Le Huynh Duc

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Lê Huỳnh Đức
Personal information
Full name	Lê Huỳnh Đức
Date of birth	April 20, 1972 (1972-04-20) (age 36)
Place of birth	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Da Nang FC
Number	10
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-2000 2001 2002-2003 2004-present	CA TPHCM Chongqing Lifan NHDA Da Nang FC	? (?) 4 (1)  ? (?)  ? (?)
National team2
	Vietnam	63 (30)
Teams managed
2007-	Da Nang FC
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 28 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Lê Huỳnh Đức (born April 20, 1972 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese footballer currently coaching Da Nang FC of the V-League. Đức is a former member of the Vietnam national football team, with whom he has over 60 caps (a national record) as well as its top scorer.

Famed for his balance on the ball, positioning and incredible goal-scoring touch, Le was at his prime, a free-scoring striker that was the envy of coaches around the region and even the continent.

Contents 1 Clubs 2 Honours 2.1 Club: 2.2 Personal honours 3 Trivia

[edit] Clubs

During his long career, Đức has played for 7th Army Division Football Club, Ho Chi Minh City Police Football Club (where he is best known for), East Asian Bank, Chongqing Lifan, and Da Nang FC where he stays now as a player/coach. [1]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club:

• V-League: 1 with Ho Chi Minh City Police Football Club (1995)

[edit] Personal honours

• The only player to participate in 3 SEA Games football competition in a row (1995,1997,1999).
• The only player to participate in 5 Tiger Cups (1996,1998,2000,2002,2004).
• Vietnamese Golden Ball: 1995, 1997, 2002.
• Tiger Cup all-time topscorer.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Trivia

• Đức is 179 cm tall and weighs 72 kg.
• Position: Striker.
• For every club he played for, he always wore the legendary no.10.
• He is married and has two children. He now resides in Da Nang City, a city that he considers his second home because of the friendliness and respect shown by the locals toward him.
• He once was the highest-paid footballer in Vietnam.
• His football talent was discovered by a scout from 7th Army Division Football Club when he played football for his school.