Vũ Như Thành

Vũ Như Thành
Personal information
Full name Vũ Như Thành
Date of birth (1981-08-28) 28 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Mỹ Lộc, Nam Định, Vietnam
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
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

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.

He was a member of the Vietnam team that won the 2008 AFF Championship.

Coaching career

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Phú Thọ

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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

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On 6 June 2023, Thành was appointed an assistant coach at Công an Hà Nội.[3]

Return to Phú Thọ

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In January 2024, Phú Thọ appointed Vũ Như Thành as manager for the second time.[4]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Vietnam
2003 6 0
2006 4 0
2007 13 0
2008 9 0
2009 7 1
2010 11 1
Total 50 2
Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thành goal.[5]
List of international goals scored by Vũ Như Thành
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 18 February 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Phú Thọ 20 March 2021 26 May 2023 36 6 11 19 25 54 −29 016.67
Phú Thọ 9 January 2024 present 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 37 6 11 20 26 56 −30 016.22

Honours

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Becamex Bình Dương

Vietnam

References

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  1. ^ "Cựu tuyển thủ Vũ Như Thành chia tay Phú Thọ". Bongdaplus (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ "HLV Vũ Như Thành rời ghế nóng CLB Phú Thọ sau 5 vòng đấu". VOH Online (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Vũ Như Thành gia nhập CLB Công An Hà Nội" (in Vietnamese). Znews. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Cựu tuyển thủ Vũ Như Thành trở lại đội hạng Nhất Phú Thọ" (in Vietnamese). Sài Gòn Giải Phóng. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Vũ Như Thành". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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