As the player who has won the most Golden Balls in Vietnam (2009, 2011, 2014, 2016), the current life and career of Pham Thanh Luong (Luong ‘weird’) has now undergone many changes.
Referring to the owners of the Vietnam Golden Ball, Pham Thanh Luong (nicknamed Luong “weird”) is the most notable person as he holds the record of winning this noble individual title four times.
Recently, appearing at the 2023 Vietnam Golden Ball Awards Ceremony, coach Pham Thanh Luong (Hoa Binh Club) expressed his happiness when witnessing the growth of the junior generation.
Specifically, responding to Saigon Giai Phong newspaper, Pham Thanh Luong said: “The Vietnam Golden Ball award ceremony is also an opportunity for the entire football industry to summarize and look back on the past year. Since then, there have been changes.” Make appropriate changes, come up with development plans, and work together towards more positive things in the future.
When there is an extremely prestigious award that becomes an indispensable “spiritual food” for the football-loving community nationwide, it is the motivation and goal for individual players. The life of a player, including me when I was still playing, always yearned and wished for their name to be announced even once at a gala night. That’s also the way we want to respond to the love and trust our fans have for us.”
Pham Thanh Luong currently holds the record for the player who owns the most Vietnamese Golden Balls.
When asked about his achievement of winning the Vietnam Golden Ball four times and being considered part of the tournament’s history, coach Pham Thanh Luong replied: “It is an honor and pride for myself. But to have With everyone’s love, I must send my sincere thanks to SGGP Newspaper for always maintaining the award for the past 28 years and in the future.
When the members of the election council give their full trust and expectations by filling in their name on the ballot, that is the candidate’s joy and happiness. I think whether or not they win the award, it is both a responsibility and motivation for the players to continue to train, improve themselves, and constantly contribute to their country’s football.”
In 2023, Thanh Luong retires from his career as a player to take on a new role as a coach.
Pham Thanh Luong grew up from the Hanoi ACB youth team and then was promoted to the first team in 2006, winning the 2008 National Cup with this team. After Hanoi ACB was dissolved, Luong moved to play for Hanoi T&T. Here, he won 5 V.League 1 championships (2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022), 3 National Cups (2019, 2020, 2022) and 4 National Super Cups (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 ).
At the international level, Thanh Luong was a member of the Vietnamese national team that won the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. He played a total of 74 matches and scored 6 goals for the team before retiring from international football. after AFF Cup 2016.
He is nicknamed “Weird Luong” because of his rare talent and his unusual left leg (the left leg is 1 cm longer than the right leg). Having won the Vietnam Golden Ball four times in 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016 and also being the person who has won this title the most times, Pham Thanh Luong is considered one of the best players in Vietnamese football history. Male.
Thanh Luong is currently the coach of Hoa Binh FC club competing in the National First Division.
At the end of 2023, Pham Thanh Luong retired at the age of 34, attracting the attention of many people. Instead of switching to coaching at Hanoi FC, Thanh Luong revealed that he will coach at a team in the First Division, Hoa Binh FC.
