Nguyễn Trung Kiên (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Nguyễn Trung Kiên | ||
| Date of birth | 1979 (age 45–46) | ||
| Place of birth | Nam Định, Vietnam | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thép Xanh Nam Định (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nam Dinh | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2005 | Sông Đà Nam Dinh | ||
| 2005–2012 | Cảng Sài Gòn | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Vietnam | 11[1] | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2022 | Phù Đổng | ||
| 2022–2023 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh (technical director) | ||
| 2025 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | ||
| 2025– | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh (technical director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nguyễn Trung Kiên (born 1979) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer who is currently the head coach of V.League 1 club Thép Xanh Nam Định.
Playing career
Trung Kiên started his football career at Thép Xanh Nam Định. And then, he later transferred to Cảng Sài Gòn, whereas he became the expensive transfer in the 2005 V-League with the cost of 1,2 billion VND.[2]
He played in the Vietnam national team, he also included in the 2002 and 2004 AFF Championship squad list, but the 2002 edition didn't make it to the final squad.[3][4]
He later retired in 2012.[5]
Managerial career
Trung Kiên was named Phù Đổng's head coach in May 2019.[6] In the 2020 Second Division, he helped the team promote to the 2021 V.League 2.[7]
Trung Kiên then became the assistant coach for Vũ Hồng Việt at Nam Định in 2022. Later on 31 January 2023, he was appointed as the team's technical director of Thep Xanh Nam Dinh.[8] On 24 October 2025, he swapped from technical director to head coach with Vũ Hồng Việt due to the latter's poor results. A month after, he returned to his technical director position following the arrival of Mauro Jeronimo.[9]
References
- ^ "Nguyễn Trung Kiên". vietnamstats.asia.
- ^ "Trung Kiên - cầu thủ đắt giá nhất Việt Nam". dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). Dân Trí. 19 September 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Đội tuyển Việt Nam gút danh sách 22 cầu thủ" (in Vietnamese). Nhân Dân. 2 December 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Nam Định đổi HLV trưởng, Nguyễn Trung Kiên thay thế Vũ Hồng Việt". bongda.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 24 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Nguyễn Trung Kiên chàng lữ khách đất Sài thành" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "HLV Lê Đức Tuấn chia tay CLB Phù Đổng: Đoạn kết buồn của một công thần". Bongdaplus. 23 May 2019.
- ^ "CLB Phù Đổng đặt mục tiêu lên hạng với cựu danh thủ Nguyễn Trung Kiên". 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Ngôi sao đắt giá nhất V-League 2005 làm Giám đốc kỹ thuật CLB Nam Định". thanhnien.vn (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Nam Định công bố HLV Bồ Đào Nha". Vnexpress. 14 November 2025.