Phan Văn Tài Em
Phan Văn Tài Em is a retired Vietnamese footballer who last played as a midfielder for Đồng Tâm Long An. He was a member of the Vietnam national football team. He was awarded as the Vietnamese Golden Ball in 2005.
Discovered by Henrique Calisto in 2002, he, since then, became a regular starter in the national team. He has played for the U-23 Vietnam in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games and 2007 Southeast Asian Games. In 2007, he was chosen to play for the national team in the 2007 Asian Cup.
In 2008, Em, along with Nguyễn Minh Phương, captained Vietnam to win the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup.
He spent most of his career in Gach Đồng Tâm Long An, but he had considered a move to Navibank Sài Gòn F.C.
After the retirement of Nguyễn Minh Phương, Tai Em was handed the captain band of the Vietnam national football team by the new coach Falko Goetz.
In September 2016 Văn Tài Em announced that he was retiring from football.International goals
Vietnam
Honours
Club
Long An F.C.
- V.League 1:
- Vietnamese Super Cup:
- Vietnamese National Cup:
- V.League 2:
Xuân Thành Sài Gòn F.C.
Navibank Sài Gòn F.C.
| Competition | | | | Total |
| V.League 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| V.League 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Vietnamese National Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Vietnamese Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
International
Vietnam U23
Vietnam
- Champion AFF Championship: 2008
- Third place AFF Championship : 2002
Individuals
- Vietnamese Golden Ball: 2005
- Best Young Player of Vietnam Football Federation: 2004
