Nguyễn Minh Châu (footballer)
Nguyễn Minh Châu (born January 9, 1985)[1] is a retired Vietnamese footballer who played as a midfielder for Hải Phòng and was a member of Vietnam national football team.
 Nguyễn Minh Châu in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nguyễn Minh Châu | ||
| Date of birth | January 9, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Quảng Yên, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Than Quảng Ninh | ||
| 1998–2003 | Hải Phòng | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2017 | Hải Phòng | 294 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2015 | Vietnam | 29 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 May 2015 | |||
Life
Nguyen Minh Chau was born in a family of 7 children. He is the youngest, being the brother of 6 sisters. After graduating at Grade 12, Chau left Hai Phong to work in the U21 youth team.
Career
At age of 17, Chau moved to Hai Phong from his home town of Quang Ninh to join the youth team of Hải Phòng. He later promote to the senior team to attend V-League. In 2008, coach Henrique Calisto called up Chau to attend the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup with the Vietnam national football team. Then, he was a member of the Vietnamese team wins first AFF Championship title. In 2009, Nguyen Minh Chau was still attached to Haiphong Cement.
At the end of 2017, Minh Chau has finally announced his retirement.He is known as a legend in Haiphong FC for 14 years played for the club with 294 appearances. Now he is living in Australia with his family.
