Phan Như Thuật

Phan Như Thuật (born 11 March 1984) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer.

Phan Như Thuật

Personal information
Full name	Phan Như Thuật
Date of birth	(1984-03-11) March 11, 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Vinh, Nghệ An, Vietnam
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1995–2003	Sông Lam Nghệ An
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2010	Sông Lam Nghệ An
2011–2012	Bình Định
2013–2016	Sông Lam Nghệ An
International career
1999–2000	Vietnam U16
2002–2003	Vietnam U23
Managerial career
2020–2023	Sông Lam Nghệ An (assistant)
2023–2024	Sông Lam Nghệ An
2024–	Sông Lam Nghệ An
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Như Thuật grew up in a family with no sports tradition. He joined the youth academy of his province Sông Lam Nghệ An at the age of 11. He was promoted to the senior team in 2003 and won the 2010 Vietnamese Cup with the team. Due to lack of game time, he joined Bình Định in 2011 but returned to Sông Lam Nghệ An after 2 seasons.^[1] He played for 3 more seasons with Sông Lam Nghệ An before taking his retirement in 2016.^[2]

He started his career as a coach in 2017, remaining at Sông Lam Nghệ An while working as a youth team coach. He became the assistant manager of the senior team in 2020 before becoming the head coach from June 2023 until May 2024.^[3]

Style of play

As a central midfielder, he was known for his passing ability.^[4]

Honours

Song Lam Nghe An

• Vietnamese Cup: 2010