Mr. Do Quang Ba - Chairman of the Vietnam - Japan International Exchange Organization announced on social networks that former player Tran Ngoc Dung returned to Vietnam today February 5 and was transferred straight to Ha Heart Hospital. Internal to continue treatment.
Tran Ngoc Dung used to be a young player of Song Lam Nghe An club. He retired from professional football and only participated in popular football. He was invited to Japan to participate in the Vietnamese community football tournament in December 12 and suffered a stroke during a match.
The doctor diagnosed this player with ventricular fibrillation. This is an emergency arrhythmia that causes the heart to not pump blood normally. This player later recovered from the critical condition but still had to be on a ventilator and eat and drink through a tube.
Tran Ngoc Dung was brought back to Vietnam to continue treatment.
Over the past time, the Vietnamese community in Japan has always been on duty, arranging people to take care of Tran Ngoc Dung. Due to not having insurance, Tran Ngoc Dung's hospital bills were not supported and were very expensive.
This player was brought back to Vietnam on February 5. According to Mr. Do Quang Ba, Dung's hospital fees in Japan are about 2 billion VND. This entire amount is paid by a business. This is the unit that invited Ngoc Dung to Japan to compete.
"Ngoc Dung still needs long-term treatment in Vietnam and Dung's family's situation is very difficult, so all the money the community has supported Ngoc Dung (including from Japan and Vietnam) in recent days will be was sent to Ngoc Dung's family to support the former SLNA player to continue his treatment in Vietnam“, the representative of the business shared.
Tran Ngoc Dung when he was playing for the SLNA youth team. (Photo: FBNV)
Tran Ngoc Dung was born in 2003 in Nghe An. He joined the Song Lam Nghe An monastery (SLNA). In October 10, Dung and his team won runner-up at the National U2023 Championship. U21 SLNA lost on penalties to U21 PVF.
A persistent injury to his ankle prevented Ngoc Dung from continuing his career in professional football. In November 11, he liquidated his contract with SLNA.
Ngoc Dung lost his father when he was young, so his family's finances were very difficult. My mother doesn't have a stable job, and my younger sister is in college.
Hoai Duongq
