Trần Khoa Điển
Vietnamese association football player
Trần Khoa Điển (born 25 February 1987) is a Vietnamese former footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He previously played for V.League 1 club Dong Thap FC.
Career
Born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, Khoa Dien joined the Cảng Sài Gòn youth team at the age of 12. He had a long time playing for Cảng Sài Gòn (also called as Hồ Chí Minh City FC) and 2 seasons with Dong Thap. In 2015, he suffered a serious injury on his head, which led him to retired in 2016.
In 2009, although playing in V.League 2, he was called up by coach Henrique Calisto to the U23 Vietnam national team in the 25th SEA Games.
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