Nguyễn Quang Hải (footballer, born 1985)

Nguyễn Quang Hải (born November 1, 1985) is a Vietnamese retired footballer. He was a member of Vietnam.[1]

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn, but is often simplified to Nguyen in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Hải.
Nguyễn Quang Hải
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-11-01) November 1, 1985
Place of birth Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2001–2004 Khatoco Khánh Hòa F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Khatoco Khánh Hòa 76 (36)
2011–2012 Navibank Sài Gòn 37 (9)
2013–2014 Hải Phòng 38 (13)
2015–2016 Than Quảng Ninh 25 (7)
National team‡
2007–2008 Vietnam U23 4 (1)
2008–2016 Vietnam 39 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2016

Club career

He became famous after a successful national U-21 tournament in 2005 when he was a top scorer. At V-League 2008, he scored 10 goals for the club.

Following the V.League 1 2016 season, Quang Hải announced his retirement from football due to a long persisting back injury.[2]

International career

Thanks to impressive performances in Khatoco Khánh Hòa and U.21 Khatoco Khánh Hòa in the 2007 season, Quang Hai was named in the Vietnam U23 team squad for the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. In the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, he was coached by Vietnam national football team coach Alfred Riedl at the time to remove the players from Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, where the 2007 Southeast Asian Games were held. He lost his last chance to join Vietnam U23 because he was 23 years old.

Quang Hải was chosen to play for Vietnam national football team to compete at 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup as he scored one last-minute goal against Singapore in the semi-final second-leg to bring Vietnam into the final after received the assist from Lê Công Vinh.[3] On May 14, 2009, he scored another late goal in a 1-0 win against Olympiakos FC in an exhibition match.[4][5]

Honour

International

Vietnam

Winners :ASEAN Football Championship: 2008

International goals
Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.[6]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 December 2008National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Singapore1–01–02008 AFF Championship
2.14 May 2009Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Olympiacos1–01–0Friendly
3.28 July 2011Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Qatar2–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. "Nguyễn Quang Hải". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. "Striker Hải quits football after long-term injury". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. Les Tan & Lai Jun Wei. "Vietnam expose Singapore's lack of speed in the centre of defence". Red Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. "Việt Nam – Olympiakos: Dấu ấn Quang Hải" (in Vietnamese). 15 May 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. SÂN MỸ ĐÌNH (15 May 2009). "Việt Nam – Olympiakos 1-0: Hát bè hay hơn hát chính!". thethaovanhoa (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  6. "Nguyễn, Quang Hải". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 September 2017.


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