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Hai Ngoc Tran
Vietnamese-born Norwegian footballer
In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Tran. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name.
Hai Ngoc Tran (Vietnamese: Trần Ngọc Hải, born 10 January 1975) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hai Ngoc Tran | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-01-10) 10 January 1975 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Phan Thiết, South Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1998 | Kongsvinger IL | 92 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Vålerenga | 54 | (0) |
| 2002 | Kongsvinger IL | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 152 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Norway U15 | 9 | (0) |
| 1990 | Norway U16 | 7 | (2) |
| 1991–1992 | Norway U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Norway U18 | 9 | (1) |
| 1993 | Norway U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Norway U21 | 38 | (0) |
| 1998 | Norway U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | Norway | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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He played professionally in Norway for Kongsvinger IL and Vålerenga.[1]
Tran was a youth international for Norway,[2] whom he represented at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.[3] He earned one cap for the senior team in 1999.[1]
Born in Phan Thiết, South Vietnam four months before the Fall of Saigon, Tran came to Norway as a refugee in 1982. He now owns a restaurant in Kongsvinger.[4][5]
- Hai Ngoc Tran at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Hai Ngoc Tran national team statistics". www.fotball.no. Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- Hai Ngoc Tran – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Minoriteter kan redde fotballen". Utrop. 13 October 2008.
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