Phạm Thành Lương (born 10 September 1988) is a Vietnamese football manager and former player who is the assistant coach to Kiatisuk with V.League 1 club Công an Hà Nội.[1]

Phạm Thành Lương
Personal information
Full name Phạm Thành Lương
Date of birth (1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Ứng Hòa, Hanoi, Vietnam
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Left winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Công an Hà Nội (Assistant 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
2023–2024 Hoa Binh FC
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
AFF Championship
Winner 2008 AFF Championship Team
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place SEA Games 2009 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 a part of the squad which won 2008 AFF Championship. He retired in 2023, at age 35.[2]

Thành Lương began his managerial career in 2023, when he was appointed by Hòa Bình.

Playing career

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Phạm Thành Lương was born in Ung Hoa district, Ha Tay Province (now in Hanoi). He trained at Ha Tay Football Club before joining ACB Hanoi Young Club. In 2005, he led his club to the finals of the National U-21 Football Championship. Later on, Lương was chosen to play for the first team of Hà Nội ACB.[3]

In 2008, he was assigned 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

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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

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On 8 September 2023, Thành Lương was appointed manager of V.League 2 club Hoa Binh FC, at age 35.[4] In March 2024, he left Hòa Bình to become assistant manager to Kiatisuk Senamuang at Công an Hà Nội.[5]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.

Under-19

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Under-23

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Vietnam

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Managerial

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As of match played 9 March 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Hoa Binh FC 8 September 2023 12 March 2024 12 2 5 5 8 16 −8 016.67
Total 12 2 5 5 8 16 −8 016.67

Honours

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Hanoi ACB

Hanoi T&T/Hanoi FC

Vietnam U23

Vietnam

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Cựu tuyển thủ Phạm Thành Lương gia nhập CLB Công An Hà Nội" (in Vietnamese). Cong An Ha Noi FC. pp. 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (14 February 2024). "Cựu danh thủ Phạm Thành Lương: Làm bóng đá phải luôn vì khán giả". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ^ https://giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn. "Thành Lương: "Người quê" giữa chốn phồn hoa". giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 15 February 2024. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  4. ^ "Thành Lương làm HLV trưởng CLB Hòa Bình". VTC News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Thành Lương trở thành trợ lý HLV tại CLB CAHN" (in Vietnamese). Nguoi Lao Dong. 19 March 2024.
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