Mai Xuân Hợp
Vietnamese footballer and manager
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mai Xuân Hợp | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-12-14) 14 December 1986 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Như Thanh, Thanh Hóa, Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Halida Thanh Hóa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Thanh Hóa | 43 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Thể Công | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Thanh Hóa | 32 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Becamex Bình Dương | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Thanh Hóa | 24 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Vietnam U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Vietnam U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2015 | Vietnam | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | Thanh Hóa (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Vietnam U23 (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Vietnam (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mai Xuân Hợp (born 14 December 1986 in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam) is Vietnamese former player and football manager. He is currently the assistant manager of V.League 1 side Thanh Hóa, alongside the Vietnam national team and Vietnam national under-23 team.
During his playing career, he was a member of Vietnam Olympic played at 2009 Southeast Asian Games. His favourite positions are centre back and full back.
Early life
Mai Xuân Hợp came from a football family. His father Mai Xuân Thanh was an amateur footballer, His passion for football made him determined for his son to become a quality player. He applied Hợp to football class and brought him proper training equipments.
Club career
Halida Thanh Hóa
He played for Thanh Hóa youth team in four years from 2001–2005. later on he signed a professional contract with the club and immediately became an important member of the team.
Thể Công
In November 2008, a month after winning the 2008 Merdeka Cup with U22 Vietnam, Mai Xuân Hợp officially signed a three-year contract with Thể Công for a transfer fee of 3.5 billion Vietnamese đồng, which was selling transfer record of the club at that moment.[1][2] At that time, even though Hợp never wanted to leave the club but due to financial crisis, Thanh Hóa is forced to sell their best players.
Mai Xuân Hợp made his debut for Thể Công in the first match of 2009 season against Hà Nội T&T F.C.,[3][4] however, he couldn't establish a regular starting position for the rest of the season.[5]
International career
Mai Xuân Hợp made his debut for Vietnam in 2008.
References
- ^ Trung vệ Mai Xuân Hợp:Người xứ Thanh trầm lặng Archived 2012-07-18 at archive.today
- ^ Mai Xuân Hợp:Bóng dáng một thủ lĩnh Archived 2009-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bi kịch Mai Xuân Hợp
- ^ Vòng 1 V-League:Sốc & đầy ắp nụ cười Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bi kịch Mai Xuân Hợp
External links
- Mai Xuân Hợp at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nước mắt Mai Xuân Hợp
