Dzung Tran
{{Short description|Vietnamese footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Dzung Tran
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = 1963
| birth_place = Huế, South Vietnam
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position = Forward / Midfielder
| collegeyears1 = 1983–1984
| college1 = Foothill Owls
| years1 = 1985–1986
| years2 = 1985
| years3 = 1986–1987
| years4 = 1987
| years5 = 1988
| years6 = 1990–1991
| years7 = 1990–1991
| years8 = 1991
| years9 = 1996
| clubs1 = San Jose Earthquakes
| clubs2 = San Diego Sockers (indoor)
| clubs3 = Los Angeles Heat
| clubs4 = Milwaukee Wave (indoor)
| clubs5 = San Jose Earthquakes
| clubs6 = Milwaukee Wave (indoor)
| clubs7 = Salt Lake Sting
| clubs8 = San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
| clubs9 = San Jose Oaks
| caps1 = ?
| caps2 = 0
| caps3 = ?
| caps4 = 39
| caps5 = ?
| caps6 = 23
| caps7 =
| caps8 = 6
| goals1 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 10
| goals5 = 3
| goals6 = 10
| goals7 =
| goals8 = 0
| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 =
}}
Dzung Tran is a Vietnamese retired footballer who spent time in the Major Indoor Soccer League, Western Soccer Alliance and National Professional Soccer League.
In 1978, Tran, his father and brother, escaped Vietnam after the communist capture of South Vietnam. He attended Livermore High School before transferring to San Jose High School where he graduated in 1983.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-10-20-sp-14274-story.html|title=Streets of Vietnam Foster Soccer Career|publisher=latimes.com (Archived)|access-date=2023-09-08|archive-date=2023-01-07|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230107084649/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-10-20-sp-14274-story.html|url-status=bot: unknown}} In 1984, he practiced with the Golden Bay Earthquakes, including playing two minutes of a preseason game."EARTHQUAKES SIGN TWO FORMER QUAKES" San Jose Mercury News (CA) – Monday, June 3, 1985 That fall, he began playing soccer at Foothill College, but Golden Gate Conference officials determined that his game with the Earthquakes counted as a professional event. Therefore, he was stripped of his collegiate eligibility during the season. In June 1985, the San Diego Sockers selected Tran in the first round of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft."Sockers feel right at home with draftees" San Diego Union (CA) – Thursday, June 20, 1985 The Sockers released him in December 1985."Deyna may remain victim of numbers games for a while" Evening Tribune (San Diego, California) – Tuesday, December 24, 1985 In 1985, he played for the San Jose Earthquakes which won the Western Alliance Challenge Series.[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1985/stats85.htm#San Jose 1985 San Jose Earthquakes] He continued to play for the Earthquakes in 1986 before moving to the Los Angeles Heat for the 1987 Western Soccer Alliance season.[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1986/stats86.htm#SJ 1986 San Jose Earthquakes][http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1987/stats87.htm#LA 1987 Los Angeles Heat] In the fall of 1986, Tran signed with the Milwaukee Wave of the American Indoor Soccer Association. In 1988, he returned to the Earthquakes.[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1988/statswsa88.htm#SJ 1988 San Jose Earthquakes] In 1990, he played for the Salt Lake Sting in the American Professional Soccer League.[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1990/statswsa90.htm#SL 1990 Salt Lake Sting] He then returned to the Milwaukee Wave for the 1990–1991 indoor season. In 1991, he began the season with the Sting which folded halfway through the season. He then signed with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks.[http://www.journaltimes.com/sports/article_144debb7-e6a5-5759-bcd9-7bc4fd70ec0f.html Wave's Tran puts best foot forward in APSL][http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1991/stats91.htm#SFB 1991 APSL season] He later played for the San Jose Oaks.
References
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External links
- [http://www.nasljerseys.com/MISL/Players/T/Tran.Dzung.htm MISL stats]
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Category:Vietnamese emigrants to the United States
Category:American sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
Category:Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:American Professional Soccer League players
Category:Foothill Owls men's soccer players
Category:Los Angeles Heat players
Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
Category:Milwaukee Wave players
Category:National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
Category:Salt Lake Sting players
Category:San Diego Sockers (1978–1996) indoor players
Category:San Francisco Bay Blackhawks players
Category:San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players
Category:San Jose Oaks players
Category:Western Soccer Alliance players
Category:Soccer players from San Jose, California
Category:Men's association football forwards