Phan Văn Tài Em

Phan Văn Tài Em

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Personal information
Full name	Phan Văn Tài Em
Date of birth	(1982-04-23) April 23, 1982
Place of birth	Chau Thanh, Long An, Vietnam
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Saigon Xuan Thanh
Number	22
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2011	Gach Dong Tam Long An	217	(78)
2011–2012	Navibank Sài Gòn	44	(5)
2012–2013	Saigon Xuan Thanh
2013–	Dong Tam Long An
International career
2003–2008	U-23 Vietnam	50	(5)
2002–2011	Vietnam	50	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Phan Văn Tài Em (born on April 23, 1982 in Chau Thanh, Long An) is a Vietnamese footballer who is a midfielder for NaviBank Sài Gòn. He is a member of the Vietnam national football team. He was awarded as the Vietnamese Golden Ball in 2005.

Discovered by Henrique Calisto in 2002, he, since then, has become a regular starter in the national team. He has played for the U-23 Vietnam in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games and 2007 Southeast Asian Games. In 2007, he was chosen to play for the national team in the 2007 Asian Cup.

In 2008, Em, along with Nguyen Minh Phuong has captained Vietnam to win the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup.

He has spent most of his career in Gach Dong Tam Long An and he has considered a move to Navibank Saigon F.C.

After the retirement of Nguyen Minh Phuong, Tai Em was handed over the captain band of the Vietnam national football team by the new coach Falko Goetz.

External links

• (Vietnamese) Player profile - dongtamfc.com
• Phan Văn Tài Em at National-Football-Teams.com