Trần Mạnh Dũng

Trần Mạnh Dũng (born 9 March 1990) is a Vietnamese footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder, striker for Nam Định. He was also a member of the Vietnam national football team.[1]

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	Hải Hậu, Nam Định, Vietnam
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s)	Attacking Midfielder, Striker
Club information
Current team	Nam Định
Number	11
Youth career
	Nam Định
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Nam Định	17	(0)
2011–2014	Vissai Ninh Bình	43	(2)
2015–	Nam Định	38	(1)
National team
2007–2008	Vietnam U20	3	(0)
2009–2010	Vietnam U21	2	(0)
2011–2012	Vietnam U23	4	(0)
2013–	Vietnam	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. https://int.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.