Đinh Văn Dũng

Đinh Văn Dũng
Đinh Văn Dũng in 2014
Born (1983-10-21) 21 October 1983
Giao Thủy district, Nam Định, Vietnam
Domestic
Years League Role
2010–2012 V.League 2 Referee
2012–2016 V.League Referee
International
Years League Role
2013–2016 FIFA Referee
–2016 AFC

Đinh Văn Dũng (born 21 October 1983) is a retired Vietnamese football referee who officiated in V.League 1 and V.League 2. He also made his appearance in the East Asian Games, AFC Cup, AFC Champion League, and World Cup qualification.[1]

Career

Dũng was born on 21 October 1983, he lived in Nam Định before moving to Đồng Nai.[2]

In 2006, Dũng attended Refereeing Class in Hue and began officiating in national U11, U13, U15, and U17 tournaments.[3][4]

In 2008, Dũng was sent by the Vietnam Football Federation to Malaysia to attend the Project Future Referee Training Course organized by the AFC.[5] In 2010, after graduating, Dũng became a referee for V.League 2.[3] In 2011, the AFC also sent him to train in England Premier League for one week,[6][7] but he didn't attend due to family problem.[3]

In 2012, Văn Dũng was promoted to officiate the 2012 V-League. In the next year, he became a FIFA referee after being nominated by the VFF.[4][8][9]

Before the start of the 2017 V.League 1, Văn Dũng decided to retire after being demoted to work in the First Division.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ VCCorp.vn (2020-06-28). "Bị... nghi "làm độ", trọng tài FIFA của Việt Nam tự treo còi" [Suspected of "fixing matches", Vietnamese FIFA referee hangs up his whistle]. Soha (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  2. ^ Netbiz. "Cựu trọng tài lừng danh Việt Nam một thời và hành trình bỏ bóng đá về làm tiktoker: Tự tin kiếm 3 tỷ/năm" [Former Vietnamese referee and his journey of leaving football to become a tiktoker: Earning 3 billion/year]. Netbiz (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  3. ^ a b c ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2011-02-10). "Nỗi lòng trọng tài Đinh Văn Dũng". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  4. ^ a b "Những gương mặt làm rạng danh thể thao Đồng Nai". baodongnai.com.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  5. ^ VCCorp.vn (2017-02-24). "Cựu trọng tài FIFA của Việt Nam và những tâm tư bây giờ mới kể" [Former FIFA referee of Vietnam and his thoughts that are only now being told]. Soha (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  6. ^ "VFF - Trọng tài trẻ Đinh Văn Dũng được AFC lựa chọn tham dự chuyến tập huấn tại Anh" [Young referee Dinh Van Dung was selected by AFC to attend a training trip in England.]. VFF (in Vietnamese). 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  7. ^ "Trọng tài Đinh Văn Dũng tham dự khóa tập huấn tại Anh" [Referee Dinh Van Dung attends training course in England]. vov.vn. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  8. ^ THAO, CHUYÊN TRANG THỂ (2012-09-18). "Vụ trọng tài dính "đạn bọc… tiền" được đề cử trọng tài FIFA: Có thật là… uy tín?". CHUYÊN TRANG THỂ THAO (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  9. ^ "Ai nên khôn mà chẳng dại đôi lần". www.qdnd.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  10. ^ "Chèn ép trọng tài tử tế!". Báo Pháp Luật. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  11. ^ Trí, Dân (2016-12-20). "Trọng tài FIFA viết tâm thư khi bị VFF kỷ luật | Báo Dân trí". Báo điện tử Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  12. ^ "VFF vừa 'kỷ luật', trọng tài tuyên bố bỏ nghề" [After VFF 'disciplined', a referee announced to quit]. Báo điện tử VTC News (in Vietnamese). 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2025-06-12.