Phạm Thành Lương
Phạm Thành Lương (born September 10, 1988) is a Vietnamese football manager and former player who is the manager of V.League 2 club Hòa Bình.
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| Full name | Phạm Thành Lương | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 10, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ứng Hòa, Hanoi, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left winger, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Hòa Bình (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Hà Tây | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Hà Nội ACB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Hà Nội ACB | 144 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2023 | Hà Nội | 186 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 330 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Vietnam U20 | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Vietnam U23 | 26 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2016 | Vietnam | 78 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Hoa Binh FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thành Lương played as a midfielder. After emerging through ACB Hanoi's youth academy and spending seven seasons with the senior side, he moved to Hanoi T&T in December 2012. Since then, he went on to become a mainstay for Hanoi FC, and had won 12 major honours, including five V.League 1 titles, three Vietnamese Cups and four Vietnamese Super Cups. At international level, Thành Lương won 78 caps for Vietnam, and was part of the squads which won 2008 AFF Championship. He retired in 2023, at age 35.
Thành Lương began his managerial career in 2023, when he was appointed by Hòa Bình.
Playing career edit
Club edit
In 2005, he led his club to the final of the National U-21 Football Championship. After that Lương was chosen to play in the first team of Hà Nội ACB.
In 2008, he was linked to move to Thể Công but it was rejected. Later that year, he won the Young Player of the Year award, Young Player of Asia in 2009
After Hà Nội F.C. folded in 2012, he moved to rival Hà Nội T&T.
International edit
Lương was the member of the squad that won the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. On December 8, 2008, he scored his first goal for the national team against Malaysia national football team in the tournament. Two days later, he scored a goal against Laos in the 4–0 win. He captained the U-23 Vietnam to win the silver medal at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. His performance in the tournament was seen by the Vietnamese press and he was awarded the Vietnamese Golden Ball. Lương announced his retirement from Vietnam National team after being eliminated by Indonesia in the 2nd leg of AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 Semi Final.
Managerial career edit
On 8 September 2023, Thành Lương was appointed manager of V.League 2 club Hoa Binh FC, at age 35.[1]
Personal life edit
Thành Lương married Nguyễn Thanh Huyền in 2011. The couple have a daughter and a son.
Career statistics edit
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.
Under-19 edit
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 25 November 2005 | Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Long Stadium | Maldives | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification |
Under-23 edit
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 7 November 2009 | Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium | China | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2009 VFF Cup |
| 2. | 11 December 2009 | Vientiane, Laos National Stadium | Cambodia | 1–0 | 6–1 | SEA Games 2009 |
| 3. | 3–0 | |||||
| 4. | 19 October 2011 | Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium | Myanmar | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2011 VFF Cup |
| 5. | 5–0 | |||||
| 6. | 12 November 2011 | Jakarta, Lebak Bulus Stadium | Brunei | 4–0 | 8–0 | SEA Games 2011 |
Vietnam edit
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 December 2008 | Phuket, Surakul Stadium | Malaysia | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup |
| 2. | 10 December 2008 | Phuket, Surakul Stadium | Laos | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup |
| 3. | 6 January 2010 | Saida, Saida Municipal Stadium | Lebanon | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4. | 29 June 2011 | Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium | Macau | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 23 June 2012 | Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium | Mozambique | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 28 November 2014 | Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium | Philippines | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2014 AFF Championship |
| 7. | 6 October 2016 | Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium | North Korea | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
Managerial edit
- As of match played 21 October 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Hoa Binh FC | 8 June 2023 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | ||
Honours edit
Hanoi ACB
- V.League 2: 2010; Runners-up: 2009
- Vietnamese National Cup: 2006, 2008
- Vietnamese Super Cup runner-up: 2008
Hanoi T&T/Hanoi FC
- V.League 1: 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022; Runners-up : 2014, 2015, 2020
- Vietnamese National Cup: 2019, 2020, 2022; Runner-up: 2015, 2016
- Vietnamese Super Cup: 2019, 2020, 2021; Runners-up: 2014, 2016, 2017
Vietnam U23
- Southeast Asian Games: Runners-up 2009
- VFF Cup: 2009; Runners-up 2011
Vietnam
- AFF Championship: 2008
- VFF Cup: Runners-up 2008
Individual
- AFF Championship Best XI: 2014
- Vietnamese Golden Ball: 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016
- Vietnamese Silver Ball: 2010
- Best Young Player of Vietnam Football Federation: 2010, 2011
- Best player of the Vietnamese U21 National Championship: 2005
- Team of the tournament (Best XI) ASEAN Football Championship: 2014
References edit
- ^ "Thành Lương làm HLV trưởng CLB Hòa Bình". VTC News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links edit
- Phạm Thành Lương at National-Football-Teams.com
- Phạm Thành Lương at Soccerway