, Trần found guilty of the charge and was sentenced to 30 months in prison for being the groups ring-leader. In December, the VFF banned Trần for life from playing football in the country.[3]

References

  1. http://uk.soccerway.com/players/manh-dung-tran/171413/
  2. "AFC to Monitor Vietnam Match-Fixing Issue". aseanfootball.org. April 12, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  3. "Ninh Binh's footballers get life ban". vietnamnews.vn. December 26, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.


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