Referee Tran Dinh Thinh visits home for the last time
With his son pursuing a career in sports , the family is all too familiar with referee Tran Dinh Thinh's long business trips. Short ones are a few weeks, long ones are a month or even a few months before he returns home to visit. Early this August, he went to Hanoi to attend a training course and participate in a physical test to prepare for the new V-League season about to start. The family thought he would return in about a week, but unexpectedly he returned earlier, in a way no one expected.
The bus arrived at Dinh Quan commune ( Dong Nai ) at dawn on August 5.
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The last notes of referee Tran Dinh Thinh were heartbreaking: Dedicated for life.
Early morning of August 5, the car carrying the body of referee Tran Dinh Thinh stopped by his home in Trang Dai ward (former Bien Hoa city, Dong Nai province) for him to visit his family for the last time before rolling to Dinh Quan commune - where he grew up with his parents - also where his family held his funeral.
The old lady could not stand steadily and had to be supported to see her child for the last time.
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Referee Thinh's father (silver hair) discussed the funeral organization with his family and VPF officials.
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Since hearing the bad news about their son, his parents (87-year-old man and 85-year-old woman) have been stunned and speechless with grief. The old man has been going back and forth to prepare a proper funeral for his son.
According to the family, referee Tran Dinh Thinh's father is seriously ill and has just had eye surgery. Although everyone advised him to temporarily move to another place to avoid the cold of the deceased (according to folk beliefs), the old man still wishes to take care of his son properly.
Referee Thinh's older brother is also old. He did not sleep all night, waiting for the bus to take his brother home. At 2am, he and everyone else sorted out his brother's belongings and reread the notes in his brother's notebook.
Friends and neighbors mourn
Relatives stay up all night to prepare for the funeral
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Referee Thinh's relics brought back to his family
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Many relatives, friends and neighbors were waiting at referee Thinh's parents' house to welcome him home.
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When he was alive, referee Tran Dinh Thinh was considered by everyone to be a friendly, generous and kind person. Therefore, many relatives, neighbors, friends and colleagues were present with the family from the moment they heard the bad news to take care of the funeral for the unfortunate referee.
General Secretary of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Nguyen Van Phu shared: “The passing of Mr. Thinh is a great pain for the national referee force. He was a serious and dedicated person who always showed a spirit of learning and responsibility. This is a loss that cannot be described in words.”
VFF and Vietnam Football Joint Stock Company VPF said they will coordinate with the family to organize a complete and ceremonial funeral, in lieu of gratitude for the silent but profound contributions of referee Tran Dinh Thinh to Vietnamese football. A quiet person, but leaving an indelible mark in the hearts of those who love the football field.
According to information from the family, the funeral of referee Tran Dinh Thinh will be held at 9:00 a.m. on August 5 (June 12 of the lunar calendar). After that, the funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. on August 7, 2025 (June 15 of the lunar calendar). After the funeral, referee Tran Dinh Thinh's coffin will be buried at Phap Quang Pagoda Cemetery (Dong Nai).
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/mai-dau-bac-tien-biet-mai-dau-xanh-chuyen-tham-nha-lan-cuoi-cua-trong-tai-tran-dinh-thinh-185250805114702016.htm
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