Referee Tran Dinh Thinh suffered a stroke on August 3rd in Hanoi while participating in a physical fitness test for professional football referees ahead of the 2025-2026 season. He was immediately rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Representatives from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) attended the funeral of referee Tran Dinh Thinh in Dong Nai (Photo: VFF).
Despite the doctors' best efforts to save him, referee Tran Dinh Thinh could not be saved. Early yesterday morning (August 4th), the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced that referee Tran Dinh Thinh had passed away.
The passing of the 43-year-old referee, who had won the "Silver Whistle" award in Vietnamese football for the 2024-2025 season, has saddened the refereeing community and the Vietnamese football community. In the early morning of August 5th, the body of referee Tran Dinh Thinh was returned to his family in Dong Nai.
VFF General Secretary Nguyen Van Phu is the head of the funeral committee for referee Tran Dinh Thinh (Photo: VFF).
The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) quickly arrived in Dong Nai to pay their respects to referee Tran Dinh Thinh, and also to visit, offer condolences, and encourage his family and relatives.
Representing the VFF were Vice President Nguyen Xuan Vu and General Secretary Nguyen Van Phu. Representing the VPF (the unit managing domestic professional football leagues and responsible for paying referees' fees) was Deputy General Director Vo Van Hung.
Previously, the VFF announced that the Vietnam Football Federation would organize and cover the funeral expenses for referee Tran Dinh Thinh, as a token of gratitude for his contributions to Vietnamese football. This also aimed to share in the grief of referee Tran Dinh Thinh's family.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/vff-va-vpf-vieng-tang-le-trong-tai-tran-dinh-thinh-20250805152020802.htm
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