Hai Ngoc Tran

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Tran. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name.

Hai Ngoc Tran

Personal information
Full name	Hai Ngoc Tran
Date of birth	(1975-01-10) 10 January 1975
Place of birth	Phan Thiết, South Vietnam
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1998	Kongsvinger IL	92	(0)
1998–2001	Vålerenga	54	(0)
2002	Kongsvinger IL	6	(1)
Total		152	(1)
International career
1989–1990	Norway U15	9	(0)
1990	Norway U16	7	(2)
1991–1992	Norway U17	11	(0)
1992–1994	Norway U18	9	(1)
1993	Norway U20	3	(0)
1994–1997	Norway U21	38	(0)
1998	Norway U23	2	(0)
1999	Norway	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hai Ngoc Tran (Vietnamese: Trần Ngọc Hải, born 10 January 1975) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

He played professionally in Norway for Kongsvinger IL and Vålerenga.

International career

Tran was a youth international for Norway, whom he represented at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. He earned one cap for the senior team in 1999.

Personal life

Born in Phan Thiết, South Vietnam four months before the Fall of Saigon, Tran came to Norway as a refugee in 1982. He now owns a restaurant in Kongsvinger.