Person in history
Nguyễn Tiến Linh
Nguyễn Tiến Linh, Vietnamese footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · October 20
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- association football player. Citizenship: Vietnam
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Nguyễn Tiến Linh, Vietnamese footballer
Early life
Early life Nguyễn Tiến Linh was born and raised in the Cẩm Hoàng commune of the Cẩm Giang district, Hải Dương , Northern Vietnam . At the age of 2, his mother moved to South Korea for work, leaving him alone with his father for 7 years. At the age of 6, he followed his father further south to Bình Dương for permanent settlement. His mother returned to Vietnam when he was 9 years old. [ 1 ] Tiến Linh began playing football for his school team. At the age of 13,
Why this date
Nguyễn Tiến Linh appears on our October 20 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
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Sources
Cite this page
“Nguyễn Tiến Linh”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/nguyen-tien-linh, accessed October 25, 2026.
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Questions about Nguyễn Tiến Linh
When was Nguyễn Tiến Linh born?
October 20 1997.
How old would Nguyễn Tiến Linh be today?
29 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on October 20?
Ksenia Semyonova, Kyle Wiltjer, Ademola Lookman and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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