Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (footballer, born 1972)
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (born December 1971  in Ha Tinh, Vietnam) is a chairman of Hồ Chí Minh City F.C. and former manager of Sông Lam Nghệ An and former manager of Vietnam .

He was a member and captain of the Vietnam in his playing days. He went to Sông Lam Nghệ An as manager in 2005.

Early life 
Hữu Thắng was born December 1971 in Đức Thọ, Hà Tĩnh. His family moved from Đức Thọ to live in Vinh. His parent worked at Nghệ An Print Company (his mother died).

Club career

Sông Lam Nghệ An 
Hữu Thắng played for Sông Lam Nghệ An as a player. He retired from being a footballer in 2005.

International career 
He had capped Vietnam national football team to attend the regional tournament as the 1996 Tiger Cup, 1998 Tiger Cup, 2000 Tiger Cup, the football tournament at 1995 SEA Games, 1997 SEA Games.

Even he has been played for national team at the qualification of FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup.

He also played for Vietnam national futsal team in 1997-1998

Manager 
Hữu Thắng served as manager for several clubs before being appointed as manager of Sông Lam Nghệ An in 2010. Sông Lam Nghệ won the National Cup in 2010 and the V-League and the Super Cup in 2011 under his guidance.

In February 2016, it was announced that Hữu Thắng will be the new manager of the Vietnam national team. On the 4 March 2016 he signed a new contract for two-years.

On 24 August 2017, after being unable to bring Vietnamese team over group stage of SEA games 2017, he resigned his post.

He is currently appointed as the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh Football Club.

Honors

Club 
 Sông Lam Nghệ An
Super Cup:2011 (manager)
National Cup:2010 (manager)
V-League: 2000 (footballer), 2011 (manager)