Nguyễn Hồng Sơn (born Nguyễn Sỹ Sơn, 9 October 1970) is a Vietnamese former footballer who played as an outside right and second striker. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest Vietnamese players of all time.
Career Nguyễn Hồng Sơn joined the Thể Công FC in 1988 and started to wear the national team in 1993. Initially, Hồng Sơn played in the striker position and then switched to wingers.
In 1990, Hồng Sơn won the title of top scorer of the national championship. He had won a silver medal at the 18th, 20th and SEA Games SEA Games, 1998 bronze medal in the Tiger 1996 Cup and SEA Games 19.
After awarded 1998 AFF Championship's MVP, Nguyễn Hồng Sơn was awarded the title of Asia's best player in August and Vietnamese Golden Ball for the first time.
In early 2001, he won Vietnamese Golden Ball for the second time. In the same year, he was invited to Pepsi World Challenge with many world's famous players such as David Beckham, Dwight Yorke, Rui Costa, Roberto Carlos, and took second place.
Late V-League season 2002, Hồng Sơn announced retirement due to injury but in the second phase of the 2003 season, he returned to The Public Football team and then competed for Red Beer Workers. He is also a Colonel ranked officer of the Vietnam People's Army.
After retiring from the competition, Nguyễn Hồng Sơn became a football coach leading Thanh Nghia Football Club – Quang Ngai, then the U15 team of Can Cong. At the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, he worked as a vice-coach for the Vietnamese national futsal team.
In June 2024, he become a player in the reality show Call Me By Fire. After he loses in Performance 3.
International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 30 April 1993 Singapore 1–0 align=center 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round 2 8 December 1995 Thailand 1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" 1995 Southeast Asian Games 3 3–0 4 4 August 1996 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 4–1 align=center 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification 5 7 September 1996 Jurong Statdium, Jurong, Singapore 4–1 align=center 1996 AFF Championship 6 13 September 1996 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 2–4 align=center 7 26 August 1998 Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam 1–0 align=center 1998 AFF Championship 8 30 August 1998 1–0 align=center 9 3 September 1998 2–0 align=center 10 12 August 1999 Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 1–0 align=center 1999 Southeast Asian Games 11 25 August 2000 Vietnam 1–1 (pen.) align=center Friendly 12 7 November 2000 Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand 3–0 align=center 2000 AFF Championship 13 16 November 2000 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 1–1 align=center 14 10 February 2001 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 1–0 (pen.) align=center 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round 15 15 February 2001 2–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" 16 4–0 (pen.) 17 17 February 2001 2–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" 18 3–0
Honour
ASEAN Football Championship Runner Up: 1998 Tiger Cup Third Place: 1996 Tiger Cup Fourth Place: 2000 Tiger Cup SEA Games Silver Medal: 1995 & 1999 Bronze Medal: 1997
The Cong V-League Champion: 1990 & 1998 Vietnamese Super Cup Champion: 1998
Personal awards Vietnamese Golden Ball: 1998 & 2001 Top scorer V-League: 1990 MVP: 1998 Tiger Cup Best player in Asia: August 1998
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