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Từ Như Hiển

Từ Như Hiển
Personal information
Full name Từ Như Hiển
Date of birth (1945-06-16)16 June 1945
Place of birth New Caledonia
Date of death 15 September 2023(2023-09-15) (aged 78)
Place of death Sa Pa, Lào Cai, Vietnam
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Thanh niên Hà Nội
Công An Hà Nội
International career
1965–197? North Vietnam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Từ Như Hiển (16 June 1945 – 15 September 2023) was a former footballer who played as a striker. Born in New Caledonia, he represented the North Vietnam national football team.[1]

He was regarded as one of the best Vietnamese strikers during the 1960s and 1970s.[2]

Career

Born in New Caledonia to Vietnamese parents, Hiển repatriated with his family back to North Vietnam at the end of 1963. At the same year, he and his brother Từ Như Thành began their football career, playing for Thanh niên Hà Nội. He was nicknamed as "Hiển Cóoc" as people had mistaken that he came from Corse island, another French territory.[1] Shortly after, he signed for Công An Hà Nội and later became the club legend, winning several top scorer awards and national titles for the team.[3][4]

In 1965, Hiển received his first call up to the North Vietnam national football team and became one of the most important players of the team.[1][5][6][7][8]

He passed away on 15 September 2023.[4][9]

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