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Three representatives of Vietnamese soccer on this list include former midfielder Nguyen Hong Son, former goalkeeper Duong Hong Son, and midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai.
It is worth noting that the three players mentioned above confirmed their names at the Southeast Asian Championship, on three separate milestones exactly 10 years: Nguyen Hong Son is the best player in the 1998 AFF Cup, the best Duong Hong Son. AFF Cup 2008 and Nguyen Quang Hai are the best AFF Cup 2018.
Nguyen Hong Son is also one of the three highest rated players in the tournament when his team does not win. In 1998, the Vietnamese team at Nguyen Hong Son finished second in the Southeast Asian Championship, after Singapore.
The first person not to win the AFF Cup the same year, but still the best-chosen was Zainal Hassan of Malaysia in 1996 (second only to Thailand). Another was Firman Utina (Indonesia) in 2010, when Indonesia finished second in the AFF Cup the same year, after Malaysia.
Duong Hong Son is one of two rare goalkeepers with the honor of being voted the best in the tournament, beating many excellent offensive players. First to receive this honor was Singapore goalkeeper Lionel Lewis in 2004, one of the best goalkeepers of all time in Southeast Asian soccer.
Duong Hong Son was voted the best player in the 2008 AFF Cup, beating many attacking talents such as Thonglao, Teerasil Dangda (Thailand) or Le Cong Vinh and Nguyen Minh Phuong (Vietnam), in the tournament. same year
Chanathip Songkrasin was the only person to receive the Best AFF Cup twice, 2014 and 2016 (the two years that Thailand won the title).
However, Quang Hai still has plenty of opportunities to match or break Chanathip’s record, because Quang Hai after receiving the best player in the 2018 AFF Cup, there are still many more AFF Cups waiting for this player in front of him. .
Thailand also has the most number of times the AFF Cup player has voted: 4 times. In addition to Chanathip in 2014 and 2016 above, the Golden Temple team has twice with the player selected as the best player in Southeast Asia, Kiatisuk Senamuang in 2000 and Therdsak Chaiman in 2002.
But in terms of number of people, Thailand is only equal to the Vietnam team, with 3 people who have received the award: Thailand is Kiatisuk, Chaiman and Chanathip, while the Vietnamese team is Nguyen Hong Son, Duong Hong Son and Nguyen. Quang Hai
Singapore also has three representatives in the AFF Cup top player group, namely Lionel Lewis in 2004 as mentioned above, Noh Alam Shah in 2007 and Shahril Ishak in 2012. In particular, Noh Alam Shah has a record. Most goals in AFF Cup history: 17 goals.
Malaysia and Indonesia each have a player who has been selected as the best AFF Cup player, and who is currently in the group voted for the unofficial title – the best Southeast Asian player of all ages, in Indonesian Newspaper.
Thien Nhan
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