Viet Nguyen

This article is about the American soccer player. For the writer, see Viet Thanh Nguyen.
Viet Nguyen
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-08-06) August 6, 1975
Place of birth Dallas, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1994–1998 Washington Huskies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Seattle Sounders 153 (14)
2011–? Tacoma Stars (indoor)
National team
1995 United States U20

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Viet Nguyen is a retired American soccer player who spent his entire professional career with the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division.

Nguyen attended the University of Washington, playing on the men’s soccer team in 1994 and 1995 and again in 1997 and 1998. He played sixty-nine games, scoring fifteen goals and adding eleven assists, during his four year collegiate career. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. In 1995, Nguyen played for the United States men's national under-20 soccer team which failed to qualify for the World Youth Championships. In 1999, the Seattle Sounders selected Nguyen in the territorial round of the A-League draft.[1] Nguyen spent six seasons with the Sounders before retiring and entering the coaching ranks.

In 2011, he came out of retirement to play for the Tacoma Stars of the Professional Arena Soccer League.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Usl1.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tacoma Stars sign USL Sounder Nguyen and former Blackpooler Nowland". GoalWA.net. October 26, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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