In 1970, he joined the Fitness Football team when he was 16 years old, playing in the youth team. Three years later, due to his outstanding performance in the youth team, he was specially added to the 1st Public Team, selected to compete for the Public Sports team in China, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary. In 1982, he was selected for the Vietnam Youth team to play in the Soviet Union and Hungary.
From 1986 to 1989, he had just participated in a competition and attended a university in the field of coaching football coach, and was awarded the title of sports grandmaster. In 1990, he officially became the Coach of the Young Football Teams of the Military Sports Center.
In 1994, Labor Newspaper awarded him the title of Vietnam's Best Player of the Period 1975-1995.[2]
In 2002, he was a coach of the U15 Football team and won a silver medal in Vietnam U15 football championship. In 2004 he was appointed Deputy Director of the Physical Fitness Football Club with the rank of Colonel.
In 2006, he replaced his former teammate, Nguyen Manh Cuong, to become the head coach of Can Cong, leading the team to participate in the First Division.[3]
In 2009, he retired after the Public Sports team was dissolved and the players were transferred to Thanh Hoa. He later became director of sports strategy development of Hanoi F.C.[4]
He was born on October 27, 1954, in Hanoi. His father was Mr. Nguyen Van Thin, nicknamed Thin A, a famous former player in North Vietnam, used to be a player of the Noi Chau team, recruited Bac Ky and CAHN and recruited the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. . His brother is Nguyen The Anh (Ba Đẻn), Thể Công teammate and his children are Cao Vinh and Cao Hien (recruiting VNS captain is also famous players in Vietnam.